Mysterious Bites

I went to make a sandwich at lunch and found this...

I'm going to assume the culprit is this guy...

He LOVES bread, he will literally just sit down and eat half a loaf of bread with no butter, PB, jelly, etc - just plain dry bread.  Weird-O.  Anyways, I should just be thankful he left some behind for me!

The Dexter

First Off, Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband!  He is now officially closer to 30 than he is to 20 (his words!)  His parents were so nice and went to Grandview, MO to pick up his present since A) We don't have a vehicle that carries large objects or a trailer for that matter & B) I can't drive stick shift (their vehicle that can pull a trailer!)

Since we got our house, he has been very enthusiastic about finishing the basement and putting a ping pong table down there.  I just so happened to find a KILLER deal on a brand new table, so TA-DA...

 

Notice how alert Miss Bailey is - her new favorite game is to try to catch the ball as it flies by her face.  Or she will crawl under the table and stand there until you look for her - what a spaz!

He also got some Star Wars items...

Star Wars Mad Libs

Star Wars Pancake molds!  Saturday morning activity!

 Unfortunately we were both pretty busy today, so we didn't really get to see each other or celebrate the Bday today.  Monday he took off work and went on the first 'Disc Golf Tour' of Season 4.  (For those of you who don't know, he is a HUGE Disc Golf fan, in fact, they make shirts hence the 'Season 4' comment).  Then today after school it was nice out, so he got to go play again. 
I didn't get home until late tonight, so we compromised and had his B-Day Dinner last night.  Every year I make whatever he requests for his b-day dinner.  This year it was The Dexter.  In the last year, we have really gotten into the show Dexter on Showtime.  It is about a Forensic Crime Scene guy who is also a serial killer - but he only kills the bad guys who are true criminals and he always does his research first to make sure he has the right guy.  (That sounds SO weird when you say it out loud - but I promise it is a REALLY good show!)  Anyways, the intro of the show goes through Dexter's morning routine of cooking/eating breakfast and getting ready: 

We added blueberry waffles because they are our fav - definitely think they should add waffles to the Dexter breakfast!

To end the B-day week, we are heading to Skate World in KC on Saturday.  Then we'll head to Randine's (SIL) to watch the KU game in the theater at her apartment complex!  Can't wait!

MMmmmmmm Good!

It is hard to believe it is ONLY Wednesday!  I've been super busy at work and I am just physically exhausted!  Welcome to the real world!
So Nathan took me on a winery tour for my B-Day this year.  Neither of us thought we liked red wine before this tour, but we learned a few tricks and are slowly becoming wino's :).  A few weeks ago, we went to a friends house and we were introduced to this...

BEST INVENTION EVER!!!!

For just under $20 you can get 4 bottles of wine in a box, that's right 4 boxes and it actually tastes good too!  So my plans for the evening:  Another glass of wine, a little TV and off to bed!

First Week = SUCCESS!!

I have officially completed my first week as a fully official chiro!  Thursday afternoon the main doc had to take his wife to the ER for severe stomach cramps, so myself and Dr. Dustin (the other new guy) got to cover his patient load for the afternoon.  Thankfully, she was just fine, so I don't feel bad about enjoying the afternoon!  It was a great practice run as they will be going on vacay in March and Dr. Dustin and I will again be covering his patient load.  All in all, I ended up seeing 10 patients last week - which is WAY more than I could have imagined my first week considering Monday morning I didn't have anyone lined up for the week!  It is definitely taking off and I feel so incredibly blessed!

Nathan also had a very exciting week - he found out he is being honored as the Teacher of the Month for February (which is also his b-day month!)  This week his is presenting at his Alma mater, Emporia, for a teaching seminar!  Then on Friday he is teaching 3 sessions on video stuff to his peers at Eudora High School during in-service.  In other words, we won't have a lot of face to face time this week - boo - but that's life!

Miss Bailey however had some serious attitude issues this week.  I think it is because she missed me so much - but realistically it was probably because she wasn't able to outside or have someone to play with her at any given moment!

Monday Night

No Picture b/c I was too busy yelling...

Tuesday Night - I love you mom & missed you so much :)

Wednesday Night - see what I did all day!

Thursday Night... Yep I did that - no big deal

Friday Afternoon

So as you can see, she got better as the week went on, but we had some serious heart to hearts last week!

Miss Sweetheart turned One on V-Day.  She got some new toys and another candy-cane shaped raw-hide (yes I bought two after Christmas - don't judge they were 1/2 price).  I was planning on being super cool and making a special treat from chicken liver - apparently dogs like that kind of thing - but that seemed like a lot of work for a Monday night, so maybe this weekend!

Can't wait to see what this week will bring!  I hope everyone had a great V-Day despite the hawks TERRIBLE performance last night!  Congrats to the Cats, they totally deserved that W.

Snow Day #5

Today we woke up to a Winter Wonderland... too bad I'm SO over snow!  We bundled up first thing and headed out to shovel our drive. 

This task quickly became 'Clear the Neighborhood!'  We got half way through ours and a neighbor got stuck, so we dug her out and sent her on her way.  Then we proceeded to finish our drive and 4 more driveways!  So today we were very productive AND we burned (according to my app on my phone) around 1000 calories!  Once we got back inside, the doorbell rang and it was our neighbor Loma with made-from-scratch Chicken Noodle Soup!  So I'm currently making mashed taters to go along with our noodle soup!  Yumm-O!

(This is proof that is was WAY yummy since I forgot devoured it before I could take a pic!)

REALLY!?!?  Husband just got another phone call... NO SCHOOL TOMORROW, that would be #6 if you're counting!  Not really sure why there's no school, as we were out and about today and got around fairly well.  We'll take it though!

Snow Day #4

Snow day #4 was called last night for the husband. I don't remember getting snow days so easily as a kid! We always got the delayed starting time, but getting an actual snow day was harder to come by and when we did get one it was rarely called e night before! Please don't think I'm complaining about the snow days b/c I'm TOTALLY enjoying the extra days with the husband before I start working on MONDAY!!!! (eeekkkkk!) That's right folks, starting Monday the 7th of February, Robinson Chiropractic will officially be open for business! Some of the progress from the last few weeks...
Diploma officially up on the wall...

(It's been sitting on the table still wrapped up for the last 2 weeks, oops!)

Name is on the building

Name is on the front door

I also ordered a walk-ins welcome sign to put out front!  I've worked really hard the last 4 years can't believe the big day is finally here!


In other Snow Day #4 news, this picture gives you an idea of what's going on outside...

There should be 2 steps down but all you see is snow!

And this is what happens every time Miss Bailey comes back in from her potty breaks

Unfortunately this pic DOES NOT EVEN do it justice! 
 Scenario: I open the door, Bailey sprints in the house trailing the snow from the back door to the front door.  She stops to look back at me as I yell scream politely tell her to slow down and then she sprints around the house taking out anything/anyone in her way.

 Did you catch the special effects... yeah those come standard with  my awesome camera 

(Please note there is A LOT of sarcasm with that statement!)

Once this spurt of energy wears off, she collapses in the middle of the living room only to wake again in an hour to do it all again... She makes our life interesting :)

This just in... Snow Day #5 called for tomorrow! I hope everyone that has to get out tomorrow is safe, I'm going to enjoy probably my last snow day ever... Sad :(

Happy Gameday!!!

Lets Go Hawks!!!  Rock Chalk!!

): My camera sucks :(

NOT HAPPENING!!

Today I attempted (key word attempted) to brush Bailey's teeth.  I was looking at her teeth the other day and they aren't too pretty.  Since she was a puppy I've always played with her lips and stuck my fingers in her mouth just like the experts say to do so that she is used to it when you need to get something out of her mouth or brush her teeth.  She's never really cared about it, just lets it happen.  Well, it was a different story today!  I made a simple mix of baking soda, water and some of a beef boulion cube hoping the meat flavoring would entice her.  Boy was I wrong!  I started in our bedroom and she immediately ran away, so I had to drag her in the bathroom and shut the door so she wouldn't run away.
I first attempted putting the doggie paste on my finger and apparently she had flash backs to her last vet visit...  So I then I tried putting it on the actual brush and she FLIPPED OUT!  She started whining, biting the air, cowering in the corner...  at one point she was leaning against the tub and nearly fell in because she couldn't get away from the tooth brush fast enough!

If I don't look at her maybe she'll go away...

IT'S NOT WORKING!!!

Maybe I can hide behind the toilet

Avoiding eye-contact didn't work so maybe I can cuddle my way out of this...

So I never got any brushing done, but she did finally taste the meaty paste... maybe we'll try again with the help of daddy tonight.

TMI...

This post was co-written by the husband - he has a very vivid imagination...
So Miss Bailey has been licking her hind corners a lot - I mean A LOT - lately. Licking wouldn't be that bad, but the stench that fills the room when she is done is HORENDOUS!!! It literally smelled like old rotten fish that washed up on from the shores of hell with a sign on it's face that said I smell like a dirty middle school boy!
So being the diligent dog-mom I am, I went straight to the web to find out what was going on. "web-md was offline". Much to my disappointment every site I looked at said she needed to have her anal glands released... Yeah, this is where that TMI comes in!
I called our vet and made an appointment to have her hiney cleaned. When we got to the vet they aparently didn't believe me that she needed her hiney cleaned because I had to explain to 3 different people why I thought she needed it. Finally they brought us to the back room to see the vet. After I explained - yet again - why she needed the 'procedure' he said "Oh boy, this is going to be fun!" So according to the vet this issue rarely happens to large dogs - lucky me...
For the record I hope to never go through that again and I'm 100% positive Miss Bailey doesn't want that either! The visual that I was exposed is nothing short of a mental scar. After I left I wanted to desperately call out to the Men In Black to get my memory cleared. I'll spare you the juicy details of the rest of the visit and leave you with this... The smell she left in that office was indescribable, I'm so glad we went towards the end of the day so the staff didn't have to sit in that all day long!

Rock Chalk!

I was just looking through my camera and completely forgot to post these!  This year the KU Bookstore had a great Black Friday Deal - Spend $50 get 2 free tickets to a KU mens game & 2 free tickets to a KU women's game.  So this was the Husband's Stocking Stuffer this year!  Granted the two games we got to choose from were no name teams, but it was still fun!  My parents were here on Black Friday too, so they spent a little as well and we all got to go to a game together.  

Game #1 KU vs UT Arlington --> 82-57

 Dad & Jordan

 Jared and his friend Amy

Mom, Nathan & I

Game #2 KU vs UMKC --> 99-52

I was lucky to get even one picture -- I really need to work on remembering to take pictures!

We headed to AppleBee's to celebrate the 'big' win with 1/2 Price Apps thanks to our Christmas Gift Cards!

Snow Day #2 - AKA Random

The husband had another snow day on Tuesday, although it wasn't near as eventful as Snow Day #1.  So instead lets look at the latest cake creation I've created!  My SIL was co-hosting a baby shower for a college room-mate.  They are having a baby boy and requested an elephant cake...

In other news, I finally got my chiropractic license number from the Kansas Board and have now entered the insurance game... what a headache!  But I'm that much closer to opening shop!!

SNOW DAY #1 - AKA Bailey's Day!

We are currently getting dumped on! Nathan got the call at about 5:30 that he indeed was getting a snow day!
We shoveled the drive for the first time today (I know odd thing to be excited about!). Then we let Miss Bailey out for her first real encounter with snow. At first she was doing the awkward high step walk while looking at us like what are you making me do!? Then she started trying to eat the snow as it was falling.

Finally she started running around like a crazy person.

She came back inside, after tearing around the backyard to warm up by the fire - this is one of her new fav spots!

The husband and I were attempting to play scrabble when Miss Bailey was obv feeling left out as she snuck a few letters for herself! Luckily the husband was successful in retrieving the pieces - no ABC poo here!!

After the best snow day lunch of tomato soup and grilled turkey sandwiches - YUMM-O - we headed back out to test out Miss Bailey's new coat!  (can't believe I forgot about it in the morning!!)

Here are a few pics of us enjoying Snow Day #1:

Helping Dad Shovel

 I love snow!

Dad throwing snowballs at me 

 Catching Snowballs... or at least trying!

 Dad blasting me with snow

 Trying to get all the snow off

Our first snow day ended with great news... ANOTHER SNOW DAY for TUESDAY!

Mexican Breakfast... For Dinner!

We always enjoy a little B4D (read Breakfast for Dinner), but this time I put a little flair in it to shake things up!  


Huevos Rancheros turned out great so I thought I'd share...  I started out following this recipe, but quickly realized I had about 2 of the ingredients listed, so I improvised.


What you need:
4-6 Eggs
Tortillas (I used flour - recipe called for corn)
Black Beans (recipe called for pinto)
Salsa (recipe called for green salsa)
Scallions
Tomatoes
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Cheese

Drain Beans and add 1/2 cup salsa, mix well.  Place tortillas on a baking sheet then spread mixture evenly over 4-6 tortillas and sprinkle with cheese.  Put in 400 degree oven for about 5-10 min (until cheese is melted and beans are warm.)  

Chop up tomatoes and scallions and garlic.  Mix together and squeeze lemon juice in.

  

Make eggs over easy and place on top of the bean mixture.  

Top with the tomato mixture and enjoy!

I also made some mexican rice on the side:
1 Cup Brown Rice - cook as directed but add 1/2 to 3/4 cup salsa.

Easy Peasy but SO GOOD!!