Welcome to our home, Cosmo!!

Isn't he cute??? We brought him home last night (12/11/09) to a very unwelcoming big brother, Grissom. He had his first bath and tour of his new home. Check out the size of those paws .. he's going to be a big boy. We read that male Labs could weigh between 60-100 lbs. Watch out Grissom ... everything you do to him now, you will get paybacks! We all had a sleepless night. Cosmo didn't want to sleep in his crate and Grissom wanted to make sure he stayed there all night. I just wanted to stay tucked in my covers all night ... fat chance! Ok we didn't all have a sleepless night Jerry didn't even hear me tell him it was his turn to take Cosmo out to potty. UGH! Tonight will be different. I'm gonna sleep through the night and Jerry will take care of "the kids". Yeah, right!

What you don't want to hear in a hotel room @ 5AM

1. bang bang bang ... open up this door
2. bang bang bang ... you have 15 seconds to open this door
3. I know it says "do not disturb", but this has gone way beyond that
4. bang bang bang this is the Columbia police department, you have 15 seconds to open this door
5. bang bang bang, we will break down this door, open up
6. We are breaking down the door and you will have to pay for it ... very loud bang

Ok, this was our experience this morning and it was a little scarey! Grissom went crazy ... and we watched it all out of our peep hole across the hall. I don't think they broke down the door ... I missed that part because Jerry was yelling at me to find out what was going on. Jerry said he watched three guys being escorted out of the room by the police. We are assuming drugs, but assuming can get you in trouble. When we left this morning the hotel cart that has all the towels etc was sitting outside of the room and was there for several hours. Who knows! It sure made for some excitement, but it took us a little while to get back to sleep.

Hope all are doing well!

We are still alive!!!!

Just a quick note that I haven't forgotten about the blog .... I'm just busy, and probably a lot lazy! I will write more soon, hope you all are having a wonderful Christmas season. I love this time of year!

The look of the blog

Thanks to my good friend, Heather, I changed the look of my blog and I love it! I would have chosen the background that she has.... I didn't think it would be right to have the same one! Thanks Heather, you are awesome!

I love the Internet!!!

This pic doesn't show the carmely ooey goodness. I was craving gooey carmel popcorn and wanted to do it fast, but didn't have a recipe. I typed in "gooey carmel popcorn" and within seconds had a plethora of recipes. Within 30 minutes I was eating this yummy carmel corn. Kudos to the inventor of the internet!!!

Trick or Treaters

We had several friends come by trick or treating on Friday night ... we had a good time seeing them all dressed up having fun. Here are some pictures of the goblins that came by ....

Grissom, the cutest Goblin around!! He was a great help passing out the treats. He was so excited to see all the kids he peed on Jerry. You know when they get so very excited they just can't control themselves. I'm surprised Grissom is still among the living with the many different bodily functions he has performed on Jerry. And of course, he's never peed, pooped or thrown up on me.... go figure!


Danae, the fasted sheriff around!

Patrick & Brandon .... what sweet boys!!

Dr "Dentist" not Dr McKim helping himself to the loot!

Gracie, the fairy, was too enamored with the dog

CJ, Chrystal, Courtney & Chance and their pumpkins

Sana, Najma & Ben -- Ok, aren't they cute! Dressing up was Ben's idea ... I never would have thunk it!

Later that night I went to the haunted corn maze with the Easley's. You know, I don't think Lois or I thought it was going to be so scary that her 5 year old and 8 year old would have a terrible time. I spent the whole time holding onto CJ. Do you know how hard it is to walk side by side in a maze of corn stalks with people jumping out at you at any given moment. What was really scary for CJ was that his mom called him by name telling him he would be ok. Well, the zombie thought she would be cute and followed him throughout the maze calling him by name. I think I would be scared if a zombie did that to me. We thought CJ & Courntey would not be able to sleep that night .... Lois said they stayed in their own beds all night. Way to go CJ & Courtney!!!

The Dreaded Phone Call!!!

Ummmm.... Pam .... I can't find Grissom! Jerry, I put him outside on his leash to play before I left for work. I know Pam, I just checked outside and ..... Umm, Pam, the leash and his collar is outside on the back porch, but Grissom isn't any where to be found. Grissom chewed through his collar and isn't out here.

Gulp, .... talk about feeling helpless!!! I couldn't do anything. What would the boss say when I told him that my dog was on the loose and I had to go find him. Luckily, Jerry saw him in the neighbors back yard and called for him. Grissom NEVER comes to Jerry when he calls, but this time he came running and jumped into his arms. I think he scared himself because Jerry said he didn't leave his sight the rest of the afternoon.

All is well with Grissom ... he is safe and sound in the house ... I bought a collar that I hope he won't be able to chew off. We'll see!