Driving with Taris

Taris spent the month of September in New Jersey on a TDY for an assignment coming up next year.  He learned a new language, culture, driving, and shooting.  He had a great time, but loved the driving and shooting part..of course.  He didn't take any pictures, but he did take some video of his driving lessons.  (I watched Army Wives and one of the soldiers had a mini video camera for her and one for her husband so that they could send video messages to each other.  I bought Taris one and made him take it with him to test out.  Above is the result.)

Corn Maze

I have always wanted to do a corn maze...it just screams fall.  Well, a local farm has opened up with a five acre corn maze with other activities...corn cannon, hay ride, cow train, etc.  The farm is Sweet Season Farms and they are located on the outskirts of Milton so if you live in the area...I totally recommend.  Taris and I had a great time.  It was very worth it, although we both agreed that it would be so much more fun with kids.

Taris about half way through the maze

Me...in the corn

The Maze Design

Taris is Home

Taris has survived his month of fun in New Jersey at Fort Dix and got home on Friday.  He had a great time and took lots of awesome video.  Look for it soon.  I am working on loading it onto the computer now.  Stay tuned...

TPLO

Abbie finally had her TPLO surgery...also known as ACL reconstruction. I was foolish enough to have it done on Taris' birthday which just made me more nervous of the outcome. She came through with flying colors and I brought her home on Thursday. She is doing awesome now and should be back to normal in no time! I have included pictures from the day I brought her home.

A look at the surgery site

This is how she felt with her collar on

She was NOT happy with me

The Office

We had our security and robbery training at work on Thursday.  Before we started we watched this clip from The Office to remind us what we could end up like if we don't actually pay attention and absorb the material.  Super funny!  Enjoy.

SlingBox

So for Taris' birthday I got him a Slingbox.  For those that may not be familiar, it is a device that hooks to the tv and "slings" your live or DVR images around the world to your computer.  In honor of Taris being out of the country for a year, I thought that he might enjoy the option to keep up with some creature comforts.  He is already using it and is only in New Jersey.  His birthday is on Wednesday, so I will keep my birthday thoughts until then.

Abbie's ACL

So I took Abbie to the doctor for her consultation for her ACL surgery. I had to pay $100 for the surgeon to tell me that my vet was right and she needs surgery. (Boy I am glad that we squared that away!) The surgery has been scheduled for Wednesday, September 23rd...Taris' birthday. I will let everyone know when she is finished and out OK.