August 20, 2008
Cocoa Received More Sympathy Than I Did
Oh yeah, one more thing to add. When Cocoa and Koda got stung, they received VIP treatment! I got baking soda and a yard to mow!
Bee Sting
Whether Dustin is your child, grandchild, or friend you can appreciate this one.
So I just finished a run and Dustin had the mower ready for me in the front yard, and he was working on the back yard. I decided that I was not going to get out of mowing even though I was tired, so I got over it and began mowing. After 3 rounds around the front yard I felt a terrible pain prickling my leg. To my surprise, I had crashed a bee house, and they were not happy. After I ran to the back yard to let Dustin know that I was hurting with terrible pain because of a bee sting, he made sure I was going to live and put some baking soda on the wound (I didn't know why, but it did take away some of the stinging feeling). The next sentence out of his mouth came directly from his heart, and I know you will appreciate this one. Dustin said, "OH GREAT! Now I have to start the mower again for you!" I couldn't believe it. I still wasn't going to get out of mowing and where was the sympathy?!! That option didn't enter his mind until the second after his statement left his mouth, my chin dropped to reveal my astonished look. Only then did he realize that maybe a tiny bit more sympathy was required to get me to do more of the yard, and his response was then, "Oh, are you done then?!?!?!"
So, the ending to this story goes like this....he took care of the bee home and did the front yard himself, while I worked on the back yard. My exhaustion grew worse, and at one point I declared, "I quit now!" and laid on the ground. That was not going to cut it for him either. We did finish the yard in a few hours and we still have some bee homes in the ground. These bees make a hole in the ground and you don't see them until it is too late. And the thing about starting the lawn mower...the rest of that day I started it MYSELF, which I was never able to do before!
The next time you talk to Dustin, remind him that even if he doesn't feel sympathetic, at least act like he is sympathetic. That will get him further in the end!
So I just finished a run and Dustin had the mower ready for me in the front yard, and he was working on the back yard. I decided that I was not going to get out of mowing even though I was tired, so I got over it and began mowing. After 3 rounds around the front yard I felt a terrible pain prickling my leg. To my surprise, I had crashed a bee house, and they were not happy. After I ran to the back yard to let Dustin know that I was hurting with terrible pain because of a bee sting, he made sure I was going to live and put some baking soda on the wound (I didn't know why, but it did take away some of the stinging feeling). The next sentence out of his mouth came directly from his heart, and I know you will appreciate this one. Dustin said, "OH GREAT! Now I have to start the mower again for you!" I couldn't believe it. I still wasn't going to get out of mowing and where was the sympathy?!! That option didn't enter his mind until the second after his statement left his mouth, my chin dropped to reveal my astonished look. Only then did he realize that maybe a tiny bit more sympathy was required to get me to do more of the yard, and his response was then, "Oh, are you done then?!?!?!"
So, the ending to this story goes like this....he took care of the bee home and did the front yard himself, while I worked on the back yard. My exhaustion grew worse, and at one point I declared, "I quit now!" and laid on the ground. That was not going to cut it for him either. We did finish the yard in a few hours and we still have some bee homes in the ground. These bees make a hole in the ground and you don't see them until it is too late. And the thing about starting the lawn mower...the rest of that day I started it MYSELF, which I was never able to do before!
The next time you talk to Dustin, remind him that even if he doesn't feel sympathetic, at least act like he is sympathetic. That will get him further in the end!
August 16, 2008
Cocoa LOVES Corn!!
MMMMMMMMMMM! This corn is TASTY!!
OK! Now I'll show you my pretty new big girl pearly whites if you will give me the entire cob!
Dustin and I had corn for lunch today, and Cocoa was sniffing like crazy, like the sniffing Beagle she is, and I could tell she really wanted to sink her teeth into a juicy piece of corn. I left her a few kernels and the cob and as you can tell, she LOVED it! The first picture you can see that she is just gently sniffing and licking the cob. The second picture is Cocoa using her nonverbals to let us know that she has grown up teeth now and that she would really like to just take the cob and eat at her leisure, not eat it from my hands. Needless to say, she did get the entire cob, and I cleaned up a big mess!!
OK! Now I'll show you my pretty new big girl pearly whites if you will give me the entire cob!
Dustin and I had corn for lunch today, and Cocoa was sniffing like crazy, like the sniffing Beagle she is, and I could tell she really wanted to sink her teeth into a juicy piece of corn. I left her a few kernels and the cob and as you can tell, she LOVED it! The first picture you can see that she is just gently sniffing and licking the cob. The second picture is Cocoa using her nonverbals to let us know that she has grown up teeth now and that she would really like to just take the cob and eat at her leisure, not eat it from my hands. Needless to say, she did get the entire cob, and I cleaned up a big mess!!
August 12, 2008
46 Degrees Right Now
I just thought I would post another temperature message. Right now at 7:30 am it is 46 degrees, in August! Time to turn on the heater, ha ha. Talk soon!
August 11, 2008
Low Temperatures in Greenbrier Valley
I just thought I would rub it in how beautiful the weather is here in Lewisburg. Currently at 8:30 it is 60 degrees. I don't think it topped 70 degrees today. I had a hooded sweatshirt on all day except for my afternoon run. We do not have the air conditioning on here, but the windows are open and I am in a long sleeved shirt and sweatpants. What lovely August weather. Sorry to all you Missourians and Georgians who are suffering from treacherous heat!!
On the flip side, our gasoline prices are higher than many places. We fueled up yesterday for $3.81 a gallon. The money we are saving by not running the A/C we are putting into fuel. But with our Prius we only fill up the car about once a month. Three times a month if we go on a long trip.
Enjoy the heat!!
On the flip side, our gasoline prices are higher than many places. We fueled up yesterday for $3.81 a gallon. The money we are saving by not running the A/C we are putting into fuel. But with our Prius we only fill up the car about once a month. Three times a month if we go on a long trip.
Enjoy the heat!!
Dustin Practicing His Sharing
Here you will see Dustin sharing his ice cream with Cocoa. That's pretty amazing because he doesn't even share ice cream with me. HA HA. Cocoa sat right next to him the entire time he ate it with the cutest puppy face. She didn't jump up or bark, she just sat there silently knowing that it pays off just to look cute! It paid off for her!
Tomorrow Dustin will be working in a medical booth at the WV State Fair. He will be taking the blood pressure of the people who come to the booth asking for a blood pressure. Funny story: I was telling a little boy that I was going to the fair on Tuesday evening because Dustin was going to be taking blood pressures there. The young boy replied with, "But the fair is supposed to be fun, why would he ruin everyone's fun by taking their blood pressure?" How funny! I had to clarify that he is not forcing blood pressure tests on all who walk through the fair gates. This is a booth that is set up every year and the second year students offer free blood pressures. HA HA
Talk soon!
Sunset
Here is another beautiful sunset from our back porch. All the trees you see are located in our backyard.
I do apologize for not posting in a while. Nothing exciting has been happening, nothing worth posting anyway.
Today Dustin began his second year of medical school. It was one of the greatest reliefs not to have to be thinking about everything the first year students and spouses were dealing with. It is nice to have that part complete, be settled, and thinking about moving again in about 9 or 10 months.
August 02, 2008
White Water Rafting VIDEOS!!!!!
After about one month of promising rafting videos, we finally deliver!!! Here are four videos of us white water rafting. If you are looking at the front of the raft here is where everyone is sitting. Dustin is in the front right, me behind him, and my dad behind me. On the left is Richard, behind him is his wife, Tricia, and behind her is my mom. The guy in the very back is the guide. Enjoy!!!
Stormy Day = No Camping
We had a camping trip planned with some friends this weekend. However, due to torrential rains, our trip had to be cancelled....bummer!! Here is a picture of the dreary, dark, and rainy Lewisburg.
Cocoa was going to be able to go on her first camping trip, but she settled for a bone chewing day instead.
The third picture you see is Cocoa begging me not to take her favorite sleeping blanket away from her. She loves to lay on this blanket!!
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