Rice Family

...and they are all sleeping! Including the dogs. This is heaven.

This has been a really crazy weekend. Thursday J got a call from a breeder he had been speaking to 3 or 4 months ago. We were going to go look at a puppy of his (with no real intention of buying) back then, but when we called the breeder said he just sold the last female 2 hours previously. Then on thursday he called to tell J that a buyer backed out last minute and J has first chance at getting her, so Friday we went to see her. She was discounted for us (and b/c she is older now, I think) and much more affordable - and so we brought her home, and her name is Sugar. Sug (shoog) for short. She is very sweet and calm, and listens really well. She is a yellow lab, and for all of you who have read the book or watched the movie - yes, we bought the "clearance puppy"! And actually we stopped at Blockbuster to return some movies and a big Marley & Me poster was in the window and M said :"Is that a picture of Sugar?" - I hope not! Saturday was the last 50 cen...

I would like to mention a few I liked: Slumdog Millionaire - this one has a good story, but J didn't like the way they made it. It's one of those movies that tell the story backward - beginning with (almost) the end. Yes Man- this is a funny one (of course). Bottle Shock - This one is funny and has a good story, but it takes a little long to play out. Still, I like it a lot! There were a few others, but now I can't remember them

J let me cut his hair with a mohawk, but he only left it for about 2 hours...just long enough for pictures.

Here are some pictures from the circus on Saturday. M really didn't like how noisy it was and so covered her ears the whole time. She really liked the elephant ride, though. (with Jodi, Charlotte, and Jess.)

I just wanted to contribute to the "you know you're a mom, when..." list: when you or someone says "Paprika" and you think of Mr. Pepper and Mrs. Salt's daughter. When empty Pampers boxes and wipe boxes are piling in the corner.