New Orleans part 2 + some

Well I am back from Miranda’s Graduation. Ellen Degeneres spoke at her graduation and I must say she gave a far superior speech for a graduation then I had ever heard. You can view if for yourself, it is about 10 mins long but total worth every min. I just wish my collage graduation would have been this cool.

http://ellen.warnerbros.com/videos/?autoplay=true&mediaKey=8731a688-b87a-4d14-9252-b790154f193d.

The Graduation class for 2009 was the class that got evacuated from Hurricane Katrina during their first three days of being there. They then had to go a semester to a different University elsewhere in the US.

I have been very busy the week befor I went to New Orleans I worked a total of 60+ hours so I total forgot one other small update

DISCLAMER PAULA AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT DOES NOT WANT TO KNOW THE SEX STOP READING NOW!!!

I guess I felt that sense Breana told everyone she was having a girl I would tell everyone we or having a boy. Can I just tell you what a good friend Breana is. She is six weeks behind me. I found out when I was about six weeks and called her as soon as I found out. Well a good friend will get pregnant with you right. :D

And more pics of New Orleans

New Orleans

I am New Orleans for Miranda’s graduation from Tulane. She is getting her Masters in Public Health. Good Job Miranda. I just thought for now that I would share a few photos.

Boat Camping

We took the sailboat out on an overnight cruise this weekend. We launched the boat at about 4:30 in the evening, and sailed away from the dock. We sailed for about an hour to the far end of the lake.

Captain Keri, and first mates Coaly, and Zephy piloted the boat down the lake under sail while crewman DrewBee tended the trimming of the sails.

When we turned the corner into the Coleman Arm we came into a wind shadow. We thought this would be a good time to douse the sails and motor up to the end of the arm where we anchored near a slalom course.

The water was like glass all night. We woke to the wake of a bass boat rocking the boat at 6:00 am. Apparently there was a fishing tournament today and boats were out early looking for fish. Shore was only a short dhingy ride away for the puppies to go potty.

Keri spent a lazy morning rowing around in the dinghy taking photos before we headed back to the marina. We sailed briefly on the way home but the wind was mostly in our face so we just motored back to the dock where we packed up the boat and drove it 2 blocks back to Jerry's house where it is parked.

(keris edit: LAZY Whatever I rowed my arms off.... walking up stairs is anything but easy... It wasn't lazy last weekend when you had to row!!) ;)

More photos from our adventure are here on Picasa.

Studio work take 1

Miranda thought that I should have my pic taken by a pro while I am in my current circumstance I decided that I could do it myself…… maybe she was right.

Puppies in a boat

Today was a bright sunny day in Coos Bay, with the temp hitting 65!!!! I know I know, but I still got a little sunburn, and I don’t remember the last time that happened! Drew and I headed over to Lakeside and played in a row boat and kayaks. Of course we had to bring the puppies, they loved it. I think I could name 100 easier things to do while you are nearly six months pregnant. The Row boat was fine, I didn’t even get tired. Though I don’t know what Drew was complaining about the whole time, :P



Getting into the kayak however was a different story. I pretty much had to just roll of the dock and hope I landed in the boat. I have had many more entries in to a kayak, all of which were more stylish. Such as descending off a cliff on a rope into a kayak, that was a 50 foot drop without a problem…. This was six inches and I am sure I made a bigger slash this time.



Then to make things even more exciting, I added two dogs to my boat.



Well I only had the puppies in my boat for a minute, then I gave them to Drew. All I needed was a dog on my bladder while I sat confined in a hard plastic boat.

Five Months

Everyone has been hassling me for a pic so here it is.

Update: Well it has been about five months of constant vomiting but it has at less subsided to first thing in the morning. I now get to deal with the physical pain of bending over and look forward to when I can’t put on my own socks anymore. :( I mean what if my sock line bothers me and I can’t fix it????
I have been pretty busy working for the hospital and teaching for the Red Cross (again) other than that all is the same in coos bay. Ohh my Parents did buy us the crib we wanted. Thanks mom and dad!!! (Dunn's and Miranda!!!)

IT’S AAAAAAAAAAAA pat????

If you think back to the early 1990’s you will know what I am talking about. At this point we have an indeterminable gender AKA it's pat!!

Miranda came to visit!!! Zephy ate her Ibuprofens!!

My sister Miranda came from New Orleans to visit for the weekend. Friday I went to Eugene to pick her up and by the time we got back to coos bay it was kind of late so we did not do much, after all tomorrow was Saturday.



First thing Saturday morning we went to the gym. (Fun I know but I had to teach water aerobics and I don’t like to work out if I don’t get paid for it. Hint, why I still teach after all these years. Oh and a free membership dosen't hurt either. Anyway, after the gym we went home to take a shower and somewhere during all of this Zephy got into Miranda’s room, raided her purse only to pillage her bottle of ibuprofen. She chewed it until the lid popped off (luckily Miranda only carries around a few pills in her purse just in case she needs them while she is traveling.) After Miranda was finished with her shower she found a masticated bottle of pills on her bed and one pill with the coating licked off, the rest were gone. She yelled, “Is Ibuprofen OK for dogs to eat?” Within just seconds Drew is on the internet and I am on the phone with the vet. Turns out two is enough to shut down an eight pound dogs kidneys (good thing she is fat and is ten pounds but, that is a different story of which I think I would need a separate blog to bitch about but I am sure Miranda would not have any qualms sharing that story) Anyway the protocol we both obtain from different sources to give her a spoon full of hydrogen peroxide (which is like ipecac for dogs) but of course they will not like this so you may have to make her take it, they should also throw up right away. Just as a precaution we made Coaly takes some as well even though it is very very unlikely, after all she will not eat anything that she thinks tastes bad and she will not chew on bottles. She also never leaves our side because she is a neurotic little dog that has to be within five feet of someone at any given time. After forcing Coaly to take some hydrogen peroxide she started throwing up a little within seconds. Zephy on the other hand liked it, and ate four spoon fulls and wanted more. She just sat there like nothing was wrong. Here is a list of other things Zephy likes; Wine, beer, cranberry juice, scotch and whisky... I could go on but. So we took her up the ER vet and she did finialy throw up. Now all that we could do was wait until the vet got there so he could put her out and give her activated charcoal. (Of course activated charcoal is the first thing she dosen't like to eat).

Meanwhile we decided to take Miranda to Cape Arago and Shore Acres. Unfortunately it was so windy and rainy that it hurt to take your head out of your hood. I guess 50 – 70 miles per hour wind gust are not pleasant when you are standing near the edge of a cliff.



So with the weather being so horrible we just went back to pick up Zephy and take care of her for the rest of the day.



Sunday Zephy was feeling better so we went to Newport to meet Trevor and Erin for lunch at the Rogue Brewery. Then off to Old Town Newport where Miranda saw Sea Lions for the first time. The weather was much better and we even got a single scoop of ice cream to eat while we watched the sea lions. This ice cream shop was kind of weird and a single scoop was actually a double. We were all to chicken to order a double to see it was three or four scoops, I mean we couldn't eat that much ice cream. On our way back home Miranda and I went to Sea Lions caves while Drew fell asleep in the car with the dogs. And to think he only had two beers.

(EDIT: Hey it was Sunday afternoon! Im allowed to take an afternoon nap with the dogs!)





On Monday we tried to do everything Coos Bay has to offer, well for the most part anyway, we didn't hit the casino. I took her to see the lab that I work at. Then we took a walk around Empire lakes.



Then on to the board walk and eating lunch at Subway.



Bastendorf beach.



Shore Acres.



Simpson Beach.



The botanical gardens.



Four wheeling at the dunes and a two second ride on the beach. I should have checked the tied schedule because I think we went right at high tide and the waves where way to close to the truck for my comfort.





Sadly on Tuesday I had to bring Miranda to the airport. I threw up the whole ride and made her drive. Needless to say, I think she was almost to Chicago before I slowly made it back home.

It snowed in Coos Bay!!!

It snowed in Coos Bay! Well it looked more like someone spilled a small white slushy on everything. It did not seem like snow to me. None the less this “snow storm” was the big talk around town. Every March for some reason there seems to be a “Big Snow Storm” wherever we are living and I would like to compare some of these Storms really quick.


3-9-2009: Coos Bay Oregon, Do you see the snow???


3-15-2006: Salt Lake City, The hood of Patty the Pathfinder.


3-3-2007: Salt Lake City, Drew digging out a pick nick table while snowshoeing in the Wasatch Mtns.


2-18-2008: Salt Lake City, Coaly playing at the park.

Basically I am just saying that there isn’t really a need for Coalys Gore-Tex snow suit on the Southern Oregon Coast.

And one more of nome in May 2005 just just for Miranda

Coaly's eyelashes

Coaly’s eyelashes could be out of control!!! Well Drew thinks so anyway I think they are cool. I only wish I had eyelashes like hers. They are 2 ½ inches right now!!! They have been cute a few times but I generally ask them not touch to them when she goes to get groomed unless they look like they are becomeing a problem. They don't seem to bother her i was just wondering if anyone elses dog has really long eyelashes?