Rocco--The Escape Artist!

Yes, our mischievous dog has managed to escape from our yard by pushing the gate open so that he can parade about with the other neighborhood dogs who are out on the loose. So far, the amount of dogs is a pack of about 10 canines. Well, Rocco got caught and at the moment, he's indoors on his pillow. Leigh found him out of the yard, and he had to go lock the gate since Rox decided to be a bit bad today.

Liam Neeson stars in TAKEN...A must-see film!

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Okay I overdid it with the pics of Liam Neeson...lol...but hey, he's my favorite actor. Plus, this is the first film he's done in a loooong time and I thought he deserved the credit.

The movie deals with his daughter going on a tour of Europe with a best friend and her family. However, that plan falls apart, and the two girls find themselves in Paris...alone. Needless to say, they get involved with a shady character, who plotted to get the pair kidnapped and tossed into a market of slavery. Then Liam Neeson goes out for blood to retrieve his daughter who is in danger. The action scenes are wonderful, and the entire movie keeps you on the edge of your seat. It's a movie that I'd definitely recommend. FIVE STARS

Pink's Bad Influence----It's a Catchy Songgggg!

Gosh, I loveeee Pink's CD. This song ROCKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Pink's "Bad Influence":

Update on our House-Hunting Adventure

Um, we've been house-hunting. A few Saturdays ago we visited a possible home to purchase. It had been built in 1920---four bedroom, two bathrooms, 14 acres,etc... It was a lovely home with hardwood floors that I would have slid on with my socks while alone at home..lol. But, they quite ruined the house by putting some siding on it. Normally, I don't mind the siding on homes. Many homes look good in it. But it sort of demolished the authenticity of what the inside of the house looked like. While you were indoors, it looked antique and quaint. However, the exterior didn't match the interior. Our real estate agent didn't know much about the place, and I do believe that we frightened her too much with our boldness. First of all, the house had an attic and I was dead-set on seeing it. So as soon as the caretaker turned on the lighting on the stairway for me, I zoomed up the stairs into the vast darkness of the attic. The realtor kept telling me to be careful, go slowly, and that I should wait for my husband. I told her that I'd be fine. She hesitated halfway up the stairs and then retreated back, unwilling to reach the top. As soon as she saw Leigh headed towards the attic (minutes later), she told him that I didn't listen to her to wait. Leigh replied...she never does...lol.

When we were touring the laundry room, Leigh found a hole in the floorboards. It led to a cellar, which no one knew of. Leigh went down the steep stairway to find that there were tons of canned preserves dating back to who knows what year! It was pretty funny to see the realtor's face when she asked where my husband was, and I pointed towards the bottom of the house. Her eyebrows were raised in shock. I do believe the way that she was carrying on that we were daredevils.

A Classic Song by Don Williams

Okay, I've forced myself to make time to blog. Life's been a bit overwhelming for the past few months since work takes up about 90% of my time, especially now that we are tutoring after school. However, I decided to take a breather for a few mins before I have to start dinner, grade papers, and organize myself before tomorrow. I heard this song on the way home, and since I've always loved it, I'm posting it here. Here's Don Williams singing "I Believe in You" on the Hee-Haw Show:

Workshop

On Monday of this week we had a workshop in Corpus Christi. It was nice being at the Radisson hotel RIGHT BY THE BEACH!!!! We dined at a restaurant overlooking the water, and one of my colleagues swore that she saw a whale. (It ended up being a very playful dolphin.) We went outdoors to enjoy the sun and surf for a bit until our lunch break ended (which was much too soon!) However, it was beautiful and calming scenery. And it wouldn't have hurt so much had we been one of the tourists enjoying their free time on a quiet beach with just a few beachgoers. How I longed to have a thick novel in my hands, reading to my heart's content by the water.

Livin' On The Edgeeeeeeeeee

This week has been topsy-turvy. It feels as if the workloads are getting heavier and heavier and there's no light at the end of the tunnel. So I decided to place all of it on the back burner for right now 'cause I needed some downtime. Some time to breathe...ahhhhhhh. Blogging and Aerosmith's music always gets me back on track. So I frantically looked for my jams, and here's one of my fave songs.....yeeehawwwww!

Aerosmith "Livin' on the Edge":