rain, rain, and more rain

sierra slept in on saturday morning! we were soooo excited. we did not think we would be sleeping in until 9:00 ever again. we are hoping for the same routine next weekend! we had a big night out with sierra on friday even with all the rain. as soon as we got home from work, we began our date night with sierra... we started out for a hike at sesqui and decided to stop by pet smart, or is it pet's mart?, since it was raining. a new harness and a yard stake with a 30 foot lead later we checked out of the pet store. still raining, so we watched jon through the window of hibbett and ate a couple of dried worms on the side walk (seirra was on her own for the latter). still raining, so jon and i took turns going in lowes to pick out gardening gloves. the rain was not going away so we went home. we managed to keep sierra up until almost midnight, so she was worn out when we finally put her in the bed.

we were able to break in the new yard stake and gardening gloves for a few hours saturday morning and then the rain came again. yardwork is a pretty good workout. everyone was exhausted after a few hours of laboring in the SC heat. we still have a couple of weekends of clearing out before we will begin the landscaping. we are still excited about our yardwork days. i hope the excitement continues!

it is thundering as i type. more rain! sierra is missing a few walks. she is unsure of the rain. luckily we have a covered patio, and she will potty somewhat outside.

on a random note, i have watched some tv tonight since it is raining. i am not sure what channel i was watching, but the cosby show just came on! we do not have cable, so i was really surprised to find such a treasure! took me back to when nick at night was playing my favorites! i am expecting a lot from this station!

sierra needs a walk. she is going nuts on the couch!

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updates, updates, updates

hello from columbia, sc!

we are settling in to our new home and jobs. the big news... we decided to add to our family. we are the proud owners of a german short-haired pointer, sierra! she is keeping us busy and is a lot of fun.

now that we have a little furry alarm clock, no more sleeping in... even on saturday! since we were up early, we ventured out to the local farmer's market on saturday morning. it was a little smaller than i expected, but it was fun with some quality vendors. for breakfast, we had piping hot apple cider donuts right off the donut conveyer belt, and we took some home for later. sierra got lots of attention and loved sniffing the fish juice trail left by one of the vendor's leaky coolers.

we've started 2-a-days... sierra loves her morning and evening walk/sprint/run/jog/sniff time. she really enjoys being outside, and we enjoy sleeping through the night!

we will be home for labor day weekend and are super excited to have so many of our dear friends planning to come to jon's ordination service. it should be an interesting trip since it will be our first car trip with sierra. at the rate she is growing, she won't fit the co-pilots lap anymore!

next on the to do list... yard work and landscaping. anyone know any good shrubs or ground cover? my expertise starts and ends with monkey grass.

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HELLOOOOOOO!!!

Hello blogging world -- is anyone out there? This blog officially fell off the face of the blogoshpere!

So... to start 2010 we are job hunting. Who knows where! If your town needs a minister and a physical therapist sign us up. This will be interesting to coordinate... and fun too!

We've had tons and tons of snow, but it has all melted away in the past few days since we basically had what pittsburghers call a "heat wave" blow into town (with 30 - 40 degree temps!).

Jon is gearing up for a two week trip to Nepal at the end of February. Maybe he will do some blogging to keep us (me included!) updated. We are not certain of how primitive the communication will be while he is there... I am hoping for more than email!

I am working at the children's hospital for another 3 1/2 months, and then I graduate! There is always a good surprise coming to the hospital to cheer up the kiddies (Elmo, Sidney Crosby, puppies, the nutcracker ballet... usually something every week!) I now enjoy working with the inpatient and outpatient kids, so I am hoping to do both after I graduate.

This could be the start to a new year of blogging...

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