29 on the 29th

A quick thank you to all the folks that acknowledged my birthday with a card, phone call, gift, etc. I love you all dearly...especially the ones that sent gifts! :) Just kidding...kinda. I wish I was smart enough to somehow pass along the voice mail I received from Meredith Grace Moreland (who almost shares a birthday with me) it is really sweet and will likely be saved for a long time.
And speaking of folks that share birthdays...a shout out of some sort is in order to Cousin Megan, whose life I "ruined" on her 3rd birthday. Siggie Cara who I believe prefers to celebrate most similarly to me...with as little fanfare as possible. And JFK, Jr. may he rest in peace.

BJ got off a little easy this year, considering I purchased a fairly expensive purse a couple of weeks ago and told him that could be my gift. 'Cept don't forget I'm a brat and I sent him a link for a bracelet that I wanted...so I got that too. Perhaps the biggest surprise of all...was from my parents. No, it wasn't the little bunny garden statue (a homage to my previous post)...nor was it the Texas flag that I requested. It was the SIZE of the Texas flag!! I guess they thought it best to drape our entire house with it! Oh they do know me well...

(actual size)

survival of the fittest

Call us lame. Call us bleeding hearts. Call us weenies. We don't care. We love all the animals that live in our backyard and in the park just beyond our fence. We especially love Marshall. He is the baby bunny that lived under our deck and let BJ and me pretend he was our pet. BJ fed him cracked corn, carrots, ginger root...by fed, I mean BJ would scatter it on the ground and Marshall would cautiously creep out to eat it while we watched.

Much to my dismay, I came home from work, gas station, grocery store and Jun's for takeout only to find our sweet Marshall in our sweet Ruby's mouth.

I love that girl (and her sister) more than just about anything, so I don't think I was able to make my voice stern enough or point my finger stiffly enough to make her understand that it was NOT OK...especially when her ears lay down and her sad face breaks my heart. I mean, she's our little huntress, it's her nature, right? Dern Darwinism.

Alas, Marshall still resides under our deck because Ruby dropped him under the stairs and I don't have the cojones to go get him. In his memory there is a red solo cup emblazoned "MARSHALL" in black sharpie on our kitchen counter that will likely remain until the trash truck comes again next Wednesday.

it's that time of year again...

(click here to enlarge)Last year I sent a mass email to friends, family, acquaintances, etc. -- soliciting money for the CFF walk. This year, BJ and I won't be in Amarillo to participate but I wanted to be sure that you all know contributions are WELCOME! Considering how much we love Lance and the rest of his family, this "cause" is near and dear to our hearts. Janice is linked over there on the side or get in touch with me and I'll get you to her.

job security

BJ got me paranoid about my previous post so I deleted it. Today I have a different rant.

From the Amarillo Globe-News:

California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban

The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court has overturned a gay marriage ban in a ruling that would make the nation's largest state the second one to allow gay and lesbian weddings.

From the Colorado Springs Gazette:

California's top court legalizes gay marriage

By LISA LEFF
Associated Press Writer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- California's Supreme Court declared that gay couples in the nation's biggest state can marry - a monumental but perhaps short-lived victory for the gay rights movement Thursday that was greeted with tears, hugs, kisses and at least one instant proposal of matrimony.

Some of you may be thinking I'm freaking about the gay marriage thing, but NO! Read carefully. Since when in California the largest state?? Granted, both newspapers got their stories from the AP...and perhaps they're referring to the population...and I know that Alaska is technically bigger by land mass, but COME ON what about TEXAS?! I'll stop.