East Texas State Fair

Last Saturday, Brian and I invited Mark, Ashlee, and the kids to go with us to the fair. Jordan had a blast riding the rides while Peyton rode in the stroller; he is just a bit too young this year.

Jordan coming down the big slide.

Mark following Jordan on the big slide. I think he enjoyed it more than Jordan. LOL!



Mark being goofy with Peyton. Do you see his cute little mohawk?

Dreams

Dreams can be so weird sometimes. Take for instance, my coworker. She had a dream last night that I had a 5 year old daughter that I left with her to babysit so I could go to the fair. When she got to work today, she told me of this dream and wondered why I didn't take the girl with me. I thought to myself and said, "Self, you don't even have kids yet but they're already getting in trouble and being grounded from the fair." Man I hope my kids aren't bad! I also hope my dreams or feelings of having triplets isn't what is in store for me either. And no, I am not expecting. We're thinking possibly in the next year but everyone has babies on their minds because we just had a baby shower at work for another coworker of mine. Anyway, I think Brian's dream from a year or so ago was the funniest; riding down the interstate while sitting backwards on a toilet and using the handle to make it go faster. Now that's funny! I don't care who you are.

Rain, Rain, and more Rain!

Brian and I both had yesterday off of work and this is what we woke up to.


A river runs through it...


And a lake forms in it.


In the front yard; still raining.

Pups

Here is a picture of the pups at bedtime. I thought it was cute.

POOR VIOLET!

A couple of months ago, I wrote about having to get eye drops for Violet the dog due to allergies. Well, after 2 months of going back and forth to the vet getting more drops and a shot, he referred us to an opthamologist because her booger eyes were not going away. Since this doctor is a couple hours away and very expensive, we decided to get a second opinion. One of the places we use to groom the pups has a vet clinic as well so they looked at her eye after getting her all prettied up. Needless to say, Violet has low tear production in both eyes but the right eye is the worst of the two. It is a genetic defect that was inherited from her parents and she could eventually go blind if we do not keep her eyes cleaned out and moisturized. It also was the cause for the conjunctiva that I have to continually wipe from her eyes several times a day. The vet gave us an ointment to put in her eyes 2-3 times a day for life. The vet also said that they do not see this condition a lot which is probably why the other vet did not know what was wrong with her. The only reason she knew what it was when we brought her in was because she had a schnauzer come in, just last week, with the same exact problem. She said that the other pup was a female also and looked almost identical to Violet. I wonder if she was from the same litter as Violet but I cannot ask the owners because they found their dog as a stray about 6 months ago. Anyway, I'm glad that I finally know what is wrong with my pup and can keep up with her care. Even though she is defective, I still love her. :)