November!!!

Travis and I went to Lowe's this morning to get some trash bags and vacuum bags. We started wandering around the store and 1/2 hour later we were home planting all the flowers we bought! They were really cheap and it was 75 degrees outside so I figured we couldn't loose. I mean, we might actually loose the flowers when the cold weather finally does hit but it looks nice for now. The colors we added are very fallish so it's nice.

I'm hoping these will spread across this whole space.

Trav's also trimmed back the flowers we had that were taking over the yard.

It's Halloween!!!

The night before Halloween Travis and I carved pumpkins and sang the Halloween song. I'm not sure if you can tell but on Trav's pumpkin, he didn't carve the eyes all the way out. He just scraped off the skin so the eyes would glow. It was very spooky!
I got back last night from a fun family Halloween party in Richfield! We made the long drive to Richfield and back in one day! But we got to see all my siblings and all the cute nieces and nephews. It was a great time!

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There is beauty all around...

Well, there's sort of love at home! It's weird, no matter how many times I sing that song to Jane and Tuck, they won't stop fighting! :) This is the closest we've come to having peace in our home for several weeks. Yes, unfortunately those are muzzles the dogs are wearing. We found it's the only safe way to keep them in the same room together while they learn not to fight. It's day 4 of muzzle training and I think we're making a lot of progress! For the first time since the epic battle Jane and Tuck are sleeping by each other. I know it may seem silly to all of you who have actual children but it's been a huge sense of anxiety for me thinking that I won't ever be able to have my dogs in the same room together anymore. I've been sick thinking about them always fighting. I'm feeling a little better after tonight.

I do want to make a statement to all the doctors and scientists who always say that dogs don't have memories and can't remember things they do or things that happen to them. I'm going to have to call bologna! Tuck still runs and hides under the table every time Jane runs into the room. And every time Jane gets near Tuck, she looks under his leg to see the damage she caused. Granted, she may just smell the wound but still. I don't for a second think that they just "forgot" what happened. They're 100% not the same dogs as they used to be. But like I said, it's getting better. Keep them in your prayers. :) Is that anything like Mom praying for Dr. Brady on Days of our Lives?

I think Jane looks a little bit like Hannibal Lector with her muzzle on!

What a week!!!

So a lot has happened with my dogs since my last post! After the first fight between Jane and Tuck, Travis came home and I was giving him the details. Then all of the sudden, they started going at it again! Only this time, Tuck rolled over on his back and was crying while Jane was tearing at his leg! It took all of Travis's strength to get them apart. We had to take Tuck to the Emergency Vet because he had a huge gash in back his leg plus several other bites that they shaved and cleaned. The Vet put 4 staples in the big cut and gave him a huge bottle of antibiotics and pain pills.

So that happened on Saturday night. Since then, we've been keeping Jane and Tuck in separate rooms. Tonight, I took Jane for a quick walk. Since the room that Tuck was in was kinda warm, I cracked the window a little. When I got back from my walk with Jane the neighbor boys ran up to me to tell me my other dog was running around the neighborhood!! Tuck had ripped his cone off, pushed the window open and jumped out! Luckily, he was just as scared as I was and as soon as he saw me, he came running towards me. His eyes were all red and he was panting like crazy for an hour. I think he's just really traumatized from the whole fight or something. So I've got him calmed down with his cone back on. Parenthood is going to be a piece of cake after this!

Sibling Rivalry

So last night as I took my last pair of flip flops out of Jane's mouth and threw them away, I decided that in the morning I would go to petsmart and get a bunch of sturdy toys and dog bones. I really couldn't be mad at Jane because I hadn't given either of them anything to chew on in a long time. I brought home tennis balls, a squeaky toy, a rope and some raw hides. I spread them out on the floor and they immediately started playing and chewing. As I was putting away the groceries I had also bought, World War III broke out in my kitchen. Jane and Tuck had a full fledge dog fight that ended with me wiping blood off the walls! I finally got them separated and determined the damage. It looks like they both got it pretty good. They both have a gash on their snouts. Jane has one near her eye and one on her lip. Tuck has 2 on his leg. I was just trying to make their day a little happier with some new toys and look where it gets me! My camera died after I took the picture of the flip flop so I'll spare you the gruesome details of the wounds their now in their respective corners of the house licking.

Crazy 8s

My friend Sheri tagged me with this one. Surprisingly, I didn't have to change too many of the answers after I copied them from her page!

8 TV shows that I love to watch:
1. The Office
2. Monk
3. So you think you can dance
4. America's Next Top Model
5. Saturday Night Live
6. American Idol
7. The Soup
8. Saved by the bell....(it's on in the mornings when I get ready for work. Don't tell anyone!!)

8 Favorite Restaurants:
1. Z Tejas (it closed 6 months ago but every Friday I tell Trav that's where I want to eat)
2. Mamma Jo's (we found out on an anniversary that it also closed...dang economy! I can't support it by myself!)
3. McDonald's (yep, I said it.)
4. BJ's
5. Island Burger
6. Paymon's Mediterranean Cafe
7. Mimi's Cafe
8. Bleu Gourmet

8 Things that happened yesterday
1. Went to work
2. Gave my boss a ride
3. Talked to Trav about the 3 Quail he shot on his first hunting trip ever
4. Prayed that no ghosts would haunt my house while Trav's away
5. Let both dogs sleep in bed with me to protect me just in case the ghosts came anyway. :)
6. Made myself an old school college dinner-pasta with sauce and cheese
7. Caught up on all the tv shows I had stored on tivo
8. Caught up on all my friends/fams blogs

8 Things that I am looking forward to
1. The holidays (I get to see my family!!!)
2. Trav coming home tomorrow
3. Watching conference
4. Having babies!!!
5. Seeing my new born nephew Jack for the first time
6. Watching SNL tonight
7. Feeling like I'm good at my job
8. Cool weather

8 Things on my wish list
1. Teleporting (don't make me explain)
2. A new wardrobe
3. Being an audience member for a taping of SNL
4. Living in Utah again
5. Being 100% healthy
6. Having a better memory
7. Having a great ipod play list
8. Having grass that doesn't die when my dog pees on it