Does anyone else thing it's strange that John Roberts gets to be chief justice right from the start? I mean, there are a bunch of other people that have been patiently waiting their turn, then this guy comes out of nowhere and cuts in line! Isn't there some kind of order to this whole "chief justice" thing?

Our Shady Lane Drive house went onto the MLS today! We finished working on it over the weekend (actually Greg finished working on it, he should get all the credit). The project has gone very quickly; we bought the house last month and now it's ready to go! Anyone want a house in College Park? Here is some before and after pictures: http://bpdvd.com/shadylanealbum.html

I'm happy to say that the bee's nest that had been plaguing the pups has been removed. I have been busy working on a new garden planter box thing. Last year when I planted the garden, I just mixed in some fertile soil with the dirt that was already there. This lead to a meager crop. So I spent Sunday digging a big hole where the garden once was, laying down newspaper (which prevents weeds from growing and helps trap water in the soil), and putting big boards around the outside of the plot to hold in the water and soil. I'll start growing some new stuff as soon as Home Depot restocks their seeds.

Howdy! I have some new pictures. The first few are ones my dad took of my sister, Lindsey, when she was in town a few weeks ago. Then we have Emily sleeping with all the animals (Morty is in the leopard print pouch). Turtle and Morty get along great now. Morty will jump off my arm, onto Turtle, and ride on his back. It's very cute. The last picture is the reason we can't let the dogs into the backyard anymore. It's a huge yellow jacket hive, about the size of a softball.