Pumpkin Pie

So it hasn't been TOO long since my last post. We are staying pretty busy now. I am subbing usually 3-4 days a week now which is nice. Dance is going well. It's so refreshing to be back. My body feels better...in a strange way, because although I'm sore and ache, I wouldn't have it any other way!! My Thursday night classes are going well. I don't think I have scared any girls away and as far as I can tell, none of them hate me. So that's a plus! The last two weeks I totally worked them and they were major spazzes!! It was great! We had a lot of fun. :)

John is still on the job hunt. He has been working a few days a week at the restaurant and he recently got set up with 2 temp agencies. Hopefully something will open up with that. We are trying really hard to be patient. In the meanwhile, I am working extra hard to make money to pay the bills.

On a super cute note, many of you know we have a Halloween costume for Scooter that he wore last year! But Penny is so tiny in even Scooter's clothes, that we can't really find much for her that doesn't hang off and bother her. BUT last night at Target I saw an EXTRA SMALL pumpkin t-shirt! I grabbed it up! So Penelope is a pumpkin and I posted Scooter's picture from last year! Because Penny's middle name is Pie, we have a little Pumpkin Pie!!!

Care Bear Stare!

This post is pointless but I had to post this picture. I can't explain the Care Bear...but what's important is my dog's love for the stuffed animal!

Our OC Visit!

Well I feel like a blog slacker cuz we went to the baseball game on Labor Day and it has taken me 5 days to post this blog. I guess it's better late than never.

Anyway, last weekend we dropped the dogs off at my Dad's and drove down to Orange County for a short visit. We had fun just laying low. I did some shopping while I was there. That is one thing that I REALLY miss...shopping! It's soo much better there. And since I lost so much weight, none of my clothes fit anymore for work. So I had to break down and spend some money for clothes.

Anyway, we went to the Angel game on Monday. I was excited because they had fireworks after the game and I had yet to go to a game with fireworks. So I was looking forward to that. I was also hoping they would win. See, every game I have gone to, they have lost! I was starting to feel like a curse. It was sad. But on Monday they came through for me and beat the Oakland Athletics! We had great seats too! We took John's best friend Eric along (he's an A's fan). He wasn't too happy during the game (A's were losing) but all in all we had a great time!

As you can see, Eric isn't having too much fun watching his team lose!



This is how close we were. We were on the 3rd base line. Front row seats...sadly no foul balls were in our area.


I love Garrett Anderson! He kicks butt!


It was SO hot that day. I was sweating!


This one is a good one. I personally like the conflicting teams!


We're pretty cute!


Well, our visit was short but sweet. We are hoping to come back soon! So to all our friends at OM and La Cave, we will make a stop by to see you all!

School Days

So it has been awhile since my last post. I haven't had too much new to add but I thought I would post a tiny update on life here. So school started for us here in Bakersfield back on the 20th. We start a bit earlier here...Orange County doesn't even start until after Labor Day! Well I will be subbing at a few districts this year in hopes to get a permanent teaching job. But because not too many teachers call out during the first two weeks, I haven't had a sub job. I wasn't expecting to though. So instead I have been working back at the office (where I worked before I left Bakersfield). They have been really great. I have just been helping out wherever they need me. They have been flexible with all my school stuff...meetings, orientations, etc. I might even work some days here and there once subbing picks up. Every little bit helps! Dance starts next week and I will be teaching 2 classes. I'm a bit nervous because I haven't TAKEN a class in 3 years...so teaching will be interesting. So we will see how that goes. I'm also taking 2 classes. I'm excited about that. The extra exercise will be nice! I get bored on that treadmill everyday! This will add some variety!

As for John he is still on the job hunt. He got a part time job at a restaurant here though. It should be good for him just to give him something to do. I think he was getting quite bored. But we are optimistic about him finding a job in the next month or so!

The kids, Penny and Scooter are doing well. They spend most of their day running around the backyard and jumping in the little swimming pool. Scooter has a permanent spot out by the back fence. He has a friend from the house behind us. He just loves sitting there and staring at that dog over there. Most of the time the dog doesn't even come to the fence. Silly Scooter. I don't know if it's a girl or boy. I'm guessing girl and he has a crush on her!

Oh well, no pictures to post right now. We are going to Orange County this weekend to see an Angel game! I'm sure I will have pictures to post then! Until next time....

Water Dogs

I know it seems a little ridiculous that all I post are blogs about my dogs. But, they DO consume a great deal of my time. Especially since school hasn't started which means no work for me. So as I mentioned in an earlier post, Scooter has to go swimming for "physical therapy." Well he isn't really all that interested in being in the water. Unless his ball is in there and then he just jumps out. Well NOT Penny. At first she wasn't interested, but now she jumps in even when we aren't outside. This poses as a problem because she then tracks her wet little self back into the house and onto the furniture. Well if we are gone, this can go very badly! Anyway, I snapped a couple of pictures of my water dogs!

This is a picture I took the first time we caught her in the pool unsupervised. The water is really low because we were planning on draining it that night.


As you can see Scooter is only in there for his ball.


My cute lil guy!



This is just a funny one I had to throw in. Penny was barking like crazy while I was getting ready in another room and I just figured she was being silly like usual. NOPE. She got herself tangled in John's baseball bag. She was barking for help! It was quite entertaining watching her drag it around the house.


And this ends yet another blog about my dogs! Hope you enjoyed! Until next time...

Job Search Progress

So, we have been in Bakersfield for a little over a month now. We are all settled in of course. John is getting used to things here and is actually pretty good about finding his way around...well at least in the Northwest part of town. School starts here in a week and I wasn't hired for a full time position. That means I will be subbing for the next year. Things happen and teachers get hired mid year and what not, so that is always a possibility, but for now I'm just planning on subbing. Right now I'm signed up with 2 districts. I plan to get on 2 more lists as well. That should keep me busy, from what I hear. I will also be teaching a couple of classes at my dance studio. I'm excited to get back into dance. I'm so out of shape, but it will be fun!

As for John, he is still seaching. He has been checking online since we got here and applying to any kind of accounting/finance job. No bites yet. It's a little discouraging, but it's only been a month. He has also applied to a bunch of restaurants. He is hoping to get a bartending job while he keeps looking for a day job. If anyone knows of any openings in a restaurant or office, let me know. He just needs to get his foot in the door and get a start here. He's pretty open.

Anyway, not much else to update. I will keep posting any new things that come along!

Swimming Pup

So, as promised, I am updating Scooter's condition. We went to the vet on Friday to have Dr. Hamilton check Scooter's leg. She said it looked much better. He was still sensitive and guarding his leg. But, she said it was a great improvement. She gave us a "physical therapy" assignment for him. He has to go swimming at least twice a day for the next 2 weeks. If he does that, he should be strong enough to regain normal behavior. Well, we have been letting him run around the house and yard but he isn't allowed to get "crazy." No playing ball or jumping around. And he's been doing pretty good with that. We don't have a swimming pool, so we had to go buy a little one. Well apparently in August stores stop carrying pools. We were lucky enough to find one on clearance. Scooter loves to swim! I didn't get any pictures taken, but I will soon. It's really cute to see him in the pool. Penny doesn't like to swim but can't help but be curious enough to keep getting in.

So hopefully in 2 more weeks, Scooter will be as good as new. Thanks to everyone for all their nice thoughts and comments! I'm sure Scooter will give you a BIG kiss (or lick) when he sees you!