Why I love Schnauzers

I took this picture shortly after I saw Caleb, two chubby fists tangled in Tack's beard, pulling himself closer to Tack. I managed to get to him BEFORE he put Tack's beard in his mouth, but it was stomach wrenchingly close. This little dog is so awesome. Do you see Caleb's fist underneath his chest? What interesting expressions they both have....

My last day........

So for the past three years I have been working at an afterschool program for kids. Why would a girl who doesn't really like kids all that much work for an afterschool program? Mostly because of my boss Erin. She has become a close friend that I truly enjoy. And somewhere along the way I really began to like some of these kids.
My past experience was that I hated babysitting, but was unable to tell someone 'no' so I got stuck babysitting all these little hellions. Ugh.
So then I start doing this afterschool program because the pay is good and the hours are short and Erin is so much fun and I begin to realise- I actually like this. The kids say things that are so funny. Their personalities are so strong- they haven't quite been diluted to sameness by school and peer pressure yet.
So I will miss this part of life. It feels good and right to be moving on, but I have some awesome memories that I am glad to be taking with me.
Do any of you have a job you no longer work at but still miss once in a while?

Girls with Guns

What happens after the VBS? You got it- the girls get wild! This is the female side of the AWESOME team that came from Colorado to put on our Vacation Bible School. Each morning they poured their hearts out to our kids, and in the afternoons we would go do something fun as a team. We went prairie dog hunting, took a trip into the mountains (where Barney fell out of the pickup without anyone noticing and then showed up a half an hour later on the trail), and went to see the sights in Cody. Ron and I loved having Ronny, Marcella, Ruth and Nancy here. By the By, I never shot that pistol- I'm pretty good with a .22 but that handgun is out of my league!

before and after