two views of memphis winter

cleaning today. test this morning. think it went well. i am so ready for spring. our yard is blue. no really. it's blue. hope it makes some grass grow. happy thursday. keep checking on my twitter feed. it's neat.

friendly

friendly, originally uploaded by andyrobe.

this little place is just down the road from us. we always thought it was funny that it was called the friendly quick stop but had huge bars across the windows and regularly looked uninviting. i love the way he stacks the pepsi crates outside and the contrast of the colors. so one morning i stopped and snapped a photo from my car window. i didn't realize at the time, but as you can see in the shot, the owner was standing out front on the phone. i don't know if he was paranoid about something or if he was just angry, but he cussed me for taking pictures of his place. "what do i gotta do!?!?" he yelled among other things. if i had seen him standing there i never would have stopped, i hate confrontation. but i am so glad i got this shot on that foggy morning, i really like the picture.

i joined twitter and posted it to the blog (notice to the right...) that way i can update on the things i do throughout the day that i usually forget to blog about by the time i get home.

i took the dogs to the vet today and they had to get their shots. esme cried and bled and was still in pain tonight. poor pup, love her heart.

we are having trugreen come look at our yard to see if there is any hope for it. we also have a swing set that is waiting to be built in the back yard. i also need to purchase and install a new chainlink gate on our side yard so the puppies can't get out. i am going to put a lock on it as well so that no one can get in either (we've had some issues with our next door neighbors using our garbage can). i also need to finish raking the back yard. i have it all raked up into piles. but they are still sitting there. i filled 32 leaf bags a few weeks ago and that only got about a third of the piles. now the rest of my piles just lay there getting rained on, and puppy pooped on. so i really need to get them up.

but i'm back in school and i basically have a test every week. so i usually only have time on the weekends. whatev.

later

end of the day

end of the day, originally uploaded by andyrobe.

I'm so glad this last week is over. that's all.

"the puppies are here!!!"

valley, originally uploaded by andyrobe.

i posted 100 "lost puppies" fliers over the last two days. i went through two rolls of duct tape and a ton of staples. we called the cops, and the vets, and the humane society. and with a little help from a sweet little old lady... the puppies are home! we were pretty sure they were gone forever.

over the river

over the river, originally uploaded by andyrobe.

i need the mountains today. and the spring. and i'm hungry. hooray for a long weekend.

pruning

it's really really really cold outside. i am already dreading walking to class in the morning. oh well, guess all i can do is go cuddle on the couch with my sweetheart and watch the office. it doesn't get any better than that! :)

end?

end?, originally uploaded by andyrobe.

i have no idea what's going on. it's really busy here. the puppies are running around wild. yesterday i got a shot in my butt because my asthma came back over christmas. and now i'm back on my advair inhaler. i had some good times with finn today. some crazy times too. but lots of good ones. i love the office. these ares my favorite times of days. sitting on the couch with my love, cuddling up to watch the office. i should go. i'm missing the show. and i have lasagna in the oven. it's cold outside.

today i overcame my fear of needles. i had to. this week we went through training to become certified in immunizations. today, as the last thing, we had to demonstrate appropriate injection technique. so we had to draw up three shots, and give our lab partner two shots in the shoulder and a subcutaneous shot on the back of the arm. and then we had to receive three shots ourself. wow. and i did it. and now i am certified, nationally, to give immunizations. pretty neat. next fall i will give flu shots. i really kinda like it.

Happy Birthday Finley!

rain

old farm, originally uploaded by andyrobe.

i had to wear my old tennis shoes today cause it was raining again