First day of school intentionally has no picture (or at least that's what I'm pretending).

SCRUBBED the fridge at the old place. It looked immaculate by the time we were all moved out.

Back home! We ALL need a shower/bath.

Ollie gets some love from incoming college freshmen. What better way to start your college experience than with the best puppy ever?

Ollie begins his first camping trip.

Ben really loves this little old professor man who we see around campus sometimes.

Ben and Ollie share a serious manly cuddle.

Look! I made a happy face on the table with the water on the bottom of my glass! (ok, it's not terribly exciting, but we needed a break from Ollie pictures!)

Ollie says "Dad came home and now I get to sit in a pile of his stuff while he unpacks and repacks."

Ollie says "It's not what you think, mom! I'm just resting my head in dad's shoe."

My hair is getting long.

My computer is totally HOOKED UP.

(power cord, huge monitor, camera, keyboard and mouse, speakers)

busy day for ollie. went lots of new places, met lots of new people, and at the end of the day (after having watched videos about faith, the two legged dog), A tried to teach ollie how to walk upright... he doesn't quite have it yet...

My puppy may not yet know how to play outside, but he sure knows how to look cute outside.

I finally found something he wanted to play with today. Ice offers endless amusement! (well, until it melts....)

I worked today. 3-5th graders. I was lead and had an extra facilitator, so I got to float. Kids were great. Facilitators were great. The counselors that came with the kids were so negative and mean :( But we had a great day. Oh. And the picture is the shirt I wear when I work there. Too tired for anything else.

I wanted a cute picture of the two of us, but Ollie had different priorities.

Also, Ollie learns to play goalie.

We're both exhausted, but now I have a spray bottle.

This morning, we tried to go to a puppy play class, but got asked to leave 'cause Ollie was too scared.

I bought him a new toy afterwards. He really likes it.

Then I repeatedly fell asleep sitting at my computer.

Watching hulu on the big computer monitor.

Ollie's not so scared of it when he hides between the coffee table and the couch.

My mom broke her foot while she was walking ollie while I was at the final evaluation meeting yesterday. Totally crappy. But we had a nice visit to the ER together, and now she's learning to use her crutches right, and getting outpourings of affection over the phone from friends and family!

Final evaluation meeting for UB. It was in some fancy shmancy room with nice brunch. So I demonstrated my dead chicken napkin construction skills. Everyone was impressed.

my hair has been deciding to part in the middleish when i don't tell it otherwise... i'll have to remember to start telling it otherwise again.

my mom in her stylish jeans risking her life to help put away our kitchen stuff.

ollie's first video chat.

Ollie sometimes has green lasers shoot out of his eyes.

(Oh. and today we moved all our big furniture and a bunch of other stuff with the help of AMAZING friends and family.)

Ollie finds a new place to sleep.

Ollie cuddles and gets to know his new dad before Ben has to go away for a few weeks... Don't worry, Ollie, dad'll be back again soon!

ollie explores the sleeping possibilities in his new home.

whoops! left home at 7 am, gave a final exam, picked up a new puppy, bought a new air conditioner, home by 11 pm. DIDN'T TAKE A PICTURE.

I lied! I remember now. Pictures are on Ben's camera. I'll work on getting them....

breakfast. (yogurt, blueberries, honey)

some of puppy's stuff on the kitchen floor in our new place. in two days, puppy will come home and feel so at home!

sad to be getting rid of things that i love, but these two pairs of pants i bought during the sales on Bordeaux in the summer of 2002 are ready to move on to a new home.

also...

ben practiced for having a real puppy by carrying around our beanie baby puppy around in his back pocket while we moved.

felt a little sad to be buying blueberries that came from michigan to put in pancakes for friends who stopped in for the night on their way back from maine... where the blueberries are... well... yum.