One of the best things about the dog show, besides the deposit for the future pup, was the knowledge that I am not alone. There are people like me in droves. There are people worse than me, even. I feel at home in the dog community (yes, I know they're eccentric and, yes, Best in Show is in many ways an accurate depiction ( Read more... )

Oh. My. Gosh. I just put a deposit on a female, show quality harlequin beauceron puppy. A deposit! The anticipation might kill me ( Read more... )

I love Oxnard. Many people I know refer to it as "The Nard." At first I bristled at this, but now I've caught that bug ( Read more... )

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It has been a whirlwind couple of weeks! In this time I have moved, unpacked a little, finished grading and teaching year two's students, and taken a science in-service at my school. I am now writing my first post from my house and it feels.... amazing, and a little unreal ( Read more... )

So the big countdown has begun. Rogie, Thomas and I have started packing the garage. We've also washed and de-rat-ified many of the boxes. I've decided that I'm not all that fond of wild rats and look forward to a garage without them. They sure chewed up a lot of crap ( Read more... )

This is the year of the houses for my family. I am buying my first one, and my parents' house is going up at breakneck speed! Theirs already has two stories, and is really starting to take shape. It will be finished in September, in time for my dad's birthday. My parents are extremely excited. We want to have a "Fire Party" in the new place on the ( Read more... )

Roger and I are homeowners.

I am incredibly excited!

Holy crap ( Read more... )

A lot has happened since I last posted ( Read more... )