Lil miss Ella Rae update

Little Miss Ella Rae is getting
SOOOOO
BIG!

She is SUCH a good dog. We show her a lot of love, so she is a very loving dog.
She has grown so fast she still doesn't know her own strength yet.
She fetches like a pro... we just started working on the frisbee.
that might take some time though. She is always happy and that tail is
ALWAYS
wagging. Even when she is in trouble. It makes discipline really hard sometimes.

She is getting very protective of us in the sense that if someone is walking to close to the house for her liking... she lets them know. Piper is a good watch dog, but squirrels and neighbor cats didn't always catch her attention. Nothing gets by Ella. Even if shes in the middle of going after a ball, if a squirrel lands in the yard, Ella knows about it and is off like a bolt. She could be outside all day everyday if we let her. Ella and her brother Chaz get together every week or two and literally BEAT the CRAP out of each other for hours. Its quite the site to see. He isn't outside as much so its funny to watch her look at him like hes crazy when he whines at the back door or window. Ella just cant understand why he wants to be inside! She isn't a huge digger. She has a few spots in the flower bed that she messes with but has been relatively good. She brings everything to the doorstep when she is out by herself. We have found sticks of all shapes and sizes, bark, toys, ground cloth she has dug up ( only from the flower bed we are digging up anyway, which is why we let her do it.) I am anxiously awaiting the day she brings a dead squirrel.

Along with motion sickness, she also has gas. She sits with me on the carpet in the office while I am checking emails and what not. She had been sleeping and created some pretty heinous smells. I looked down and found her like this. I thought it was pretty funny!!

Come What May... and LOVE it

I don't know how many times in the past year this message has gotten me through. I just found the video... so watch it!

Brought me to tears!

I meant to post this yesterday but with all that went on, I didn't ever find the time. I encourage all of you to watch this if you haven't, and to ALWAYS remember to true meaning of Easter.

Another neat opportunity

Okay, only one more, I promise. We have a behind the curtain series that is REALLY neat. I know I have blogged about it before. The audience sits onstage and there are drinks, snacks and what not. It is a incredibly laid back, really cool, intimate experience. Our last one this season is Rachael Sage who is a multi award winning singer/song writer from New York. The show is May 2nd and tickets are 25 or 30 bucks. Not bad for a date night. more info on the links below.


http://eventful.com/boise/events/multi-awardwinning-new-york-songwriter-rachael-sage-/E0-001-019151305-8

rachaelsage.com

I little advertising doesn't hurt

Okay, I am doing a little plugging for the place that pays my bills. For all you moms with kids that are fascinated with magic... or anyone interested, we have a group coming called the Spencers Theatre of Illusion. It is a family who tours and puts on these amazing shows. We had them a few years back and we LOVE them! Hopefully this video works, its a small trailer of just a taste of what their show is like. Also, the tickets are really really reasonable. 15 for students, 25 for adults. I am not sure about kids but I would assume its the 15 dollar price.

The show is Friday the 17th, I think 8pm.

Go to mc.boisestate.edu for more info and to buy tickets.

It's going to be a BIG boy!

As you can see she was THRILLED about getting her picture taken.
This was a week or so ago and she is not quite 6 months.
Baby Rylan is going to be a big boy!

Be Jealous

We had a very quick chance to get away to Stanley with Rick and his girlfriend Fayanna.
It was heaven
while it lasted anyway.

It was PERFECT weather the entire time.
Sunny
and hardly a cloud in the sky.
Not even jacket weather!

Really the biggest thing it accomplished was increasing our
HUGE NEED
to go
CAMPING

Although,
It was nice to escape just long enough to breathe a breath of fresh air and
clear our minds

This is how our day ended

at
SUNSET

In the
HOT SPRINGS

Time Capsule Pictures

With 2009 being our 25th anniversary the Morrison Center made a really nice time capsule to be buried for another 25 years. The crew decided to buy a big pirate flag, have everyone sign it and then take pictures by the rail and all of our own pirate flags. The first is a few members of the core crew, a few who have been around since the building was built, a few only a few years. The second is as many students and part time temps as we could wrangle up on short notice. Its no where near who should be in the picture but it works. Those not in the picture are at the very least signing the flag.

Fun With the Mac

Matt, M.A. and I were all messing around with the photobooth on the computer a few days ago. For your viewing pleasure, here are a few pictures.

What an amazing show...

If anyone really knows me, they know I LOVE jazz. Especially the old jazz from the 30-50's. It holds a special place in my heart. This week has been nothing short of amazing. We have Ain't Misbehavin right now with Rubin Studdard who is such a big teddy bear, and Frenchie Davis who is not only an amazing performer, but a very, very cool gal! It is a cast of five who are all equally talented. It isn't often that we are blessed with good experiences working with both the cast and crew but we hit the jackpot on this show. I wish they were here longer than a few days!!

Photo courtesy of Aint Misbehavin Website

Garden time!

Yesterday while Boise was under constant rain showers we planted the beginnings of our
GARDEN
We planted 3 different types of tomatoes and peppers, cucumbers, corn, eggplant, pumpkin and strawberries. Its a good start I think. I wish I had a greenhouse... does anyone have one of those little portable ones??

We took the pups with us to Zamzows and bought new seeds and yummy nutrient rich soil for our little seeds to sprout and grow in. While we were there we bought grass seed and fertilizer and food. Lets take this moment to bow our heads in prayer for the Curtis back yard. We have had SUCH a hard time getting grass to grow. Renters were here for years and years before we bought the place and the back yard was full of every weed known to man. Not just little weeds either. I'm talking FOREST like conditions. We have gotten rid of most of them, but its still a battle to get grass to grow without being overcome by weeds. It has been a never ending battle for 4 years... AACCCKKK!!! Any advice would be welcomed graciously.

I am anxiously looking forward to watching these little guys grow, but I am even more anxious for Spring to stick around longer than a few days!

We celebrated out anniversary on St. Patricks day.
Its hard to believe its ONLY been three years!
We both had to work but we spent the evening at The Melting Pot
with another couple whos anniversary falls two days before ours.
With our crazy schedules we haven't been able to spend as much time together
aside from sleeping, so it was nice to get dressed up and spend a couple hours at dinner
catching up with each other and our friends.