Fall & Winter are Here!

The receptionist at my work made an annoucement today over the intercom that the first snowflakes of the season were gracing us with their presence. All of my coworkers with windowless offices (myself included) gathered around the windows to take in the sight. Snowflakes aren't a common occurrence around here, so everyone was kinda excited. I can't believe that three days ago it was sunny and 70s, I think it is safe to say that the 70s are out and the 30s are in, bbrrrrr. Judging by the amount of leaves in our backyard its supposed to be Fall but it feels more like Winter to me. Daniel and I are waiting for all the leaves to drop off the trees before we bother raking. I have a feeling we will be outside raking all day Saturday and Sunday this weekend. Here is a pic of Cooper in the leaves. It is hard to believe that the last time the leaves fell he was just a little pup. He has gotten so big. Daniel weighed him the other night and he was 66 pounds. I think he still has some filling out to do.

As for Daniel and I, we havent done much in the past few weekends. Much of our time has been preoccupied with trying to fix a plumbing problem in our only shower. I have lost count on how many times we have been to Home Depot's plumbing department. That is one boring department! Up until now I have enjoyed gong to the hardware store. Checking out the appliances is fun, the hardware department, the power tools sections, I even find that the lumber section has a few redeeming qualities and it doesnt hurt that it smells good too, but the plumbing department is a snore. While we were out this past weekend we stopped by a local art center to see the "canstructions" that the local college engineer students put together as a benefit for a food charity. The theme this year was from Monty Python's Spamalot. The structures are made of cans, bags, and boxes of stacked food. Here is a photo of a castle and "Yosemite Spam" (the pupil of his left eye fell off and is on the floor in front of it). There was also a few pigs an cows and an entire flea circus. It was cute. Thats it for now.