By Request

One-third of my readers requested pictures of sweet baby June, and with that kind of demand I had no choice but to post. Oh, forget about the fact that only three people read my blog.

June a couple of months ago

June a couple of weeks ago

Just a growin' like weed.

The Texas Freeze

I am sure I am not alone when I express a warm sentiment for the recent wave of cold air--even if it is only ever-so-slightly cold. 

I can feel the buzz of excitement when I go into grocery stores, restaurants, and coffee shops; I can sense the purpose people feel when they order and enjoy a warm cup of coffee or tea. It's like we all have a duty to sit down and hold a hot cup of something up to our lips until it is the perfect sipping temperature. 

Even with the runny nose, cough and sore throat that come to meet me this time each year, I am elated! 

Every year, when it starts to get cold, I am taken back to Thanksgiving about 20 years ago when it actually snowed - yes, snow on a holiday in Dallas, Texas. I was at my aunt's celebrating the holiday and the ground was literally a perfect blend of ice and snow. No one would dare drive on the roads, and no one would have a reason to as everybody was cozied up at home with their family. My aunt lived in Oak Cliff (call it what you will, it is the hill country of Dallas) and had in the garage three sleds from her childhood. 

So to recap: The perfect blend of snow and ice, no cars, massive hills, nine children and three sleds (and one cousin nicknamed "buffalo" over a street rail and into the sewer... but that is beside the point).

That is the perfect winter day... cousin in a sewer or not.

This is just an awesome winter photo I found on photo.net... can't wait!

Hey... June

Well, we've been waiting months and finally July brought us "June."

She is nuts, absolutely nuts, but her cuteness completely outweighs her craziness so that makes it all right!  No worries, Thomas and I have committed to not becoming, as Andrea calls it, dog nutty.  However, I do have boast for a moment on her remarkable skills:

Potty outside - Check

Sit - Check

Stay - Check

Come here - Check

Shake - Check

Only 2 months old and she is already a rockstar!  Now, let's take a quick peak at the areas that touch on a different type of "remarkable."  They (whoever they are) say a picture is worth a thousand words..

This is June's response to the leash... we go for a drag more than a walk!

Other responses are as follows:

Drop it - No, I don't think so.

No biting - Hmm... how serious are you and maybe I'll consider it.

Go get it - Go get what? Oh... did you mean come to you and sit?

Go eat - No thanks, Thomas already gave me 75 treats  

Now to go deep... The thing I love about having a pup is the reality check that there is living thing that depends on me for its well-being and happiness . I know June is not a human being or anything, but having her has pulled things into perspective for me.  It's made me realize that the sacrifice that one makes to be "successful" is really not worth it, and there are, in fact, several things that should not be done "today" and should be put off until tomorrow.  I know what you are thinking, "she is dog nutty," and now that I am reading what I wrote, maybe I am a little! No... no, I'm not... this is good stuff right here!

Anyways, I spend a lot more time with Thomas now and I actually cook more because I am at home and life is substantially slower - HALLELUJAH! 

Well, this is all the update I have energy for tonight.  I seriously think blogging must be easier for all you committed bloggers out there.  It took me like 30 minutes just to upload the photos! Although, I did know how to move them around this time - thank you, Lauren!

"Update Your Blog; Or Else"

I received an email this week that said nothing other than, "Update your blog; or else," and, while I don't think any harm will com upon me if I don't update my blog, I do see the point!

So to update:

Life has been pretty great these past couple of months.  I am always more busy than is my taste, but everything that I am busy doing, I want to be doing.  In April the big event was my nephew's first birthday party. The Shrek-themed party, of course, was just for us as he has no idea what a birthday even is. Although, I think by the end of the day he started to realize that the day, in fact, was all about him. The other little one in the background of this picture realized that the day, in fact, was not about him.  I love this picture! 

That's my sister, MaryBeth, with her son Noah, and my mom, GiGi (Grandma Gloria).

In May, Thomas's and my focus is the house. There is so much work to be done and bit by bit we are chipping away at our massive to-do list. Our weekends are spent either working on the house, shopping for the house, or trying to forget about the house! We are so grateful, and we love our home, but it is a lot of work and sometimes we just need to escape and have a weekend without any work. This month, or early June, will bring new rain gutters, new grass, and hopefully new bushes for the front since we uprooted all of the old bushes this weekend.

I have pictures of the house, but I can't figure out how to get them uploaded how I want them. They keep getting placed at the very top. Is there some blogger secret to posting photos I should know about? If so, please let me in on it!

 

Hello!

I've finally done it.  I've entered the blog world!  

I have an uncanny knack for showing up last to the party, but I think that blogging will be here for a while so I'm stepping out.  I've been intending to start a blog for a while, at the urgings of Molly, but being a perfectionist was too intimidated by the thought of tens, hundreds, thousands, maybe even millions reading about my life!  I'm kidding about the "hundreds, thousands, and millions" part.  

So anyways, for those millions out there who don't know me, I'm Natasha.  I'm married to a wonderful man who actually sat with me momentarily to come up with a blog name, and of whom you will soon see pictures.  He's a looker if you ask me!  

For now, I guess that's all I've got.  I hope as I get more comfortable here, I'll have more to say.