Busy Week

It has been a busy week. I've done some new things this week . . . one that was really fun and one that I thought I would never say that I've done. First for the fun one: Wednesday LeAnn and I met at The Dinner A'fare and prepared meals together. You pay for 12 meals so we each made 6. They have all the ingredients at different stations in the store. You go to the station for the meal that you are going to prepare and follow the directions they have posted at the station. You prepare everything in ziploc bags and then wrap it all up in Saran wrap and place the directions for cooking in the package so it's ready to place in your freezer when you get home. They also give you a sheet that gives you suggested sides to serve with your main dish. LeAnn and I really enjoyed it and I plan on going back again sometime. Joe and I had the Buffalo chicken with blue cheese dressing Friday night. I also prepared Stuffed Chicken with Spinach and Red peppers, Caribbean Tilapia with Coconut Rice, Honey-Vanilla Glazed pork tenderloin, Walnut and cheddar stuffed pork chops, and chicken tetrazzini. Yummy!

Now on to the new experience I wasn't planning on . . . Joe took Bud to the vet on Wednesday for his annual shots and the vet told him Bud REALLY needed to get his teeth cleaned so they ran blood work on him to make sure everything looked o.k. since Bud would have to be under anesthesia and they also needed to get a urine sample, but couldn't because Bud had probably left his mark about 100 times at the front of the vet. So, guess who had to get a urine sample from Bud later that week to take to the vet . . . yes that would be me! They gave us a syringe to get the sample into a small container. So I just waited until he went outside and walked around with him and when he started to go I just placed a small bowl under him . . .what a hoot! Don't worry . . . . I threw the bowl away when I was done. So now I have that on my list of experiences in life!
Bud is scheduled to get his teeth cleaned on Oct 18. We also have to start giving him antibiotics 5 days before they clean his teeth because of the bacteria that has already built up . . . having a dog sure is expensive sometimes. . . .but what can I say . . . we sure do love him!

Today we went to the North Georgia State Fair. This is the third year we've gone with friends from church. We always go on the last day when admission is free and free rides from 10:00 to 11:00. Emily and I rode on the carousel, Joe and I rode the Himalayan and then Tara and I rode the Himalayan (I was dizzy after the 2nd time), and then Jason and I rode the ferris wheel. We got all those rides in by 11:00 so they were all free! We also had our share of fair food: corn dogs, polish dogs, roasted corn, boiled peanuts, and a funnel cake . . . good times!