Busy Week

So, Homer is officially 2 year old and we still think he's great. His birthday is Superbowl Sunday. This is how we will track his age for years to come. In the years we've had him we've learned a lot about patience, consistency, caring for something else that is dependent on us, how he can be a the bridge between a friend and a stranger, and most recently the animal contol center. Yep, we found an official complaint taped to our front door on Friday. One of our neighbors had called to complain about his barking and disturbing the peace. At first we thought they had the wrong house, as our neighbors across the street are notorious for their 2 barking dogs. But sure enough, it was Homer. Since Friday we've been leaving him inside when we leave the house as to avoid another complaint and possible fine. But we're discussing ways that we can figure out what he's barking at and what we can do about it. As far as we know, this hasn't been an issue before. Any ideas?

By the way, if our dog sleeps with his nose under his paws to keep it warm, is our house too cold?


My sister, Luci, came to visit this weekend! She arrived on Thurs. night and worked with me all day on Friday at Windy Gap. I could not have done everything I needed to without her help. We had 2 snow days this week and my intern is gone to the Dominican Republic along with other Windy Gap staff so everyone at camp was short on time and help to get everything ready for the weekend.

Saturday was not only Luci's birthday, but also a baby shower for us hosted by some of my favorite people Cara Jenkins and Kate Womack. We went to the shower that morning and then later went out for a ladies tea and shopping. I couldn't remember the last time we shared her birthday together. Anyway, she got to meet several friends from church and see a bit more of my life here in Asheville.


Today (Sunday) we had yet another shower out at camp and enjoyed some sweet fellowship with our good friends. It was a coed shower and it was so great to have Chris there. I think it's been important to include Chris in as much as possible of this journey, especially after our first child birth class when he leaned over and said "Wow--we could have a baby real soon." Mind you, I was 7 1/2 months pregnant at this point! I replied, "Yep. Where have you been??" For him it wasn't reality. For me it was...as much as it could be. Anyway, it's closer and closer and we have less than a month now. Our friends and family have been so great in caring for us and supporting us in this adventure.

Thank you so, so much.