Back to Business

Okay, so I took a couple of days off. So what? I'm lazy. If you didn't know that about me already, you don't know me very well, do you? I wonder why everyone always has to be sleeeeeeeeping at this time of the evening. It's not that late. You don't have to get up that early. What the heck? And why does the weekend go by so quickly? Where does the time go?

Well, you'll all be proud to know that we didn't miss the Carolina game (or the Pitt game) today. We were very diligent and made sure we were in front of the telly at 4:30 pm (and 1:00 pm), Sunday, January 15, 200... (I mean 2006). How cool is it that both of my fave teams won? I'm very excited. I was disappointed in the Heels yesterday, though. Still love the team... just wish they could be a winning team. They'll get there for sure.

So, we played Cranium Turbo Edititon with some friends Saturday night (yes, which was last night). Jon is my star player. He is a whistling fiend (it must be nurture... Norm, I think he could rival your talent). Although, the range of songs you're required to whistle/hum in the game was a little funny. Of course, for the most points, we got Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Jingle Bells, and Let It Snow. But, for one measly point, we drew Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze and The Four Tops' Baby I Need Your Loving. Seriously, who among you can whistle or hum Purple Haze? Shoot... go ahead and throw the lyrics in there. I had to go listen to a sample of the song just to know that one of my fave lines ever came from it (excuse me while I kiss the sky)... and I still wouldn't have known what song you were singing if you busted out with that line (which I would love to see)! Oh wait, no, it's why don't you go outside and kiss the rain that is my fave line/away message. I keep getting those confused. :-)

Haley, don't work so hard. Everyone needs a break sometimes! Same to you, Mom. Just take it nice & easy. You only get one ride; make it fun.

Anyway, all y'all in the South who get tomorrow off for MLK Day, I'm jealous. I'll be slaving away at my too small, overcrowded, ergonomically unfriendly desk. You know where to find me if you're looking.

xoxo

Missing term papers

Mom, I started to write a whole paragraph about your favorites; then I thought it might not be prudent, given the openness of the Internet. So, just know that I was thinking about you tonight, and I hope it all works out well. We'll say an extra little prayer.

Dad, you'd be proud. I met another neighbor today... thanks to my little hellions. Every time I opened the door, they took off like a shot across the street. I never learn; I kept letting them out off the leash thinking they would be better this time. At around 2, they woke up from a nap; and I figured sleepy puppies wouldn't run that far. Wrong. They took off and went WAY over to a house on a whole other street. As they 'did their business' in her front yard, my new friend Lisa came out and said hi. Hopefully, she wasn't too offended. Maybe we can make it up to her in some way.

Jon & I thought it would be a good idea - back in December - to create this blog as a way to keep everyone up-to-date on US. Obviously, it's become much more MY thing. So, to all y'all Jon people out there, sorry. I hope I'm not boring you. If you want to know what's going on with him, you're just going to have to e-mail or call him. But I will periodically post embarassing things about him... just to get him back for calling some of my entries mundane. But you'll have to endure my ramblings if you're looking for those tidbits.

Well, I really wish I could remember to post every once in a while on my desktop computer. I don't have very many good pictures on my laptop, and I've posted most of the okay ones. The desktop, on the other hand, has THOUSANDS of pics. Must. remember. to. post. them. Meanwhile, here are a couple of the last few good ones on this machine. Tomorrow, I'll either have to take new pics or post from the mac daddy machine.

So, today's pics: the babies' favorite positions.
Coop loves sleeping on his back. We get the biggest kick out of him flopping from side to side, front to back. But I think it's the funniest when he sticks his legs straight up in the air.













And Legs (aka Kona) must stretch out her toes. Sometimes she stretches them straight out like this. Sometimes she stretches them front to back and makes herself ... the longest dog ever.

I hate screwy networks. Have a great Friday the 13th, everyone. Miss you much.

Addiction is a funny thing

Did you really think I wouldn't post tonight? I know it's late, but I'm as addicted to this thing as I can be. It makes me happy that there are actually friends and family out there who are reading my ramblings. Sorry that they can't be a little more interesting. I enjoy writing them, though. They make me happy, and I must just hold onto every little thing that makes me happy.

So, does ANYONE know why Magic was at the Duke/Maryland game tonight? Too many people wondering at my house, and I never did hear Dickie say. Not that I was really watching the Duke game. I caught the first few minutes (and the interview with Christian Laettner and Brian Davis... really frightened that we used to LOVE them... isn't it Haley/Callie?), and then I seriously annoyed Jon by refusing to change the channel away from the 2nd edition of Rollergirls. Did I mention that I want to be a rollergirl? Roller derby WROKS! (I figure since I misspell works every time and everyone always gives me a hard time about that I'll just start using is as rocks... that way, the next time I misspell it to you in an IM or an e-mail, you'll just think I'm actually meaning to say it. Well, at least you'll wonder.)

So, anyway... Mom (and possibly others), you'd be proud of me. Last night, I complained about Cooper's & Kona's nails. Tonight, I actually did something about it. We bathed 'em... and evidently, Cooper will let you do just about anything to him (without squirming and screaming) while he's in the tub. That's something I'm going to have to remember when he's writhing in my arms and peeing on me. Did I tell you that he peed on the vet's assistant when he was getting his shots? Oh Lord... that poor child.

So, I use this web site that Lil' Nik showed me - birthdayalarm.com, I think - to keep track of all the birthdays of people in my life. And it must've just forgotten to send me a reminder, because I missed Jake's birthday!!!! I'm so sorry, Jakey. Can you ever forgive me?? And then, to make it worse, Jon & I actually talked about it tonight but we STILL didn't send you a note! But we read your blog. Well, your wife's post on your blog. We love you guys. Happy birthday, Jake; & Lis, hope your arm gets to feeling better soon.

Has anyone else noticed that I start every new paragraph with the word "So"?

OK... it's late and I just fell asleep a little. Jon's cell phone alarm will be going off at 6 am (I'm beginning to loathe that dang Cheers theme ring tone); so I should get to bed. Can't wait to chat again. Miss you.

(insert embarassing pic of me from homecoming... cuz you know you think it's funny)

Peace out

"I understand, judge, I am the only one standing between you and lunch, so I'll try to make this painless. "SENATOR JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR. before using his 30-minute time allotment at the confirmation hearing for Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr.

What do you do with extra-long nails & a screamer?

I really wish one of you would come cut my dogs' nails. I just hate to do it. First of all, the first time we tried, Kona bled a little. And I don't like that at all. Plus, my little screamer won't even let us get within a foot of his nails with the clippers. Just take a look!











So... how 'bout them Heels? I'm assuming most of y'all were watching tonight. Anyone else just KNOW that VTech was going to do something to tie it up or win it at the end? Whew... that was close. I'm so glad they won; I just love this team. Despite the fact that they're consistently starting slow nowadays. Tyler is my hero. And Bobby... my new fave Tar Heel point guard (except, of course, for King Rice).

Okay, I'm out of stuff to write about... so I'll just post some pics. For all y'all who enjoy 'em as much as I do.


How sweet is he? Oh, my little Cooper. Doesn't he have just the sweetest little face?!?!?!?! Now, if he would just be this sweet all the time. It's so funny... one minute an angel, the next a little demon. It's kinda like those two little guys on my shoulders... :-)










Here's half of the demon story. Although, this time, it looks like Kona's the aggressor. Don't let the face on her fool you; I'm sure Coop started it.




Here's Coop doing his favorite thing in the world... chewing the stuffing out of any plush toy. This is Squirrel (as referenced in another post), a Christmas present from Hales. It's amazing... there is one whole foot on Squirrel, and I happened to get it in this pic! Opossum, on the other hand, has suffered a fatal blow to his side. I sewed him up once, but Coop just reopened the wound within the first five minutes of having him back as his playmate. Opossum is taking a rest at the moment on the countertop. (Please don't tell Coop OR Kona that they can actually jump up there.)



Look at her... how could you not love her? OH WAIT, that's right. She has bad gas when she lays like this! But the eyes... just make you forget sometime.

The rule of holes... if you find yourself in one, stop digging. Just a little funny from my buddy Mike Patrick.

Lunchpails, ticks, and missed football games

Jon started school today, but he forgot his lunch pail at home. He had to come back here at noon for a plate of his favorite turkey (thanks Mary!), dressing, and mashed potatoes. Except for that, today was just a run-of-the-mill, average-joe kind of day.

Over the weekend, Cooper had a tick on his ear. Disgusting, horrible animals as they are. Does anyone know why in the world ticks even exist? Do they serve a helpful purpose at all? I hate 'em... I say we play for extinction. Anyway, so the disgusting little jerk wouldn't come out in one piece, and Cooper is the biggest BABY in the world (he's a major SCREAMER). So, there's a piece still in him. His body is just about to eject it... but Coop won't let me help the process along at all. When I even go to look at it, he yelps like I'm killing him. The vet says we have to just make him hold still; but you try that! He has more moves than Justin Timberlake!

The other dum-dum move we made over the weekend? Well, you could have deduced it if you read my last post carefully. Okay, so you know I'm a big Panthers fan, right? (If you didn't, you do now.) And Jon's whole fantasy football team was basically made up of Giants. So, we were VERY interested in the N.Y./Carolina game yesterday. So... did anyone notice what time I posted yesterday? Yep. Right in the middle of it. Somehow, we had convinced ourselves that the Pitt/Cinci game started at 4:30, and the Carolina/N.Y. game was on after that... even though we sat here and WATCHED Eli and Shockey come to work at, like, 11 am. What were we thinking?!?!?! To make it even more pathetic, we originally thought the Carolina game was on Saturday night at 8. So, we planned to go over to some friends' house to watch with them. Our friends called us on Saturday afternoon & said... the Carolina game isn't on tonight. But you guys should come over anyway and watch the Tampa Bay game. So, we did. And did we take the time to look up the Carolina/N.Y. start time? NO! We just assumed it was 8:00... like the 2 games on Saturday (4:30 and 8). BAH!!!!!

Okay, two last things. 1) I love e-mail. I got to "talk" to another old buddy today (B&K - who knew you guys had another baby?!?!? Am I just so lame that I forgot?). And 2) I can't wait until our grass is this green again:
(Don't pay any attention to all the weeds in the front. This is before we moved in, on our first (and only) househunting trip. Those beds have since been weeded and landscaped.) You know... you saw the first pic of the house (waaaaaay down the list at the bottom of the page now).


The grass right now looks more like:


(This is the house across the street... but you can see the BROWN lawn on our side of the street! Yuck!)



The sleepy ones say hi. Much luv from Statesboro...

Everybody's working for the weekend

From Jon's office... Who in the world works on a Sunday afternoon? Oh yeah, besides me. (It's not fair to compare Jon to me, though. I work from home. I don't have to go anywhere to work.) Anyway, so here we are at his office. I've played with every toy he has in here, flipped through many of his books (okay, so I looked at the pictures), and wandered the halls. Finally, he has gotten up from his chair to go to the copy room; and I have confiscated his computer. So, I figured I'd write a quick little paragraph on the blog.
What are we doing here? Well, Jon's classes start tomorrow. He has four this semester. So he's printing his syllabi. (Syllabi... what a funny word. I like words that have fun ways of making them plural. You know, like mice, meese, and mallo cupoxen.) Okay, he's finally finished. (Geez! Of course he is... since I just got this far into the post!)
So, I guess I'll just have to tell you about the rest of the weekend later.
Have a fun time watching football today. That's where I'll be...

Later gaters ;-)

Tonight was fun

Although we had planned to go to Savannah to a really nice restaurant... things happen. So, we decided to hang around Statesboro. Ended up at the French Quarter Cafe again. This was our 2nd visit to this Statesboro staple. I really tried to like it, but - again - I didn't. But the atmosphere there is fun; so if you come visit, we may take you there. Just be prepared for mediocre food.

The things that happened? Well, Jon got his student evaluations back today. He did really well on one course, pretty okay on one, and mediocre on the last one. Of course, he focuses on the bad; so we're working on overcoming disappointment for mediocre evals. So, how does Jon deal? Of course, first, he's down; but then he bounces back to his silly self; and then he crashes.

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Jon also thought it would be funny if he pretended to play photographer a la Me-maw. So, here I am in my special chair... with my head cut off.

Lastly, let me just tell you... we are members of Blockbuster Online. It's great. They send us three movies at a time via mail and we send 'em back when we're finished with them. I swear, we've had Beyond the Sea (the Bobby Darin story with Kevin Spacey) since we moved here! Tonight, I finally watched it!!! Jon slept through it, but I watched it. It was decent... what Kevin Spacey movie ISN'T? But, after all this time, finally, tomorrow I can send it back!

Well, that was a boring post. Sorry... but I'm tired & nothing much happened today! Except that I talked to some very fun friends today. Love you guys!!! XOXO

If I would just stop procrastinating...

Here are a few of my latest favorite ways to waste time:

• Sudoku... I've always loved these puzzles, never knew they had a name. I was taking a survey tonight (oh yeah, add that to the list) and it asked me how I spent my time on the internet. It was a multiple choice question, and I didn't recognize Sudoku, so I looked it up. I knew better. An hour later, I've gotten quite good at the easy level.
• Surveys... Speaking of... I am a member of, like, 50 survey outfits. They send me daily e-mails (have I mentioned that I LOVE getting e-mails? so much so that I'll sign up for newsletters, survey companies, and other such madness just so I'll get more e-mail? if you've heard me complain about the junk mail I get, please tell me to shove it!). Anyway, I try to keep up with them, but sometimes they send me so many and I might just not feel like taking a survey today. So, they build up on me. Then I feel guilty if I miss one. Like that one survey, if I had taken it and entered into the sweepstakes drawing (the reward) would've been THE TIME I would've won. I won't even give you the link b/c I know y'all are too smart to get involved.
• Throw Paper!... This one is very important to me because I received it from my boss. It is a company-condoned waste of time. :-) Okay, don't anyone tell her I told you that please! It's kind of addicting because it counts your "baskets". It is devastating, though, when you're on 30-something and you miss. The folks over at "Throw Paper" really know how to bring you down by throwing a kicking misdirected wind/fan blow at ya. If you're gonna try it at work, let me warn you about the sound at the beginning.
• Read other people's blogs. My faves include my sister's (natch!) at http://unckisses.blogspot.com, my godson's (and his parents') at http://zachsosnoff.blogspot.com/, and a fellow alum's at http://jackssportshumor.blogspot.com/. I don't know Jack, but I happened to be perusing the GAA website (for you non-Tar Heels, that's the General Alumni Association) and found a mention of his blog. I wasn't busy (no one else was online... boo, hiss), so I checked it out & found it quite amusing. And one last one for you - http://mirandahuiden.onderwaterfoto.net/. This is the blog of my friend Miranda who was our HR rep in our Holland office. She left us to go to Pakistan... she's great b/c she actually does the things the rest of us think we'd like to someday... like help our fellow man, volunteer for charitywork, etc. But you probably can't read it unless you know Dutch. And my friends in Amsterdam tell me Dutch is really not the most popular second language, so I'm assuming most of you don't (know Dutch, that is). But you can pop it into a free translator program on the web (do a quick search on Google... but you can't use Google's... they don't do English to Dutch... hmm, maybe my friends in Amsterdam are right). Anyway, so although you can't read it, you'll probably enjoy a few of the pics.
• Peruse your GAA website... It doesn't have to be Carolina's. Although, of course, Carolina's is the best. We have lots of updates on classmates on the UNC alumni site, including an alumni directory that just kicks butt. By the way... if any of you fellow alums out there don't mind... can someone PLEASE add me to their MyContacts list (besides my husband and my sister)???? I really would appreciate it. Would make me feel oh-so-loved. I've got all y'all on there! What's up? Don't you ever take advantage of your ultra-expensive GAA membership??? Get with the program, people! And you call yourselves Tar Heels.
• While you're thinking of the Heels, go ahead and check out today's features on Tarheelblue.com. Great web site. I always thoroughly enjoy Adam Lucas' articles. He's great. And speaking of sports web sites, Jon showed me one today that really impressed me. He says that Paul says that whoever he got it from says that it's a recruiting site. Who knows?! But I thought the design was pretty darn good. Anyway, it's a Duck thing: http://www.oregongridiron.com/.
• Play some games at MSN.com. You haven't lived until you've played Zuma for hours. A friend of mine once called this "shooting rocks out of a frog". Oh, but it's so much more, mr. posture man... it's soooo much more. My other favorite game for a while (during the same time period as Zuma happened) was Spider Solitaire. And then there's Bounce Out. When we were playing a game at one of Jon's colleagues houses a while back, we were asked to name a unique talent we possessed (then the other team had to match the talent with the player). Anyway, one of Jon's students said that she is the Bounce Out champion on Yahoo! I bet I could take her; I'm pretty sure I was the champ for a while on iwin.com.
• Okay, so this one's not really one that you need to go back & visit over and over again (like some of my addictive time-wasters), but it's a list all you Southerners should take a gander at. If your speakers are on, turn 'em down or off... the pickin' is enough to startle all your co-workers - http://www.geocities.com/vhf415/sayings.html. Jon really gets a kick out of this list. For a while after we found it, he pointed out every single one I said in regular conversation (and now that we're back living in the South, he was busy pointing day & night). He especially enjoys "might could" and "used to could".
• Wow... I guess the last thing I could add to this silly little list is... post on your blog. Look at the time! Geez... I've got to get to bed. I'll NEVER be able to get up in the morning (yeah, I know Mom, what else is new?). Hope this wasn't too much of a waste of your time (reading this here list). Take it easy and please come back to visit soon.

Much luv, hugs & kisses... XOXOXOX... from me (& Cooper)

Rollergirls... yes seriously

So, did anyone else happen to catch the premiere of Rollergirls last night on A&E? I know, how embarassing... but I used to LOVE watching the roller derby on Saturdays when I was growing up. Who knew I had such a violent streak in me?!?! I can't look away; and last night, A&E gave me a little peak into the world of the derby girls. I WANT TO LIVE IN AUSTIN, TX, AND BE ON A ROLLER DERBY TEAM!!! I bet my mom would come watch me just like Venis' mom came to see her. And my dad and sister, too.

Yesterday was a not-so-fun day at the COR. We announced that we're cutting 225 positions to trim costs. It was a tough day for just about everyone. Well, don't even know how much more I can say about that... just overall sucky.

On to happier subjects... our puppies are funny and a little bit frustrating today. Cooper is quite the little hellion. He cannot, I repeat cannot, let Kona have any toy or chew for more than a couple seconds before pouncing on her and becoming a vicious little hater. They have fought pretty much all day today! And for the one who works from home, it's been more than a little aggravating. Needless to say, they spent a lot of time on the porch today.
Of course, when they were sleepy, I just couldn't leave them out there. They're soooooooo cute when they're sleeping. Especially when it's right there in front of my... feet. :-)

Then, when Jon got home, he decided to let them outside for a little bit of running... to try to exorcise the demons. Well, the demons were exorcised... for a moment, at least, when they RAN HEADFIRST INTO THE BRICK WALL. I didn't see it, but Jon says Cooper let out a tremendous yelp. I guess Kona was chasing Coop, and he had to have seen the wall coming. But Jon says it looked like he just couldn't decide which way to turn. So, he went headfirst into it. We were a little worried about a concussion (can dogs get concussions? I think surely); but they're fighting now, so I think they're both fine. Coop's back to aggressing anytime Kona starts playing with any toy (the opossum and the squirrel seem to start the most bouts, thanks Haley).

Finally, I've been doing my best to be reasonable about my online time recently. But, that goes directly against my resolution to "reconnect with my friends". So, I'll still be around... pretty much all day every day. Catch me online sometime. I miss our chats.

Sisters

My sister is my favorite friend! Those of you who know her understand. She's just the sweetest, best little sister ever. And she sent me this picture this morning, so I figured it was a good opportunity to post it. It was taken just as Mom, Dad, & Haley were leaving after their last visit to Statesboro in September. We kinda have a tradition to have breakfast/brunch at the IHOP before they leave, so this is in the IHOP parking lot. (Don't tell Jon how many times we actually went to IHOP, though.)

Also, FYI - Haley now has a blog (http://unckisses.blogspot.com). I like to take credit for it, especially since I'm sure she'll be better at blogging than I am.

Finally, I do have to admit... I just today finished putting together our Christmas/New Year's cards. I have to apologize to all of you who are going to receive them (and get word of this blog via the update letter). I really, really, really had the best of intentions this year. In fact, Jon & I composed the letter in late November! But, time sure flies when you're having fun. We were in Ashe County for a week over the Christmas holiday and just completely failed to finish addressing/writing the cards. So, once again, I messed up. Sorry, everyone! Maybe all of you should call me just as soon as you start working on your cards next year. That way, I'll get all your phone calls (yay, me!) and I'll get lots of little hints from all of you organized people to get our cards out!!!

New Year Resolutions

Every year we do it. And every year, we forget to follow through. What were your resolutions last year? Any clue? Oh well. That's what it's all about, right? We get a fresh start every year, another chance to achieve success when it comes to resolutions. It's kind of like the 24-hour clock - a fresh start at 00:00. :-)

Heidi's 2006 Resolutions

• Be smarter about eating & exercising. Mom & I have a pact to exercise for 30 minutes a day (Mom tried to reset the goal to 20 minutes a day... which I guess I'll let her do since she's getting so old & feeble. Ha!) Every day we miss costs us $2. We decided to put that toward next year's Christmas presents. Thank goodness we'll get so much saved early for '06 gifts! Haley & I have tried a similar pact before (without the money). We tried to quit fast food cold-turkey. You can imagine how that turned out. I did it while I was in Amsterdam... of course the fast food was replaced by other just-as-naughty junk (can you say chocolate sprinkles?!?!). We should try that again... at least for a short period of time.
• Train the dogs. Jon is working so hard to learn all he can about Jacks. Right now, Cooper & Kona are doing really well; but the hellions in them come out every so often. We still have to chase them across the street when anyone is working on or looking at the new houses. Just imagine when people move in. They already know come, sit, and down at 3 months! (well, kinda); so they're very smart and definitely capable of learning much more. Today, Kona even did a GREAT job of heeling on the leash. It's amazing that one week ago, she froze anytime you put the leash on her.... or jumped up into your arms. Cooper still freezes, refusing to move. Today, he started chewing through the fabric on the leash. That's my boy.
• Reconnect with friends. I'm already really proud of myself on this one (for a couple of friendships that have been rekindled recently). Just today, I caught up with my friend Jonathan (Yay, JC! ... and he's getting married in June to sweet little Donna) when he caught me online on my secret AIM identity. Who knew anyone would still have me on their buddy list with that old sign-on?!?!? Anyway, I'm also looking forward to doing a better job keeping up with all of my friends from Ashe, the Hill, and statecollage. I'll have to actually make friends here in Statesboro to be able to connect with them in the first place. That's part of my plan, though. Reconnect with old friends and make new ones. :)
• Make a scrapbook. Just one. The first one would make me so happy. And maybe it would lead to me working on a second one! I've got so many pics & little reminders of all kinds of events in my life (from the very small to the very large, and all very special!). I really need to organize them and get them put together in a book! Why is it, though, that Haley is the one with the creativity? I think I have some creative talent... and then I try to make something. It's sad... really very sad. Oh well, I'll just steal her stuff (and that of other scrapbookers online!).
• Be a better Christian. I need to learn from the example that my sweet little parents set. Read the Bible, pray often, and get your sorry butt in church! (Okay, Mom would never say that... but Dad might.) Anyway, I'm going to renew my effort to be more spiritual. Otherwise, I'm in trouble.

I know there are a lot of other things I need to do/work on (multitasking, effectivity, to-do lists, find my passion, learn to dance, motivation, learn to host family get-togethers, etc.). But I feel like these five are a good start... especially since I'm not very likely to get more than one or two of them accomplished. I'm also going to take one second to actually feel proud of myself for a new year's resolution I actually did: staying more up-to-date on current events & the news. Perhaps it may seem unconvential to some of you (oldtimers!), but I have actually done really well in keeping up with what's going on in the world with a daily e-mail of the headlines from the New York Times. So, even with just a small little success, I feel like it's always worth a shot! Ready, set, restart!


"If you're willing to buy flooded houses, you can find some great bargains." F. Patrick Quinn III, a New Orleans real estate developer, today's NYT.

And to satisfy your craving for pics (oh, sorry, is that just me?):





Sweet little Cooper sleeping under my chair in the office.











And his pretty sister, Kona.








Finally, the pic that is currently starring as my background on my PocketPC (aka, my new best friend). This one was snapped on Miranda's camera and sent to me later by Jason (aka Rufus). Jess... didn't your camera have some pics on it that you need to send me? :-) Love you guys!!!!!

Welcome

Wow, thanks for coming over to our little corner of the interweb. We'll try to keep it clean & interesting for you. No promises about cleanliness, though; the maids only come once every two weeks.

For those of you who haven't seen our new home in Statesboro, GA, we wanted to use this opportunity to share a few pics. We also thought we'd throw a few of the new additions (Cooper & Kona) in the mix. Enjoy, and let us know how you like 'em.

Cooper & Kona at their best:

Cooper vamping for the cam: