I have a few little things to share today, as I think that last post ended up being a tad too long, so here's just a run down of some of the things swimming around in my head right now.
Last weekend the Chuckani tribe finally finished celebrating Christmas 2007: yep, you read that right! Last year I was talking with Pat (my mom-in-law) and telling her how I thought a round dining room table would fit a lot better in the dining "area" in our house. She generously offered to make the gift of a new table our Christmas present for last year. I was thrilled!
So, we took some time last winter to shop around and find a table I liked... um... maybe I should say a table that Chuck and I liked! Unfortunately, round tables with available leaves to make them oval aren't really the trend right now. It's all about the "pub height" square tables. Sure made me feel like a square for wanting something so "old fashioned."
Anyway, after a few months we just sort of gave up. Or forgot. I'm not really sure which. In any case, it wasn't until a couple weeks ago, when Chuck, Pat and I were having our annual gift idea discussion, that Pat remembered the tabled gift idea from last year. (oh yeah- pun intended!!)
Last weekend we spent several hours going all around the huge AFW warehouse north of Denver looking for the right table. I was dissapointed to discover that I as still pretty out of touch with the latest dining room styles... pub height is really where it's at, I guess. We were headed back to our side of town, when we passed another big furniture store, and Chuck and Pat decided to give it a try. I went in with very low expectations. But we found a very nice round solid oak table with a butterfly leaf so it extends to seat 8 comfortably. yeha! Once the nice salesman told us it was in stock in a darker finish, I was convinced. And what's more, somehow it wasn't the most expensive item in the store this time (do you have that kind of luck too? I always seem to pick out the most expensive thing and then can't afford it- it's a knack I have!)
On the way home with the table and chairs in the back of the Avalanche, we convinced Chuck to listen to Christmas music for the rest of the day, since it was technically Christmas! Now- if you know Chuck, you'll know that he has a hard and fast rule... NO CHRISTMAS CAROLS until the last bite of the pumpkin pie after Thanksgiving dinner. So it was a pretty big deal that he gave in early. That's not to say that the Christmas music radio station is still on in his truck, but that's ok.
In other news...
Our puppy Keena went to visit the Vet this week to get spayed. Seems like it was just yesterday that she was a tiny little ball of fluff... but she's already 7 1/2 months old. She was a real trooper, and came home that afternoon still a bit woozy and wobbly. Once she slept it off overnight, she was back to being the same hyper 50lb ball of fluff!
My new job details! I mentioned a couple weeks ago that I started a new job- so here's the scoop. It's with our transportation department and I'm the office manager up there, and the office is just upstairs from where I was before. My new team is really fun to work with, and right now I'm training with them in the mornings, and then running downstairs to train my replacement for the Adult Day Program in the afternoons. Sometimes I freak out about having too much to do, but it all gets done eventually. If you want to learn more about the agency I work for, check us out online: http://www.srcaging.org/ We're celebrating 30 years in 2008!
And lastly- I was telling my coworker about some crazy cat escapade the other day, and she stopped me and said "Cats?! I thought you only had a dog." hmm... seems my blog has been a bit remiss in mentioning that before we ever had Keena, we had Cooper and Maybelle!! So without further ado- here are a few pics of our adorable cats.
Here's the cat I brought with me all the way from Portland, Oregon. I call him Cooper kitty, but his full name is Special Agent Dale Cooper.
Bonus points if you can tell me where that name is from! (googling it is cheating btw)
And this is sweet little Maybelle. Chuck and I adopted her back in 2004, just after we got engaged. She's the only cat I've ever owned that actually likes her belly rubbed and will flop down in front of you on her back asking for it, so we usually just call her "belly".
Have a good rest of your week everyone!
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