Nothing too new, but feel the urge to write...

Not a whole lot going on this week so far, but by the end of the week things will be crazy! :) Well, I guess a big storm did blow through here Monday evening, right after Mike started mowing the outrageously long grass out back... He was mowing for maybe 20 minutes and then came in. Big storm clouds came out of nowhere all of a sudden. Like 2 minutes later there were big wind gusts and it was really pouring out! The wind blew a good sized branch down from way at the top of our tree! It hit the ground with such force that it punctured a big, deep hole in the ground where it hit. If it would have been 5" to the right it would have taken out the fence, 5" to the left and it would have come through the porch roof!! We were very lucky that it hit where it did - it was actually leaning up against the fence... so that was our beginning of the week excitement.

Brutal did amazing for his vet trip! I thought we were going to be in for lots of trouble... he'd never been on a leash before, and hadn't been anywhere since Mike brought him home in November... Mike had to pick him up to get him in the van. He whined a little on the way, but other than that did well in the car. He was too freaked out by the floor at the vet's office to be much trouble. He was very well behaved :) He got all his shots and we got him an antibiotic for his Lyme's disease.

OK, so did "America's Got Talent" suck last night or what?? It was quite the disappointment. Last summer there were several acts on the first night that were really good. I just didn't see anyone last night that I would bother with wanting to see again. I hope next weeks is better.


I finally took Duncan out to the sandbox to play yesterday! He actually stayed in it for 30-45min! Of course he was only marginally interested in the sand. He had the most fun throwing all the toys out and then trying to get them back in without getting out of the box. He threw some sand, and sat down and put some in the pail. Then he started picking grass and wildflowers that were growing next to the sandbox and handing them to me saying "eew" :)