Time to dust off the old blog and write a little something! I know, everyone has been holding their breath for this...;) I would have a lot more posts up if I didn't get made fun of for wanting to put every cute thing Malone does on here. Let's get something straight. Yes, I know Malone is just a dog. Yes, I used to make fun of crazy dog lovers. Yes, I am now a crazy dog lover. But at least I only post pictures of my own dog, right? I'm not that crazy, right? A little support here?! I don't have any babies, so he is MY baby! I just want everyone to know that I am aware and I poke fun of myself at my obsession with my pup. Glad that we're all on the same page!
That being said... Check out Malone's cute Halloween bandanna:
He didn't like it at first, and the only way I could get him to look at me was to say, "Treat!"
A few weeks ago, Levi's work (Marketstar) had their big annual party. This year they treated us to a night at Boondocks. Even though we don't have kids, we still had a great time (at least, I did!) Free food, unlimited bowling, batting cages, go-karts, laser tag, and a $5 game card. My favorite was the batting cages. My skills surprised me and impressed Levi. I want to do batting cages more often next summer.
Marketstar is notorious for taking care of their employees, and have really great incentives. We've gotten our fair share of treats: an ipad, movie tickets, gift cards, etc. But during the raffle at the party, we received our coolest prize yet: a 47" Vizio TV. It was very exciting and I couldn't believe we won.
We are definitely spoiled!
After Malone finished his puppy class, we decided to put him in the intermediate class. Aside from a few set backs (Malone got bit the second week, but made a quick recovery/He has struggled with learning his tricks) we are proud to announce the newest graduate from Petsmart Intermediate Training. He learned to "Go to his place" (which is supposed to be the mat by the back door), "Stay" for 1 minute, play dead which we call "Bang!", "Be sneaky" where he crawls along the floor, "Did you stinky?" where he looks away in shame, and a lot of other tricks that he's not very good at doing...
Way to go Malone! Now on to the Advanced class...
I have also received a new calling in our ward. I'm now the Secretary in the Primary Presidency. I've been teaching in the Primary for the last few months, and I've really enjoyed it. I had the best class ever. However, I felt I wasn't going to be teaching for too long, and I was right. I'm excited to still be working with the kids, but happy to not have to be teaching every week, since I teach all week long!
Levi is about to finish his CNA training, and will be one step closer to enrolling in nursing school. I am so proud of his hard work, and the sacrifice that he is making for our family.
