Waiting For Vacation

Why is it that the last few days before vacation are always the longest? Our vacation starts on Friday, and it is taking forever to get there. I have a feeling, though, that the rest of the month will go very fast. So what does April (the month) look like around here?

April 3 - UCF school visit and an evening at Disney World
April 4-5 - Hang out in Vero Beach (mostly yardwork, hopefully beach time). Go to Lake Wales to give Dash to Mom and Dad for the week.
April 6-8 - St Simons Island, GA
April 9 - NOTHING!!!
April 10 - Kayaking on the Indian River
April 11 - NOTHING!!
April 12 - Parents come for Easter and bring back Dash
April 13 - Dash goes to the Vet
April 14-15 - Probably business as usual
April 16-18 - Most likely will find the Bennett's in Washington, DC for work
April 19-21 - A few days of normal work
April 22- BIRTHDAY!!! Going to Disneyworld
April 24 - Sun n Fun, Lakeland, FL (second largest airshow in the country) and hopefully dinner
Tampa with some cousins
April 28 - Finals begin for Mark

Wow, that kind of makes me tired just typing it all out. I can't wait for it all to begin!!!

Have some pumpkin

During our visit to the Vet with Dash this week, we asked if we should be concerned that he cries while using the litter box. The Vet just told us, "feed him pumpkin." When pressed, all she said was buy some canned pumpkin and feed it to him.

So we did. And he LOVES pumpkin. He ate it right up and came back for more. It was like a treat to him.

Then we decided to experiment and gave pumpkin to Daisy. She also thought this was a fantastic treat and ate about 1/2 a can.

Today they both went nuts over it again as soon as I opened the lid.

Who knew pets liked pumpkin? As for the original problem, we are still not sure if it is better yet.

Defend Thy Food, Dog!

Today Dash discovered a wonderful treat to eat...Daisy's food!! After Daisy eats, there is generally at least 3-4 pieces of food on the floor that she refuses to eat, because, well, it's on the floor.

Dash watched this with interest this morning and then went over to try some of this yummy food. Daisy saw this and started getting all mad at the cat (and us, for laughing at this sight). However, she made no move to eat the food herself, again, because she won't eat her food off the floor, but there was NO WAY she was going to be ok with Dash eating it!!

Later on we had to put Daisy's food up because Dash kept climbing in the bowl (yes, he fits) to eat the food.

We had expected to need to work at keeping Daisy out of the cat food, but this is a whole new twist!

St. Patrick's Day Question

So, do you not have to wear green if you have red hair? I was totally not aware of that until today when two people told me that. Huh? Who knew?

Dash's First Vet Visit

Well, the official word is that he is a healthy little cat. He is fighting an infection and worms he probably picked up from the nasty place we got him from.

The vet had to get the "baby scale" out for him. He weighs 2 pounds 3 ounces (but will probably lose weight when the worms are treated).

Everyone thought he was totally cute and such a good little baby kitten.

He only wanted to be held by Mark and fell asleep in his arms while we were still at the clinic.

Next shots in three weeks.

Everyone is home and happy. Except maybe Daisy...she will be going to the vet tomorrow.

It does sound funny

This morning I was making reservations with a hotel for our Spring Break vacation. This hotel is located right on the beach in Georgia. Beaches are, of course, popular for Spring Break. But, it did sound funny to give the guy my address, which has the word "beach" in it. For who would leave their beachside town to go to another beachside town for vacation? Apparently that is just how we do it.

So Saint Simon's Island, here we come (unless we can get a good last minute deal to Europe).

Practically Emotional

If you know you are going to break down sobbing at least once in a day, isn't it a good idea to just go ahead and put it on the list of things to do today? At least that way, once done crying, there there will be a sense of accomplishment. Right?

Computers go, computers come...

Mark's computer died a quick death on Thursday afternoon by way of a burnt up video card. This led us to need a new computer. We were able to get a great deal on a new computer that will work better for Mark for school (much more portable).

I have been wanting a wireless keyboard, which would greatly help my work. So, it seemed like a good time to get that as well.

And then...as long as we were getting a computer with a small screen, a big monitor would be nice. (The two screen thing would be nice for work, too).

So today we had a major technology purchase day and then came home and played with all our new toys!

I had to rearrange my desk for the new screen, but it is really nice to have. I also had to clear out the keyboard tray, where I had been storing all kinds of random things that probably have a better home somewhere else in the house.

(And I am still convinced the computer died because we got our tax return and our things decided the money needed to be spent)

Tequila Lime Pork Chops

We had this delicious marinade on boneless pork chops this evening. It was a big hit (also has been popular on chicken).

1 T fresh minced garlic
1/2 c lemon juice
1 t salt
1/2 c tequila
1 t pepper
1 1/2 t chili powder (I used chipotle powder and had a good kick)
1 T olive oil
(this was enough marinade for 4 chops)

Marinade for about 1/2 hour. Grill pork chops.

Yummy!!!

I served this with a side of fresh pineapple.

Meet Dash!

Dash was helping with work this morning..

...but he soon fell asleep on the job.

Everyone here loves Dash (except maybe Daisy).

We brought our new kitty home on Monday night. His name is Dash...which is very fitting, because he dashes everywhere. He has been a fun little distraction for us and we are both getting very attached.

Daisy and Dash

It is amusing to see a 120 pound dog play with a 12 ounce cat. So far no one has been stepped on and much fun is being had. (Pictures to come soon).