So Halfway Through April, huh?

It's been one of those times without very much funny stuff going on.  But that's not to say that nothing at all is going on.

Cindy and Keith welcomed little Jessie a couple weeks ago. On March 29th she finally made her entrance.  She's super cute and both Mom and baby are healthy (but a bit tired).

This is Dave holding little Jessie.  He'd never held a baby before.  Not that he hadn't held a baby who was three days old--he'd never held a baby ever.  Of any size.  He finally relented to my peer pressure and agreed to hold Jessie.  And he didn't even break her.

Yes she's wearing a pink hoodie.  And she LOVES it.

Before Lemon went back to her foster home, she got comfortable enough with us to snuggle up and go to sleep on us.  (See--she really is super tiny.)  We were so glad that she finally came around to us and let us treat her like a pet.  She still has a lot of confidence to build and I'm sure her transition to her forever home will be a bit of a challenge, but she is definitely a dog worth saving.  Amanda told me this weekend that she was supposed to have a meet and greet but it was cancelled.  We'll be watching Lemon again this weekend, so hopefully she'll remember us and be a good pup.  And on Sunday I'm taking her to Especially for Pets for an event sponsored by our group, All Dog Rescue.

I'll just help you check your email.

Dave and I have been enjoying the bursts of spring we've been getting, taking to the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail on our bikes as often as we can.  We can access the trail from the end of our street (well, the cross street at our corner), so it's been easy to just hop on the bikes and go.  At one end, the trail dumps into the parking lot of a movie theater.  With The Avengers, Men in Black III and other movies coming out this summer, I think I know what we'll be doing over the next few months.  And if we take the trail to the other direction and bang a left, we can be at Kimball Farm for the most delicious ice cream EVER in about 5 miles.  It is my understanding that the calories don't count if you ride your bike there and back.

Stuff You'd Know if I Were a Better Blogger

I really hate doing recaps.  I far prefer giving you full on stories about these things.  But if I did a post for each of these with their complete story, I might not get to tell you about all the new fun stuff that happens for another 3 weeks, hence never really getting back on track (I say that now--watch how nothing interesting happens for the month of March and I struggle to blabber on to you about something).  So here's some stuff you'd already know if I was better at blogging.

• Dave and I moved.  It's a far less interesting story than you think.  My in-laws, Madaline and Ernie, are spending their first full year of retirement together by traveling the country in their Airstream trailer.  They'll be back intermittently throughout the year, but don't intend to stay at home for any long periods of time.  Meanwhile they didn't want to leave their property uninhabited, but since they don't know where they ultimately want to retire, they aren't prepared to sell their home just yet.  And since they are a half hour closer to work (among other bonuses), we decided to help them out by moving in and making sure their house doesn't break.
• Which means Dave and I are landlords.  We have awesome tenants and they like our place so much we're hoping maybe they'll decide to pick up the option to by our home.
• (PS: Dave and I still want to move out of Massachusetts, so hopefully this will be a nice stepping stone so we can get where we want to go.)
• DAVE GOT A JOB!  This truly deserves it's own post, but see above.  I'm thrilled for him and he really likes it so far.  It's temporary and part-time, but hopefully he'll make some good connections to transfer into a full-time gig.
• Mia has a meet and greet tomorrow.  Paws crossed that this family loves her to pieces (she's become quite a good girl and has picked up lots of good habits since we moved).  
• My birthday was Wednesday (happy birthday to me!) so we're celebrating this weekend with friends.

 I'm sure there's lots more, but I can't remember. Fingers crossed that I get better at this whole blogging thing and have fun stories for you next week!

Oh yeah, that happened

It's been busy what with the holidays and all, so we've been in the swing of things with people to see and place to go.  Here's what's happened in the last week or so.

• Dave had a birthday party. It was fun and everyone showed up (except Ben because he forgot).  I made awesome cupcakes because I finally "applied myself" so Cindy can shut it. :)
• Dave's party was great until Mia made everyone leave because she kept farting and her butt smells like rotten eggs rolled in moldy bologna when she really gets going.
• I told you about Mia's meet and greet.  So we still have her.  Santa may or may not have gotten her extra gifts because of it.
• Dave had a birthday. He's old.
• Dave's cousin Mike and his wife Donna came to visit us on Friday.  We hung out for a bit, they spoiled Mia by letting her lick and give them kisses.  Then we went to Madaline and Ernie's house for dinner and had a simple Christmas evening with them.
• We took Mike and Donna to Nashoba Valley Winery at 10 am where we made them do the tasting before they picked which wines they wanted to buy.  In our defense, Donna was the one that suggested going there in the first place.  Note: Dave and I did not do the tasting, in part because we could still taste our toothpaste.
• Mike and Donna headed out to her sister's for a party, so we went to my aunt and uncle's house for their holiday party.  We were thoroughly entertained by a former Pan-Am pilot who had some pretty amazing stories.
• For Bud and Sandy's party, I made this appetizer because it was simple, cute, and I had all the ingredients.  One of the guests actually paraded it around the room before anyone was allowed to eat it so everyone could see how cute it was.  Then she let people eat and by the time it made its way back to the buffet, only one-third was left.  Hilarious.  Who knew?
• The Baltimore Ravens lost.  

I think that sums it up.  This week will most likely be the LONGEST.WEEK.EVER. and not just because Christmas is nearly upon us, but because WE'RE GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!  On Christmas Day, Dave and I are flying to Charlotte where we'll meet my parents and my sister and her family.  We'll drive part way to Orlando on Sunday and then the rest of the way on Monday.  We'll meet my brother and his family in Orlando and spend a week with the Mouse (and friends).  It'll be awesome. I'm anticipating lots of blog fodder, if not from my family then from random people at the parks.