Roller Puppy

I wrote an amazing blog post last night...and then I forgot to save it because I couldn't figure out how to load the video. Basically it went something like this...

What a better way to spend a Monday night and a loooooooooong and sleepy day of school all day loooong. Homework shomework.

We have been taking Wunbi to this place called Murry Park at least once, sometimes twice a week to try to socialize her. There are a gazillion things for her to discover, roller bladers, cyclists, runners, walkers, kids, walkers, a dog park a a big dam bridge. Wunbi can't go in the dog park yet, it's too scary for her. She has met an armadillo, walked across and swam in the Arkansas River, and discovered that roller bladers and skateboarder are the most scary things in the world. I'd like to think that her socialization is working. The first time I wore my Heely's a while ago she was terrified. She ran and hid and jumped on high things to be safe. So last night when I put them on she just wanted to play with them. I even let her give them a try.

The video is a bit long but you have to watch the whole thing to see Wunbi's shot at Heely's.

Funny Arkansas story of the day. I was in Pine Bluff for my practicum project today. It's a sad sad town. Rated by Forbes as the third most impoverished city in the US a couple of years ago. Poverty is one of those things you just don't get until you see it. Anywho that part isn't funny. What is funny is the whole bloody town smelled like sausage. Yes that's right sausage with a hint of dirty lake and those weird smelling trees in blooming time. No offense to the Bluff but if the town smells like that I don't blame people for moving out. On another weird Bluff note, on the way to the college down there we passed a restaurant/store sign-Pork Butts 1.49. WTF??? Who is going to buy Pork Butt???

Life is tough in the Bluff and I'll leave you with that.

Coming up..the naming the house contest.

back to life, back to reality, back to the here and now

Hello friends and family. It’s been a long time since we’ve wrote a blog and now that we’ve returned from many long hours of driving through nothing more than desolate landscape, we are excited to say that we have arrived to our Little Rock home. After twenty-three hours in a car one might think that sitting, relaxing, and rejuvenating is the farthest from the most desirable activity. But, we’ve been doing much of just that. Oddly enough, I (Jamie speaking) have had plenty on my mind and many plans to accomplish all kinds of lovely homemaker types of things yet I've found the comfort of a cozy bed all too perfect. Especially considering that our heater was broken when we first arrived. The thermostat was off the charts and I’m guessing it was close to 30 degrees in our house. Needless to say, we spent much of our first day cuddled in bed as we waited for the repair man to fix the central heating system which is apparently located in our back yard.

Anyhoo, Heidi and I have recently noticed that the two scars on Wunbi's snout have dramatically increased in size.



Day we adopted Wunbi


Wunbi during Christmas break.

We found this letter by Wunbi's bed...


Dear People,

I recently found out I have hair filled cysts on my little snout/face. The amazing vet here in Little Rock says he will take them off for a small fee. As poor grad students, my parents, Jamie and Heidi, are trying to raise the funds to help me fit in with the other dogs at the dog park. I am feeling ostracized and now they are starting to really bug me, the hairs in my snout that is. Let my parents know if you can help my cause.

Love, Wunbi

Our poor little puppy has been scratching her face for the last couple weeks until it is bloody. Where she scratches most, there is a hole that is noticeably growing hair. The vet says that cysts like hers are most common on bigger dogs and that it is a fairly simply surgery. If anyone wants to help Wunbi feel a little more like all the other dogs, any little bit of cash helps.

Love,

US

P.S. As part of my New Years resolution, I plan to be a much better blogger. So, keep visiting!