Gymnastics

So Hailey got gymnastics lessons from Grandma for Christmas (early present) so we went to Target today and got her 2 leotards that were on clearance. Here are a few pictures of her in one of them; super cute if I do say so myself!

He's here to stay

Well, it's official, I went over and signed paperwork and wrote a check. Hunter is ours now for real. We've decided to keep him, so he'll be here to stay.

Dog

So, today we got a dog...on a trial basis anyways, if he doesn't work out, we can return him after a week. He is a Lab/Great Dane mix and is 12 months old. He is 97 pounds. We named him Hunter. I will post pictures later once I find my camera, but he is really cute. He is also a really sweet guy.

tonsils

I have tonsillitis. NO FUN.

Horses

So I went to the ranch in Andover again today and rode Sally, the horse that I am potentially going to lease. I actually remembered to bring my camera and take pictures this time so I have 2 pictures for you all to have a visual reference. I didn't really have much to say I guess, just wanted to show you the pictures!

Here Sally is right before I tacked her up and rode her

Camel Spiders

So this isn't anything new, but I just heard about it and thought it worthy enough to share with those that also haven't heard about it. So apparently there are these creatures over in Iraq and that area called Camel Spiders. They are HUGE. One of the guys that goes to our church used to be a Marine and supposedly broke his rifle trying to kill one. These spiders (which actually aren't spiders, but are in the same family as scorpions) are nocturnal and prefer shade in the daytime. I guess they can run 10 mph and scream when they run. I would have nightmares for a long time if I was ever chased by one of these--ick, I'm getting shivers just thinking about it. Also, (again, supposedly, I haven't officially checked this out online, but heard from people), when they bite, they numb the area with a built in anesthetic of sorts, and since they are nocturnal, they apparently have been biting soldiers while they sleep at night. But that isn't the worst part, after they bite, they feast on the flesh. So some people wake up with chunks of skin missing. Great, huh? ICK!

How about an updo?

So I was poking around on the internet and came across these hair creations by Artist Nagi Noda. Um, wow. I have absolutely no idea how he did it, but it is pretty much amazing.