Breaking My Four-year Silence

Hello to any/all who still keep track of my site!

I cannot believe I still have this blog after all these years!
Well, so much has transpired over the last 4 years, that I wouldn't even know where to start. In short, life is good - I feel very contented where I am right now, and wouldn't change a thing.

I now have a job (same company) as a tech editor, and I love every day of it. Even if the day is bad, a quick trip to our new espresso machine can remedy that in a hurry. I am friends with a few of my coworkers, and at times it isn't even like working. We're quite spoiled. But then there are days that are so incredibly busy that it's impossible to please everyone. Suffice it to say, I've become an expert in stress relief supplements.

I have two chinchillas, Chuzzle and Olive (a.k.a. "bad little girl") now, who I love very much. Our fluffy Baylee left us a couple of years ago and we miss her, but Abby and Samson are still here - they still hang around for us to laze around with on the weekends.

It's funny that my last post was about my new car, as right now I'm currently in the market for another one. I'm excited about its replacement already - it's going to be a good one. :)

Chuzzle (left) and Olive (right)

A Long-Overdue Update!

Hi folks! Yes, I realize it has been an eternity since I have ever said anything on here...quite honestly I had kind of forgotten I had this site. :) Ha!

So, in January, I was ever-so-blessed with this, my very own car:

Yeah we've made great friends. I have sometimes missed my other car (perhaps because we were parted so suddenly and without ceremony!), but in some ways, this one is everything that one wasn't...which is kind of nice.

I was borrowing my dad's...and, um...the transmission went out when I was driving it. Now I get teased that I am bad luck to cars and shouldn't touch anyone's. Ha ha HA.

School is just about over now! Technically, it is, but I am still finishing up a class that I have to submit to my teacher by July. It's hard to get motivated when I am tired of school, but easier to get motivated because that is the only thing I have to work on. Seriously, though, when you really think about it, who is THAT motivated to do school, anyway? ;)

I have been offered some summertime responsibilities at work, it is a great opportunity to learn some new skills and help out, and put in some more hours. Last week I worked my first 24-hr. work week in ages...it was insane, I left at 2pm on Thursday to go home till Monday! It was fun, though.

And, of course, here are Abby and Baylee (and Samson!) now. Notice the abundance of fur in comparison to my Oct./Nov. posts!

An update!

The "children", now slightly fluffier:

Well, it's been an eventful couple of months! I passed the senior competency exam, so Lord willing I will get to graduate in May! I finished the semester okay, despite exhaustion from so many deadlines, both at school and at work. This wreck was what my desk looked like most of the time:

However, it was a really good semester. :)

As many of you know, my first week of break, I wrecked my car. Yeah, a very sad event, not only did I really like that car, but I also got pretty bad whiplash. :(

Here's a picture:

So right now my excitement is in finding something else to drive! Also in working my way through Christian Theology I directed study! God's been really good to me, I am still alive and well, and He provides. :)

Studying for Senior Comp....

I was studying the vast amounts of Bible knowledge necessary for the Senior Competency Exam, and I kid you not, the dogs came up and kept me company just like you see here. Aww! :)

What happens when I work at home...

Who can get anything done? :)

Happy November!

My extra pictures:

Baylee, the little one.

Abby, who loves to lie on me (have I mentioned she is like 75 lbs.?)

And of course our beloved Samson, who's been a little weary of these new dogs. The girls don't have the manners that he does, and often step on him if he is in their path. Poor kid.

A growing family

Here I am with the newest members of our family, Abby and Baylee. We got them last weekend- they're Great Pyrenees.

Abby, the one on the left, who's very obviously invading my space, does this on a regular basis. My first clue was right before these pictures were taken, when she walked up to me, stared me in the face (about 1/2 an inch or less from touching me) and then literally sat in my lap. LOL...needless to say, I didn't let her stay there, but she still tried to be buddy-buddy with me as you can see here:



The black dog on the far left is Samson, our other dog, a flat-coat retriever. It's interesting if they are all together, because they all want my attention at the same time! Thankfully there are only three of them.. :) I have more pictures but I don't have them accessible at present, so they'll come later. Times have been crazy, so my new furry companions have been a welcome distraction.