Yellowstone June 2009

Kyle, Stephanie and I went to Yellowstone in June, as a first for all of us. (I must mention my mom says the trip when I was 18 months old counts, I disagree)

First we stopped at the Bear Park in Rexburg. It was pretty cool. We could drive all through the animals, which included deer, elk, moose and of course bears. Stephanie kept yelling at her dad to stop rolling down the window to try and get a picture. It clearly said "Leave windows up at all times"

Been A LONG Time

So I took a 10 month hiatus from blogging, completely unintentionally. I got so busy and just didn't have much worth bloging about. So here’s an update.

In June, Joe and I expanded the Canyon Dental concept to a new practice in West Jordan. It has been fun, nerve racking, insanely long hours, and hopefully all worth it. We have completely remodeled the office and Joe has done most of the work himself. I was as helpful with construction as possible, and even lost two toe nails in the battle field. When we thought things were starting to move forward, our office was robbed, actually according to the investigator the correct term is burglarized, robbed is when your there during the crime and potentially held-up, we were not. This was a HUDGE set back, and as typical, insurance has not helped at all. But we are moving on, and now have a lot better security in place. Live and Learn!

I have continued to work on my house… very…very…slowly. I have finished my master bedroom and have moved to one of the extra rooms now. Still NO, absolutely NO, progress on the yard, deck or exterior. So blog as my witness, by next fall it will be DONE!!!

All of the puppies were sold and are doing great. However, Sam, my male dog has since had a stroke, and has diabetes. Which means a lot of vet bills, and insulin shots every 12 hours.. But hopefully he isn’t suffering, it’s hard to tell sometimes with dogs. On that note, my parents also had to put their wonderful dog Harley to sleep in October. She was so sweet and a great companion and I know she will be greatly missed.

I have met a new guy, Kyle. We started dating in March and are still spending as much time as possible together. He has an amazing 5 year old daughter, Stephanie, that I have fallen in love with. Although for now they both live in Idaho, it’s a hard economy to change jobs. I have been able to spend some fun times with both of them and will post some pictures soon.

In a nut shell, life is good. My friends and family and happy and healthy, business is surviving and it’s my favorite time of year!! Hope all is well for everyone else and Happy Holiday Season!!

Down to 11...

So our first puppies are gone. We usually don't sell any until they have had their shots, but our first buyers are veterinarians and want to give them their own shots. I'm so excited that they took my favorite male "tank" and there can't be a much better family to love him. They even live in Idaho! The amazing news is, I told them about our female, the little on that might be hard to find a home for, and they found someone in their community and took her too. Although I miss them, at least the end is in sight. I'm EXHAUSTED. So starting Saturday afternoon, our house will have a revolving door until the remaining 11 are sold. I think we are headed to Vegas ASAP. If anyone had plans to see them again, time is running out. Let me know, they are SOOOOOO cute!

Puppies

The puppies got a check up and their first bath today. It was an eventful day. One of our puppies, the tiny one, isn't very healthy. We knew from the beginning she might not be ok. Now we have to decide what to do. I have mixed feelings but, one thing is certain, this is our last litter. It has been exhausting. We have had multiple friends and family come to town and because of the 15 Rotts, we can't even have them stay with us. It takes about an hours and a half every day to clean up after them, we have to do 2-3 loads of laundry to wash their blankets and now they want to eat constantly. It really is a lot of work. But... for about 45 min each night, right after we put down fresh blankets, hey are sooooo fun. They run and jump and play, bite and grawl, snuggle and kiss.. It really is the sweetest thing. They were 5 weeks on Wednesday and their personalities are starting to show. I just can't get enough of them. If it wouldn't be inhumane and insane, I would keep all of them.

More Puppies

So Many Puppies....So Much Love

LETS GO STEELERS!!

So I don't know if I can be considered a "true" Steelers fan, but I have been raised, by my brother, to think I am. So I'm pretty excited, in part just for Brian, that the Steelers have the chance to be the first team to win 6 Super Bowls. I have followed them closely all year, and very early in the season made my prediction that we were going all the way!! I'm also pretty excited for the half time show.. It doesn't get much better then the Steelers and Bruce Springsteen all in one. Well maybe ACDC instead... I hope everyone enjoys the big game, I can't wait for it to start!!