Yes, I can post too

Shawnna here--So I've had a few people mention that the posts are all from Dan's point of view....and that although our title is "Indy Householder's", the content thus far is mostly about him. Well, here I am !! And yes, I have to agree with you, my description of the washer/Christmas tree disaster would have been much more colorful!

My dilemma is what to write...you see...not much exciting happens to me personally. I don't have any great accolades to brag about or kids to show off or great travel stories. Not that Dan is bragging...I'm quite proud of him and his accomplishments........Not that I don't consider my dogs and cats my kids (because I do!!).......And not that we don't travel....... I'm just not sure others want to hear about those things. However, sometimes teaching sex. ed. to middle school kids can be quite humorous. Last week I had a 7th grade boy ask me "what's menopause and why is it making my mom so nuts?" I nearly laughed out loud!! I just wanted to hug him, he was so sweet.

So.....for my first official post I'll do a Year in Review. (If I can remember the things that happened...thank God for pictures!!).

JANUARY-We spent New Year's Eve at home---I was sick.

FEBRUARY-As we've done for the past 5 Valentine's Day ...we cooked a nice meal together and discussed goals for the upcoming year. We had a crazy snow/ice storm. It was
so much fun!

MARCH- We planted early salad greens. And had Wetnight family photos taken.



APRIL- Tess got a new Pink collar.

And we participated in the Indianapolis Humane Society Mutt Strut. It was a bit warm for the dogs on the track, but we had a blast!! A BIG Thank You to everyone who donated. And don't forget to help control the pet population..have your pet spayed or neutered : )

MAY-Dan and I did the Mini Marathon together. (13.1 miles)

We went to Kevin and Nikkis' for Mother's Day with Householders.

JUNE-I spent I good portion of my time going to and from Brazil to help out with grandpa's chemo appointments.

JULY-I spent a week in Brazil while my aunt was out of town. The majority of this time was spent in the hospital with Grandpa.

My cousin Lacey was married.

We took the "Householder Family Vacation" to Colorado. There is a link around here somewhere so you can see the pics.

AUGUST: Spent lots of time in Brazil. All the pets had their annual checkups. Everyone's healthy.

SEPTEMBER: Back to work. Spent lots of time in Brazil. Whitt had her gallbladder removed. Spent a weekend in Wisconsin.

OCTOBER: Grandpa passed on Sunday the 28th. He was a like a father to me.

NOVEMBER: Grandpa was buried on Nov. 1st. My birthday was the 6th. We spent Thanksgiving at Grandmas and then a weekend in Wisconsin.

DECEMBER: Well we've had some snow and ALOT of rain.Blah! We have some really cute pictures of the tree and the cats, but they're still on the camera.

Merry Christmas and All the Best in the New Year!

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Good: To start off with some good news, today was a good day. I am finished with my MBA as of tonight. After three long years (3 and half with pre-reqs) and I am done. On top of that, today was my last day of work for the rest of the year. For two weeks I have nothing at all to do, except for the hopefully infrequent call from work (stupid 24/7 coverage).

The Packers improved to 12-2 and the Cowboys lose to fall to 12-2 also. Two more wins by the Pack and another Cowboys loss and the Packers get homefield throughout the playoffs.

The Bad: So was anyone else extremely disappointed by the puny amount of snow that we got this weekend??? Don't tell me 7-12 inches and then give me 4". On top of that, they are calling for 50 Deg on Saturday. http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/46217?from=36hr_fcst10DayLink_undeclared. Speaking of the Packers, my brother managed to get some tickets to the game this weekend, so he got to see Favre set the all time passing yardage record in person.

The Ugly: Last weekend, after a relaxing weekend, our Sunday night went like this: "Did you notice that the washer isn't spinning?" As I am crawling around behind the washer trying to figure out how to disconnect it so that I can attempt to check the like two things that I might be able to actually fix, we hear a loud crash. We scramble in to the living room to see our newly decorated Christmas tree laying on the floor. So, within minutes of a nice relaxing evening, we are scrambling to change the base on the tree, attempt to fix the washer, and of course, cleaning up water from both of these things. But, the tree is still upright after a week and we have a new washer. Guess these are just the things that keeps life interesting.

Almost finished

So... after three and a half long years, I am down to the final two weeks of class. Of course, this also means that I have a project and and three papers due within the next two weeks to finish the final two classes. But after that I will be finished with my MBA.

On Friday, Shawnna and I went to a reception for my graduating class. It was interesting to hear people talk about what they were going to do after they graduated. Some, like myself, plan on staying with the company that they are with. But a good number are looking to or already have changed companies. I'm sure that Shawnna enjoyed us reminiscing about people, professors and assignments. But, it gave us an excuse to dress up and go downtown (boring married folk and all).

Looking back on the MBA program, I have really enjoyed it and have learned a lot of extremely useful skills. It has given me a lot perspective on the reasons behind some of the decisions that my company makes and other companies make. That being said, I am definitely ready for the final class.