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Simon

At the end of a long day, I really enjoy cuddling with my dog, and truth be told he is an ornery little bugger and won't let me snuggle with him unless he is tired. So as I was watching TV last night I looked over at him sleeping on the couch and decided it was just too cute not to document, so I reached over and grabbed Mike's phone and snapped a shot before he stirred. I love it when he lays with his feet sprawled back like that. He makes me smile. :)

The economy is definitely getting bad:

Cats are so dramatic! :)

Technology bewilders me

My husband is all about the latest and greatest when it comes to technology, and he does a pretty good job of finding new inventions or upcoming products that are just too cool for words. Recently he blogged about Livescribe Smart pens. This little piece of technology is so flippin' fantastic and it just blows my mind that I thought I would share this mind-blowing video to demonstrate how truly fantastic technology can be. My only question is "Why couldn't they have invented this a few years back so I could have used it in school??" Trust me...it's worth watching the entire 7 minute video.

Since last time I...

went on a quick business trip to Houston.
played bunco for the first time (and really enjoyed it!).
suffered through sinusitis and an upper respiratory infection that lasted 2 weeks.
spent 8 hours straight getting caught up on my 2008 scrapbook.
became a Stampin' Up demonstrator and am now sell scrapping products. :)
watched some girly movies and a ton of "What I Like About You" episodes.
got the long awaited letter that I passed my CMP! (Certified Meeting Professional)
had a hard time adjusting to the new time change.
got a pedicure, which I loved.
went to Stillwater.
listed our house through a realtor who happens to be a friend.
played Scattegories and actually didn't care about keeping score.
continued the count down until I see Britney in Kansas City. Woo hoo.

Peep Show

It's time for Peeps again. Check out the photo gallery in this article.

Big Foot Encounter

Mike and I were sitting on the couch this morning watching TV when Simon started barking uncontrollably while looking out the window. This is nothing unusual for him, so we paused what we were watching, hollered at him to be quiet, and when he wouldn't, I went over picked him up and brought him over to sit with us. He does NOT like this when he sees something outside he wants to bark at, so I spent a few moments trying to get him to quit squirming. It all happened so fast after that it took me a while to process what happened next.

As we are sitting there trying to calm Simon, a white fluffy mass bounces across our yard. Mike and I immediately looked at each other with a puzzled look on our face to see if we really saw what we saw: a white animal--too tall for a goat, bouncy like a kangaroo, and what seemed like a shaved llama. What the?!

We immediately ran to the window and watched as the creature bounced through my dad's empty lot next door and back behind the neighbor's back yard. "What WAS THAT," we both screamed, while simultaneously grabbing our coat and throwing on shoes. I scrambled for my camera and we raced out the door to check out what had just darted through our yard. I tried to have my camera ready while running through the lot just in case we got another glimpse, but I must say running and focusing a camera is not an easy task.

I guess we were running to hard and fast because as we rounded the corner of my neighbor's backyard, the critter, who had stopped for a breath, started darting into the woods behind our neighbor's house. I quickly snapped my camera and got a glimpse of him, but it's pretty blurry. I immediately went to make a call and ask my dad what it could possibly be (because he knows a lot about weird animals). His best guess, based on our description and the crappy photo that I snapped was that it was an alpaca (see picture below).

Now, I don't know about you, but my first question after "What WAS THAT," was "Why the heck is an alpaca running through our neighborhood??" I couldn't figure it out, but I came to the conclusion that someone is going to be missing that weird guy...after some research, I discovered he could be worth anywhere between $100 and $500,000. For the sake of the owner, I hope he was only worth $100 and wasn't some big time show alpaca that ran his half a million dollar booty through our yard.

Made for an interesting start to Valentine's Day, that's for sure. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it.

Our alpaca looked to have been recently shaved and was not as furry as the other picture below.