Senior High School Prom

Dogs X4

Chester, our Boxer, who had cancer treatment collapsed after a 30 minute walk. He threw up and fell to the ground. He had trouble getting up. Luckily, they were almost home. After calming Chester down Lupe was able to get him to walk home. I took off work early and took him to the vet. It seems the warmer weather and age is taking a toll on his body. Last November he weighted about 70 pounds; he now weighs 100 pounds. His walks will have to be shorter and perhaps when it is cooler. By the time I took him to the vet he was back to his old self.

Messing Around

Easter 2008

This year Sarah had a big influence on
how we celebrated Easter. Although,
normally we do the traditional Easter
bunny stuff on Saturday, we decided
to wait for Sean and Sarah to come down.
Sarah has many fond memories of Easter
growing up. What she said was so family
oriented in bringing family together that
we decided to build on those memories.
Sean and Sarah came down for church
services, we had a turkey dinner and watched
a movie on the life of the Savior. Afterwards, Sean
and I hid eggs. Then with lots of pushing and
dashing, Seth, Bria, Sarah, and, yes, Lupe
hunted for eggs in our front yard.

It was a great day!

Our newest family member: Coda

We adopted Coda when her owners could not take care of her like they should. They have a special needs child and it wasn't a good companion. Although, she was free we have had in to see the veterinarian for some sores. So instead of being free, she has cost me approximately $200. she's wearing an old sweatshirt of Seth's to keep from licking the wounds on her leg. They wanted her to wear one of those lampshades and I said no. It's torture for a dog. They can't eat or drink and they always run into things. No thanks!

She is very playful and likes to play with our other female, Chloe. They are within a year of each other. Chester, still going strong after chemotherapy, has let her know that it is nice to have her but he doesn't want to play. He has made his point by pinning her down (not hurting her).

Walking three Boxer dogs and Joy's dachshund all at once is sometimes a challenge; especially, for Lupe. Coda is getting used to being walked. We think she was kept in a kennel for most of the day.

Bria and High School Soccer

This is what happened when Bria collided with one of her own players in a soccer game. They both went to head a ball and bumped heads. A different girl was playing the sweeper position. The girl who normally plays sweeper was out and had she been in this probably wouldn't have happened. The regular sweeper and Bria have played soccer together for years and they know what the other is going to do without speaking to each other.

Nevertheless, Bria had a good season and was able to play in the last game of the season against the number one seed in the semifinals of the playoffs (they were seeded fourth). They lost to a very well coached team.

The Orange Fight

What happens when a Scout Leader and a Boy Scout

fight over an orange? You have a duel.