Today is a monumental day in our life. One worth writing about so I can come back to it and remember the achievement of our newest dog learning how to swim. Yep! Sookie experienced water today for the first time. Well, she's taken a bath before, but it's not the same. When we were at the dog park this morning the girls were having tons of fun exploring and fetching the tennis ball. I think they're starting to get comfortable there, and around other people. We saw some pretty interesting dogs again, one being a medium-sized pitbull with the excitement of...

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Our first plant of the new year, a cactus. We're not sure exactly how to pronounce his scientific name, but we're calling him Allen. He is set outside on our metal patio table, and of course Sookie wanted to get to know him. I've been working with Sookie on how to chase, and retrieve, the tennis ball. Needless to say that she only has the first part down, but every now and then she'll surprise and drop it by my feet. We started with a small little ball in the backyard and quickly upgraded to a larger one because...

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Another interesting day at work, or should I say ... a section of businesses along a major freeway. Around 8:30 this morning, just as I finished my small lunch that required heating in the microwave, the lights flicker and them BOOM! Pitch black. Not even a backup light kicked on. It was like a modern day rock concert with cell phone lights flying everywhere. A couple seconds pass, and they're on. Lather, rinse, repeat because this happened about 7 to 8 times. The lights would come on and off for 30 second intervals. Now, Tuesdays are really Mondays for me so...

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Summer received a little surprise at work this last Friday. I heard an advertisement on the radio for Papa John's and how they were cookin' up some heart-shaped pizzas, so since I've never sent her anything during work hours I ordered two. Pepperoni and olive, not mushroom. I'm glad to say that not all of it was eaten, so I was able to indulge for dinner.

Saturday we cruised over to Sweet Tomatoes. Duh! February is potato month over there, and Summer was craving their new soups. I, on the other hand, just stuck with my favorite Big Chunk...

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Yep! Yesterday was Marlita Chaqita Banana's birthday (that's her elongated nickname that has a clever song that goes with it). Little miss diva was also being bossy, and everything was about her her HER! Being 2 years old, I don't blame her. She did collect a lot of goodies for herself this year. The other night the parents, Summer and I, went up to Wal-Mart to see if we could find some stuff. Their clothing section is now non-existent, but we stumbled upon a better collar (one that snaps closed) that matches her sister's collar exactly. We grabbed her another little...

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