Gunner Bunner's 4th Birthday!

Today was a good day in the Cooper household! It was Gunner's 4th birthday! We celebrated by sleeping in, running in the backyard, treats, and extra kisses from mama! (Most of you probably think I'm crazy, but until I have kids, my dogs are my kids!) I was a little nervous this morning when I woke up to such a beautiful day because Gunner's previous birthdays have not been so pretty. The first 2 birthdays consisted of a destructive tornado in Columbus the first year, and a tornado warning (with no significant damage) the second year. His 3rd birthday yielded a snow storm in West Central GA that produced about 6 inches of snow. I was nervous because the weather on March 1st is always nasty, so I didn't know what to expect today...an earthquake or a wild fire perhaps? We made it through the day with nothing happening except for rain that began about an hour ago (with the threat of snow tomorrow). The day was closed out by a delicious doggy dinner consisting of boiled chicken with chicken broth over kibbles! It appeared to be delicious to both Gunner and Bristol. Yolonda had a canned salmon dinner as part of her celebration, which she also enjoyed. Gunner had a great day! He is looking forward to celebrating Bristol's and Yolonda's double birthday celebration on May 13th!

Gunner Bunner really enjoyed his birthday celebration...he is so sleepy!

Bristol is full and sleepy after celebrating Gunner Bunner's 4th Birthday!

Mmmm...that was a delicious salmon dinner!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GUNNER!!!

Roman Numerals...

A couple of weeks ago I had a few friends over to my house. During a late night discussion, my guests and I talked about roman numerals. Don't ask me how this came up, I don't remember; however, I specifically remember us discussing the roman numerals 3, 4, 5, and 6. Of course it was the standard discussion that I imagine most people have about roman numerals (not that this is ever much of a discussion with anyone), but we couldn't decide which was which. We finally reached a consensus that 3 is III, 4 is IV, 5 is V, and 6 is VI. Some of us were right (me being one of them :)) and some of us were wrong. After the discussion, we came inside. Someone pointed up to my wall clock in the living room and said, "Hey, your clock has roman numerals!" Everyone's attention was drawn to the clock, but we couldn't find the roman numeral 4, also known as IV. After several seconds of looking at the clock, we found it...


As you can see, this clock, that has been in my house for quite some time has the wrong roman numeral for 4. Not to mention, it has a very large gap in between 4 and 5, which is why it took us a couple of seconds to find the 4. I wonder who made this clock? I wonder if they even thought to do their research before putting the roman numerals on it? All of the other roman numerals are correct...why is it that the 4 has to be wrong? Now everytime I look at this clock I get upset. This is just one of those things I will never understand. It looks lovely on my wall, but it's wrong; therefore, I know what I'll be asking for on the next gift giving occasion.

Here goes...

Writing a blog is something I have been thinking about doing for a while. Up until not long ago, I had decided that I would not start a blog until I get pregnant; however, with the recent rumors about Facebook deciding to start charging their members for the service, I figured I would begin my blogging life. Not only will this give my friends and family a chance to "keep up with me," I think it will also be an outlet for me. Sometimes I just need to be able to share my opinion with someone other than David (I'm sure he will appreciate this too). You will find in future posts that I have a strong opinion toward many things, I'm frustrated by certain things in life, I love my dogs and cat more than most people, I have a very strong group of friends, I have a very close-knit family, I get pleasure out of the small things, and I would like to take over the world one day. I'm also hoping that this blog will force me to take more pictures, which is something that I don't enjoy doing; however, maybe if I prove to David that I will take a lot of pictures, I will get a new camera. Sounds like a plan to me! Welcome to my online diary...I hope you enjoy!