The Last Lecture

I recently finished reading The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. You may have heard that he recently passed away after being diagnosed with an incurable form of pancreatic cancer. This book would probably be enjoyed most by those who have children followed by teachers. Here are some of my favorite quotes from this book:

"Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome."

" When you see yourself doing something badly and nobody's bothering to tell you anymore, that's a bad place to be."

" Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want something."

"Whether you think you can or can't, you're right."

"Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted."

Baby Steps

I worked out today! I spent 30 minutes on the elliptical burning 400 calories and traveling over 2.5 miles! Go me! I also weighed myself this morning and have losted about 5 pounds since we started keeping track. Now if I can just be a little good over the weekend, I should be ok.

So What's New?

Let's see. Yesterday was fairly uneventful. We finally picked a fence company to build our split rail. They'll be stopping by on Monday to pick up the contract and hopefully we'll get the actual day scheduled. It'll be so nice when the pups can just run around outside without us having to worry about what they're doing.

We went out to Red Robin for dinner. I got the BBQ Bacon burger which I thought it was pretty good. Chris thought it was overpriced for the food. Once we got home we watched the movie P.S. I Love You. Very cute movie. It's a bit long and drawn out in some parts but worth watching.

Today I'm planning to do some cleaning up around the house and then we're going to see The Dark Knight tonight with Chris' parents. I'm hoping that tomorrow will be a pool day since it's so freaking hot outside!

Chris and I are planning to pick back up on our workout routine next week since we were slackers this week. Re-do of week #3!

***********Update******************
So we took the dogs and walked 3 whole miles on the Anderson bike trail today. We were planning to do 4 but when the little pup starts laying down in the grass and has to be carried, you know it's time to turn around! We just got back from teh movies which was actually pretty decent. I'm not one to follow hype with movies usually but Heath Ledger really did do an awesome job as the Joker. I'd recommend this movie even to those of you who usually don't go for these types of movies.

So I realize I was a complete mess last time I wrote. I was scared of what would happen next. Molly was her same old self the next day and a total sweetheart. Chris and I are thinking she was just so afraid during the storm that she thought something was coming to get her. After closer inspection, Chris' wounds don't look too bad. More like scrapes than anything else.

I went shopping today for a pie pan and ended up with that plus a TON of school supplies. Target has all kinds of teacher stuff on sale for dirt cheap. Every year I say I won't spend too much of my own money on the stuff but how can I resist?

We have another fence guy coming tomorrow for an estimate. Hopefully it'll be a little cheaper than the last guy (although Eads wasn't too bad.) Chris has an interview tomorrow for an account executive position for 96.5. My fingers and toes are crossed that things go well. He needs this!

Rough Ruff

I'm absolutely terrified right now. It's windy and storming outside and Molly is going nuts, as always. She resorted to laying under our bed as she always does. Since the vet has given us anti-anxiety meds, we tried to pull her out from under the bed to give them to her. This time she bit Chris and actually drew blood. I don't know what to do. She's nipped at both of us one other time. For those of you who know Molly, you know she'd NEVER EVER hurt anybody. It's because of this that I am absolutely confused and heartbroken. While growing up, I've always been taught that if a dog bites, they get put to sleep. How could I possibly even consider this for the dog who has been my best friend for the last 10 years? I know she's terrified and thinking we're trying to hurt her but I thought she'd know better. I guess my thoughts and ideas are blurred between my dogs as animals versus little children. I'm so sad...

Appreciation

So what does it take for a person to be truly appreciated? I'll warn you that this is extremely one sided in the fact that I am very upset at the moment. In order to make this clear, let's recount my day. I woke up fairly late this morning (hey it is my summer break!), prepared parts of tonight's dinner, mowed the lawn, weeded the yard, prepared dinner, took care of the dogs, cleaned up after dinner, and took the garbage out. Now this evening, I was accused of not being sympathetic of those who have to wake up early and actually work at a "real" job. Now does the list I've just rattled off seem like a day of rest and relaxation? I hardly doubt anyone would agree with that statement. And then to have worked placed into women's work categories...wow, what is it, 1950? Take yet another look at the list above. How much of that is "women's" work?! I couldn't imagine what my household would look like if we stuck to our so called gender specific roles. I hate to sound liek I'm in the middle of a womens' liberation course or something but come on! Wake up!