Today we celebrated Maya's 3rd birthday!
I took Maya to the vet last week for her yearly check-up (and shots) and she got an A+! I actually really enjoy taking her to the vet now because it reminds me of how far she's come. She was really sick when we rescued her from the pound and just a few days after we brought her home she got so sick that we had to take her to an emergency vet clinic. The vet said that she would have died if we hadn't brought her in that day and that her blood work showed an infection count that was much higher than he'd ever seen in his life. You'd NEVER be able to tell that now, though--- she's happy and healthy and has turned out to be the best dog ever!
Like last year, we invited some of her friends to a nearby baseball field to celebrate her birthday. Three of her boyfriends came to her party, Buddy (westie), Baxter (lab/weimaraner puppy), and Buster (german shepherd mix). Good times were had by all.
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In non-canine news, things around here are pretty slow. I presented my thesis research at the 25th Anniversary of the Association of Christian Economists conference last Friday. It was my 4th and last conference to present it at and I'm glad to be finished. I also turned in a term paper last week and now it's downhill to graduation. I'm supposed to be meeting with my thesis advisor to move forward with getting my thesis paper published somewhere, but I'm enjoying the free time too much to take on a task like that--- at least for this week.
Our co-ed rec softball team remains defeated (as in, the opposite of undefeated) but it has served as a good outlet for Kolby's mounting baseball obsession. That boy is getting out of control. I came home from school late one night to find that Kolby had grilled hot dogs for dinner in honor of opening day. By himself. He also joined a fantasy baseball team for the first time, causing me to regret introducing him to my friend Robbie who in turn introduced him to fantasy baseball. We stay pretty busy around here watching ALL of the Texas Rangers' games.
Oh, and I never got around to making a post about our trip to Wimberley (just south of Austin) for Easter. We had a wonderful time celebrating with Kolby's extended family and enjoyed a round of golf, plenty of baseball games in the yard and a whole lot of egg-tivities. Here's a picture of part of the gang, which also included Mimi, Kassidy, and Uncle Michael.
So happy belated Easter!
After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb...The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said." -Matthew 28:1, 5-6
