The Week

We've been working, working, working this past week. The job actually hasn't been all that bad and we only have 3 or 4 days left, so that will be nice.

We're off to NY for a wedding this weekend - leaving straing from work tomorrow afternoon. Should be fun!

Next week the real vacation starts as we will head west to visit MJ's family - then her mom is riding back with us for another 10 days. We're looking forward to it.

We'll post more of an update on Sunday when we get back - the doggies are excited as they get to spend the weekend at the farm with my parents!

Bedtime Snacks

We like to have a snack before bedtime, just like our moms! We especially like it when they finally empty the ice cream container so we can make sure it is real clean before it goes into the garbage. They are really nice to us because they usually leave a little bit of ice cream in the bottom for us!

The Green Bean Diet

So, when we took the dogs to the vet yesterday, they both had gained a few pounds. The vet said that they should lose some weight - especially Sadie as she is 10 1/2 and her hips will not hold up her weight as she ages more and more. Willy and Sadie have officially begun the Green Bean Diet. At first we thought the vet was kidding when he told us about it, but he was serious. Cut out half of their food at each feeding and replace it with a can of green beans. As he said, "It works like a charm every time!" The dogs think they are getting a great treat, and we'll see how well it works.

In pregnancy news, I had my progesterone checked again yesterday due to the fact that I am measuring 3 days behind. It has dropped again and is at 13.6. I don't like the thought of that and coupled with measuring behind, it makes me very nervous. The doctor said to double my dose of progesterone, so now I will take it morning and night. I keep telling myself that we saw a great heartbeat and everthing looked "perfect" according to the doctor. It is still hard not to worry about the Chicklet though. We go back for another ultrasound on Monday and we are just praying that all will be ok. I will have my progesterone checked midweek too.

In other news, we are leaving tomorrow for the night to go to Yan.kee Can.dle to meet with some friends from New York that we haven't seen for a long time. It will be great to catch up with them. We'll stay the night and head home Sunday. On Sunday we are going to a neighborhood cookout at my parent's house. My brother is doing all of the cooking - ribs, chicken, ham, salads, and more! Back to school on Monday - we have 8 weeks of school left until summer vacation!

Keep your fingers, toes, everything crossed that Chicklet continues to grow and develop.

Perfect Dinner

Just a few pics of our scrumptious dinner we made for Valentine's Day last night. We had crab legs and we fondued shrimp and steak. We still have food left over, so we'll have the same thing tonight. It was so yummy, I'm not complaining! The dogs even had a special treat because my mom bought them hickory bones for Valentine's Day!

Ode to the Furry Kids

So, we love our furry kids just as much as we would love our own kids. Over the last few days we have managed to get a few cute pics of them, so I thought we would share them. The first is a video of the one and only Sadie Jane Pea Brain.... She absolutely loves the snow as you can see here!

Here are a couple more pics of the kids in the snow yesterday. We got 13 inches!!!! You can see Willy and Gus were trying to get out off of the deck and it was quite deep.

And here is another one of cute Sadie Jane in the snow...

Yesterday, Sadie and Gus were being too cute snuggling together. Who says dogs and cats can't get along? This picture is proof that they can...

And, finally, here is a cute one of Max sleeping the other night...