Thankful Weekend.

After our nice few days in Florida, Joe and I were not thankful to be back in the cold weather of Cleveland. However, we were thankful for the wonderful turkey dinner my mom made for us on Thursday. We were also thankful for the remainder of this weekend to unpack more items (a seemingly never-ending project) and relaxation. Not thankful to be going back to work tomorrow...

Fort Myers.

Joe and I have been in sunny Florida the past few days. We arrived late on Friday night and will be headed home tomorrow morning. The weather has been perfect for the time we have been here - sunny and in the mid 80's. We are really appreciating the warmth since winter is right around the corner.

Zap!

We had Bailey's new invisible fence installed on Wednesday of last week. Since then we have been practicing approaching the little white flags forming the perimeter while on leash. The collar was set on the lowest setting so only a small zing would follow the warning beeps. She quickly learned to give a couple feet cushion between herself and the flags.

The trainer came back this afternoon and upped the voltage to a level 4 (out of 7). Then, she took Bailey off the leash! We walked around the yard and Bailey did well not to approach the line. The trainer wanted to challenge her with a distraction so she threw a stick into our neighbors yard. Bailey ran and ZAP! She yelped and ran back into the yard. My poor thing.

We even got more practice when a dog walked by and Bailey, back on her leash, was tempted to head over and say hello but was jolted twice to stay back in the yard. I feel bad for her but I think she will enjoy being free in the yard rather than having a stake and cable.

Yardwork!

We had a big day yesterday! There was a lot of yardwork to be catch up on. Joe and I bought out first lawn mower and a leaf blower and got to work by late morning. My mom and dad came over to help, which we were very much appreciated. We collected the 6 inch deep layer of leaves covering our backyard, trimmed bushes, raked and weeded the beds, and mowed the lawn. The result:


A pretty nice looking yard in my opinion!

We finished in time to watch the PSU v. OSU game. It looked good in the first half for us Nittany Lion fans! Oh well.

Then Suzi, Jon, Nicole, Adam, Chris, and Megan came over for some pizza and a Call of Duty session. Joe will be buying that game very soon!

New Home Footage.

Here is a video tour of our new house:

Provided to you through iPhone and iMovie. iEnjoy

First Night.

After the long day, the Patricks and my parents went out to eat at Blue Canyon. The beer was very refreshing! Afterward, we came back to our new home and were ready for an immediate coma. We got quite a few hours of sleep in before Bailey vomited at 4:00 am. She threw up 3 more times after that. We got her to the tile for two of the times but she hit our carpet twice as well. We need to get that cleaned anyway.

I really wish she could just associate the mulch that she eats at 3:00 in the afternoon is the thing that is causing pain coming back up about 12 hours later. She just doesn't get it...

The Move!

Well it wasn't the ideal moving conditions today, but we got it done! Yesterday afternoon, Joe and I headed to Pittsburgh where we packed up everything we had remaining there. It was surprising how much stuff we had left behind! This morning we packed up the car and I drove it to Twinsburg. Joe stayed behind with his dad to pack the Uhaul full of furniture. We even had security, Internet and direct TV set up! Lots of unpacking to come.

Thanks to Joe's and my parents for all the help!

Look...

...what we got today!

Prickly and cute.

I'm a sucker for anything small and baby. My mom sent me a forward that had this picture of a baby porcupine.

I would like one for Christmas please!

Dog Days.

And no, this does not pertain to Bailey.