Wordful Wednesday ~ What's wrong with you???

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Our puppies were able to spend some long awaited time the other day having a puppy play date with their friend in his fenced in back yard.

No leashes! Room to run!

Goldie was just flat worn out when she got home. Literally.

Ben doesn't understand why she doesn't have his same kind of energy. He wants to know what's wrong with her?!?! LOL! :o)

Stay tuned for more puppy play date pics to come soon... wait 'til you see the BIG dog jump for joy at the arrival of our pack. :o)

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Wordless Wednesday ~ Hair! :o)

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Wordless Wednesday ~ Welcome Home!

Do you see them??? :o) Sorry... almost wordless!

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Wordless Wednesday ~ Sand!

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Wordless Wednesday ~ My friend came back... aahhh... I could lie here all day! :o)

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***clarification: the dog did not go away, but our friend did come to visit, much to the pleasure of our dogs! :0)

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Wordless Wednesday ~ It's all about sleep around here...

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Wordful Wednesday ~ Olive Garden!

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I say you cannot come travel half-way across the world and have a true American experience without going to Olive Garden! LOL! :-)

Ready for "the experience"...

Waiting for a table...

Yum!

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Wordful Wednesday ~ Frog legs???

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Sometimes, I wonder how in the world he can put his body in such positions! He loves to lay down on the floor like this and do the army crawl. I wonder, too, does he look more like a dog... or more like a frog? LOL! :-)




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Wordful Wednesday ~ Time off...

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We hopped back on the Wii Fit last night after a long time off. Apparently, longer than we realized!

70 days for me...


...and 74 days for D.T.!

I was relieved to learn that I only gained a little more than 2 pounds, and D.T. only gained slightly less than 2 pounds. Whew! After our body tests, I did some balance games and free stepping (while watching Wheel of Fortune, of course :-)), and D.T. did some sit ups and push ups. He said he was going to get on the treadmill this AM, but when I got out of bed at 5:30, he just rolled over. Ha! He did make up for it a little by doing some more push ups and sit ups while I got ready for work. I'll leave those to him. Give me my stepping, and I'm good. :-)

So, do y'all have any springtime fitness goals? What is your favorite exercise? :-)

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Wordful Wednesday ~ Elegant? ...or Ghetto?

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D.T. loves putting on his Chef jacket to make really elegant, old-world home style Sicilian food! Ben likes to watch. :-)


Is it ghetto, though, that I use the dog crate in the kitchen to fold towels???


In the restaurant where D.T. used to work at, one plate of this dish would have gone for about $15 - $20!


I think that D.T.'s love language is feeding friends and family!


Ben wants to know, though... is it ghetto to make a really fancy dinner on really trendy plates and then eat it on TV trays in the living room??? ;-)

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Wordful Wednesday ~ Mountains

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I wanted to share this picture with you, taken by our very talented Romanian friend! This picture was taken just outside the building where we work, and so this is the view from both of our office windows each and every day. How amazing God's handiwork is, and how blessed we are!!!

Every day when I see the mountains, I think of this verse from Psalms 121...

I lift up my eyes to the hills--
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

If you would like to see more of our friend's work, just click the picture to go to his site. You won't be disappointed! :-)

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Wordful Wednesday ~ Easy...

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The dogs were so happy and excited to see D.T. last night (as was I)! Somehow, I don't think I provide quite the fun to their lives that D.T. does. So now, we are all one big, happy family again. Yay! :-)

Today, I wanted to share a few pictures with you that I took the other week before D.T.'s trip ever even crossed our minds. Y'all know how much Goldie loves apples, and every once in a while, D.T. can be convinced to share a piece or two with his little girl. She really is quite an extraordinary dog, and I know that she will be very good with the children God eventually sends our way. :-) She certainly does know the meaning of the word easy...

...and no, they weren't kissing. LOL! ;-)


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Wordful Wednesday ~ Who needs toddlers...?

...when you've got dogs?!?!?

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Last night, I realized that the dogs were nowhere to be found and it was awfully quiet around the house. Never a good combination. Hmmm.... I wonder what they could be up to???

Now, keep in mind that I couldn't actually get a picture while they were doing what they were doing because I wanted to stop them. However, I was able to maintain their interest long enough to capture the guilt on their faces. For shame!


It was mostly Goldie. Actually, I'm not sure if Ben even got a taste.


She must have pretty good sucking reflexes, too, because the chocolate pudding she stole from D.T.'s work bag ended up half-empty! She didn't even get any on the carpet!

What can I say? She's a girl. She likes sugar. She likes chocolate.

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Wordless Wednesday ~ Relax much?

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