Baltimore National Aquarium

Just got back from a trip to Maryland.  I traveled to the DC area on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.  Not good planning on my part, but it all went OK if you don't count all the delays.  I made my bus, which was all that really mattered.

First of all, I spent a week in Emmitsburg, MD at the Emergency Management Institute for an Advanced Public Information Officer class.  Excellent class, top-of-the-line instructors, made great contacts and some new friends...and the best thing was it was FREE, sponsored by FEMA.

Then on Friday, Paul flew out to meet me and we spent a few days exploring Baltimore.  The National Aquarium, courtesy of a friend's mom who works there (thanks, Paula!); the Baltimore Basilica; Mount Vernon; Falls Point; the Inner Harbor and of course, a ride on the water taxi to Fort McHenry.  Paul was even patient enough to let me shop at Filene's Basement, and H&M!  We saw a great band at Power Plant Live as well.  Don't remember who they were, but they drew a big crowd and played a wide range of music.  Baltimore is apparently the land of the 32-oz beer; Paul was in heaven.

Test - posting from my phone

I think I learned something new today so I have to try it. This is a picture of a moose I took from a friend's deck earlier this winter...testing to see if I can post from my BB...
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Test posting via SMS text

Drake Rooks

Please check out this website: http://www.drakerooksfund.com/Home_Page.html

Drake went to Pinedale High School. I missed the fundraiser on Saturday, but they've made it really easy to donate via PayPal. Please help Drake "Get Back on His Feet."

Quick Daisy Update

Here's a few new photos of Daisy. She's growing like a weed! This one is in the back yard; she loves to hide under the deck.

Playing in the mud. She looks miserable, but she actually was having a ball!

Paul and Daisy at the Frisco Marina. She was the star attraction. It's amazing how many total strangers will come up and talk to you when you have a puppy!

Meet Daisy D!

Well, Paul won out, and we are getting a puppy. We were originally supposed to get one of the males, but when we went over to visit them a couple of weeks ago, the littlest female was such a character that we were really drawn to her. No one else wanted her because she was the runt, but she seems healthy and she definitely holds her own with the rest of her littermates. We were never 100% sure that they showed us the same male puppy every time we went over anyway; they are all the same size, don't really have any distinguishing markings, and the owner didn't put collars on them or do anything else to indicate which was which. Plus none of them had the personality Daisy does.


We had a name picked out for a boy, but not for a female. So when we were driving home after visiting the puppies, I was trying to think of what a good name would be and decided she looked like a Daisy. I didn't say anything to Paul because I didn't want to affect his decision between a male or a female. Then out of the blue he said, "So you really like little Daisy, don't you?" I got cold chills, because it was just too much of a coincidence!


So meet Daisy D_______ (last name witheld to protect her privacy). I like to think she picked us.

June Posting #2

Not sure why Blogger is so fussy about photos. I always have some sort of a problem. Anyway, here's the rest of June's photos.

These are pictures from our county-wide Emergency Management exercise. The scenario was a school bus vs. vehicle carrying unknown hazmat liquid. I was only supposed to do the public information piece for the exercise itself, but at the last minute (literally) I found out I had to be the PIO for the "incident" as well. I'm sure I learned more just being thrown into it than shadowing another experienced PIO, so I'm actually glad it happened that way.





OK, and here's the pictures I know everyone was buzzing about (that's you, MOM...and Leslie...). This is the potential new addition to our family. They were born May 25th, so he was 2 weeks old in these photos and their eyes had just opened.


I haven't committed to anything yet because I'm still not ready, but Paul really wants another dog. I've cried more in the last few weeks, just thinking about "replacing" Bogie...but I'm trying. They won't be 8 weeks until July 20, so I have a little more time.