and congrats to Em to getting into the grad school at the top of her list!
blessed in life:
*we finally worked out everything with our 2010 taxes (or at least we hope.) they took our money at least. I am also almost finished with 2011. woo.
*I got to see a full rainbow after a rainstorm at work the other day. what a wonderful reminder of God's promise.
blessed by rhett:
*last night, after an incredibly miserable day, rhett had planned a surprise for me after I got home from work. he bought 3 of my favorite foods (spinach artichoke dip, panda express, and cadbury eggs *hooray for easter*) and cleaned the house and set up a fancy dinner. we used real cloth napkins, wine glasses, and he pulled out my chair and served me. my favorite quote: "we have 2 choices for appetizers: spinach artichoke dip or dog's butthole." love him.
*rhett went to and got off work early so we could go to aquatica a few weeks ago. SO fun. we rode 14 rides in an hour and a half. best short date ever.
*blessed to still miss Rhett when he's gone. thank you to my sweet friend Angie for taking such good care of him while he's in Texas this week.
*we celebrated rhett's birthday by going out to eat, and watching Harry Potter (his gift from my parents). love that boy.
*in his sleep the other night, he said "I'm not a storm trooper."
*rhett says: "how do you spell guacamole?" me: "like it sounds." rhett: "so Q-U-A-C" me: "it's guacamole not quacamole."
blessed with pets:
*aggie is still doing well. we are so blessed by her veterinarians, who have poured out love and care to her and to us.
*I think also she is a dog caught in a cat's body. she sits on my lap, chews on my fingers, watches rhett pee, follows us around the house, and plays with everything. her toys include: the collar she can now wear because her cone is no longer a permanent accessory on her body, the bell on her collar, the fluffy collar she sometimes wears, and roscoe.
*roscoe has become so bad about begging that it is almost unbearable, but hilarious. it is, of course, our fault. but still funny. the best thing he has done is bring me a bone and set it on my lap, as if to say, "I'll trade you." and then they smell your breath like it's almost as good as eating it.
blessed by our jobs:
*more cool animal things I have had the opportunity to see in the last few weeks:
-a few months ago I had posted about the octopus shedding her sucker skin. the other day I saw her wipe her arms on the sea urchin to help get the old skin off. so funny. left the urchin kind of skinnish though. kind of like this.
-it was also cool to get to see a second polar bear training session. it was on a behind the scenes tour in the back den, from the ceiling. we saw johnny sit, and stand up against the wall...he is SO huge.
-so proud to be a part of this and this and this and this. all for the love of animals.
-on a penguin tour the other day, we got to see one of the aviculturist's hand-raised chicks chase her around the exhibit. so adorable. for the love of imprinting.
-on a behind the scenes tour the other day, my kids got to see a manatee rehydration procedure. so cool.
*I recently got a promotion! after getting the grades I needed on my tours, I got moved up to an Ed I! So I will continue doing my current duties, and will soon be doing field trips and sleepovers too!
*I came up with a cool idea to get to pick a few families to go get to see the penguins while their habitat is closed. it went over really well! I also got caught in a really great interaction with 2 little boys by my boss's boss's boss. he gave me a ticket for free lunch!
*I have had a lot of tours lately (which is SO awesome), I love getting to know the families and spend the day with them. In 3 weeks of work, I will have 8 VIP tours, 3 small tour shifts, and only 3 regular shifts in the park. I have also been blessed to have the privilege of meeting and "tour guiding" for this gentleman and this gentleman. cool.
*having the privilege to see each show in SW a million times, and it is still different every time. animals are so cool.
*working for a company where extra shifts available include: roller coaster testers post-inspection, and desensitizing stingrays to humans.
*being really excited by things like this. that book would be a great b-day gift idea!
blessed with laughter:
*me to penguin tour group: "so what do you think they use that fire hose for?" kid: "to put out fires?" touche kid, touche.
*seeing poor girl at aquatica wearing her swimsuit top upside down. that sweetheart neckline is for cleavage honeychild, not sag.
*seeing families with an obviously new camcorder, filming everything. including purchasing ice cream.
*why do fish live in salt water? because if it was pepper water they would sneeze all the time.
*why do flamingoes stand on one leg? because if they picked up the other one they would fall over.
*what did the judge say when the skunk entered the courtroom? odor in the court!
*this is funny.
*also, as plaguing as these have been lately, I still find them hilarious. here are a few:
blessed by family:
*we are looking forward to going to Destin with my family this summer!
*willie and carol (our adopted family) are such a blessing to us. they took us out to eat this past week, and we love them so much. prayers for them in this trying time of their lives.
*we are blessed by our small group, whom we had the privilege of sharing valentine's day with playing the newlywed game. we love you. we also got to celebrate the superbowl with some too!!
blessed by the Lord.
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change." -James 1:17
I have to say, that video about animal misconceptions was pretty awesome! I definitely thought daddy long legs were poisonous spiders...
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