Dreaming of vacation?

It's been a while since I have posted. Work has just been crazy. Every day there is something that changes. Actually it is more like every few hours something changes. I still remember when I first started in this industry eight years ago, they told me that change was a way of life. And now more than ever, I can really understand that.

So many companies have gone under. Many people have lost their jobs, including some of my friends. These are definitely trying times. I am very fortunate and thankful that I still have my job. I honestly have not decided what I would do next should my job not exist anymore.

One thing that I would like to do is take a whole month off as vacation. I would never have that chance if I was working. Somewhere tropical and warm would be nice. I am almost excited thinking about it. However, I really hope and pray that I won't be able to take this long vacation. A job is a nicer paradise right now.

Griffin is growing up fast. He will be four years old in a little over a month. How fast the times flies. I feel like the next time I make another blog entry, he will be going to kindergarten. It's still so odd to me to think that I am a parent of an almost four year old. I don't feel any wiser or more grown up. I am sure that I am wiser but I still feel like a kid myself sometimes. Maybe it is becuase I am single. Either way, I hope that I have been a good father to Griffin and will continue to be a better father. In the end, that's all that will matter to me.

Just some candids

Welcome Back Home Buddy!

This morning I got a phone call from my brother while I was at work. The City had one of our lost dogs. I was so happy. After 12 days, I just assumed they were gone forever. Especially since they all had tags with my number on them.

I went to pick up Buddy from Animal Control. Although I was happy to see Buddy, I was disappointed. The lady who turned him in claims that she called me and I told her that this was not my dog. That would not make any sense. Why would I report the lost dogs, leave their tags on, then claim that it was not my dog. The police said that it was kind of suspicous that she would not give her name but somehow knew mine. Then I found out that it would cost me $110 just to get my dog back. There were all these bogus fees. But what do you do? It's the police department.

Anyhow we are happy to have Buddy back. On a sad note, I did return Web to his previous owner. She was glad to have him back. She really wanted to keep him but only sold him to me becuase of my situation. It's okay becuase we haven't grown too attached to him yet. We will still miss him though.

Friday the 13th

It was a mixed day on Friday. At first I thought that I had beaten the Friday-the-13th curse. Instead I was having good luck. Work was going well. I had lunch with my friends at work. It was Friday and all was great.

When I got home, the bad luck began. I had picked up a new bag of dog food shortly before coming home. I had our dogs out in the backyard, like I normally do. So I went to say "Hi" to them. Normally they come running and are so excited to see me. Something was odd today. There was not a sound when I opened the sliding glass door. I looked around. All the dogs were gone. I looked everywhere. I thought maybe my brother put them back in the house. Still they were nowhere to be found. I called my brother and confirmed that the dogs had been in the yard when he left the house.

I drove and walked around the neighborhood. No sign. I was so sad. Then I thought of how sad Griffin would be when he finds out the dogs are gone. All the dogs have tags with my number. I prayed that maybe they somehow got out of the yard and someone would call me. I even checked with the city animal control center. It has been three days and no phonecalls. So at this point, I assume that someone stole our dogs, or that they found them and decided to keep them. It's disheartening.

This morning I called a breeder who I got one of our old dogs from. Luckily she had a chihuahua puppy for me. I have decided to call the new puppy, Web. Since Griffin thinks he is Spiderman, I thought it would be appropriate. So as we say goodbye to Buddy, Burrito, and Princess, we welcome Web.

More Camping Pix

Camping Trip

Griffin and I are back from our camping trip with my family. It was beautiful and we had a great time. I just wished that we had more time to spend with everyone. Also, it would have been nice to have a day or two to just relax before going back to work. Travelling alone with Griffin was pretty tough. I am sure he didn't like it all that much either. Nevertheless, we all had a great time.

Different Faces

I haven't posted much lately. Here are just some silly faces that Griffin was making. He really reminds me of my nephew, Michael, when he was a little boy.