Allergies. Shmallergies.

For those of you that do not have any allergies -- I envy you. My allergies are making me miserable! I'm afraid I developed a sinus infection so I scheduled a doctor's appointment for tomorrow morning. Hopefully I'll get some antibiotics to knock this thing out.

We had another eventful weekend. I returned home from Washington D.C. on Friday night about 9:30pm. Preston and Sloane came by for a few hours since they were out celebrating her birthday. On Saturday, Brent and I ran some errands, packed our bags and got on the road to Oklahoma to celebrate his grandmother's 80th birthday. We literally got to the TX/OK border and Brent's SUV downshifted to 2nd gear... not the greatest feeling when you're cruising on I-35 at 75 mph and then suddenly drop down to 4o mph at 3000 rpm. The only solution was to tow the truck back to Dallas so... we rode along in the tow truck with our 75 year old driver. He was actually quite interesting and I enjoyed hearing of his days working on the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and serving in the Army while living in Alaska. I digress. We drove my car to OK on Sunday and ate lunch with Brent's family. It was a really nice visit. JAC and Isabel are growing too fast!! All of the pictures will be posted to our SmugMug page soon.

The Kids
Lulu, Elvis and JT are still adjusting to the house. Lulu is moping around crying because I was out of town last week for work and then gone most of the weekend. I spent some quality time with her tonight and she's feeling better. :) Brent took JT to the vet today because we noticed he's experiencing hair-loss on his back. Turns out, he's under a lot of stress with the new house and it doesn't help that he is spending more time outdoors. Once we get the dog door installed, both of the dogs will be able to come and go through the garage and yard. Elvis is looking pretty slim these days. We boarded the dogs last week while the back patio was built and apparently, he didn't eat much while away. I'm not worried though, because he's making up for it now that he's home. :)

House Update
The backsplash in the kitchen is coming along nicely. I'm really pleased with the tile we selected. Tomorrow they will add the grout. Here are a few pictures... the top one is the left side of the kitchen and the bottom pic shows the hole where the cooktop will be placed (you can click on the pictures for a larger view).


Also, a backsplash was added to the master bath vanities. It's the same riverstone used on the border of the floor and shower wall.


More pictures of the house will be posted soon when I'm not so wiped out... hopefully I'll be back at 100% in no time.

Hugs and good night!
kk and db