An update of sorts

Long time, no blog! Here are a few tidbits from the world 'o' Butts:

Caleb has now completed a family medicine rotation, ob/gyn rotation, and is now working on an internal medicine rotation. He has a few interesting stories to tell already. From my point of view, this year is WAY BETTER than the first two years. He still has to study at night, but it's no where near as bad. Yay!

At school, we just finished the 1st quarter and I really can't believe how fast this school year is going! In the past, it has seemed like the year drags, but it is flying by for now. My students are all really good- I'm super lucky- there are just a ton of kids in each class.

My garden that I planted way back in the spring yielded NOTHING. Big shocker there. I quit watering and tending to it mid-summer out of anger/frustration. About four months ago, I did throw out an avocado pit and it amazingly has rooted, so it's possible I will bear a lone avocado. I love a good harvest! Bah ha!

In other news, I've had PJ Joey on a choke collar (complete with spikes that dig into her neck when she lurches) for about two weeks now, and it was the best $16 we've ever spent. This purchase was made after she lunged at another dog while on one of our walks. Usually, I just yank her back, but that particular day, when I went to lug her back, I tripped and fell on the ground. She continued lunging toward the other dog with me still attached to her leash, so she ended up dragging me on the ground all the way across the street. Four cars had to stop while I was pulled across the pavement. We got the dogs untangled, and PJ Joey and I walked home bloody and I cried the entire way. It was bad at the time, but now I think the whole scene was probably pretty hilarious. For the entire week after "The Incident" I put PJJ in my version of a Boot Camp, which basically means I didn't smile at her. Let's face it- I'm a terrible disciplinarian. My children will be wild, I'm sure of it.

Other than those brief updates, we are staying busy and just really content with how life is going. Hope everything is going spectacularly for you as well!