Keri & Company

Happy Anniversary to us! We made it! According to Matt, we've beaten the average marriage duration in the United States! If we can make it 5 whole years, we can make it to 50!

Matt and I took ourselves out to Sebastians to celebrate our 5th Anniversary!
My goofy smile says it all. The last 5 years has been great!

The operation commenced with the retrieval of the expert. She's a bit camera shy - how can you blame her? She's a hero! She happily climbed into the "Linc" to begin her journey of rescue and rehabilitation for these little eggs.
After warming up the "little ones" for the night in Kelley's handy dandy incubator, Scott was unsure yet confident in giving up his foster kids to a better home.
Cooper: the culprit. Look! He's starting to attack me in this pic!
Cooper feels a sense of nurturing and sadness when he realizes his new "brothers and sisters" were leaving him for a better place. He says good-bye one last time.
The proud foster parents, Scott and Katie, before the big good bye.
One can only feel comfort, confidence and excitement while looking at this pic. These eggs are off to a bigger and better place on a farm in Rosendale where they will thrive and succeed in their short duck lives. Thanks, Kelley!!!

Okay so I might seem like an obsessed pet owner by posting so many pics of Stanley, but when you have an awesome frickin' dog like him, you just can't help yourself. If you think I'm going overboard now, wait til I have kids!

It looks almost as if he's being blessed by a higher presence in this picture!

Trying to enjoy the sun and warm weather in the backyard.

These two lovebirds have been happily married for 34 years today! Yay! This pic was taken a couple of years back, but the spark and excitement displayed here is still very evident to this day!They age gracefully don't they? Love you, Mom and Dad!!

This Friday, Matt and I attempted our first ever fish fry. It was quite exciting and overall a great success! There were only a couple mishaps - the backboard of the basketball hoop was smashed, the oil overflowed onto the driveway, and we burned a batch of crappie. Will we attempt this again anytime soon? - Probably not, but it was nice to do something different for once.

Hmm... I just wasn't sure how this night was going to go. Was the fish going to be good? Will the fire be big enough? Will people show up? Will this frickin' mountain zit on my chin ever cease to exist? No one could be sure.

Good old Stanley couldn't wait for "his boys" to arrive so they could throw the tennis ball endlessly for him.

First to arrive were Pete and Brian. It was beautiful weather! Pete was often times caught airing out his armpits, and Brian on the contrary was acting tough by dressing for winter weather.

Let's get this party started! The Zank family hoop really saw action that day! This was just the beginning!

After showing off their talents and athletic abilities, the boys decide to come in for a well deserved rest.