Posted on Tuesday 26 August 2008

Earlier today Vanessa and I were driving back from a meeting and I had to swing by my house to pick something up. These little sheep live just a little bit up the road from me and I always like to look over and see what they are doing. Well today it was absolutely pouring the rain and when I looked at the sheep this is what i saw. They are all flat against the barn.. hunched up as close as they can get so that the over hang keeps them from getting wet! That’s the only covered spot in their field. I have never seen an animal try to get out of the rain before.. well besides my cats i guess.
I thought it was hilarous so we stopped right there in the road and took their pic so I could share with all of you. I didn’t know whether to feel sorry for them or congratulate them for being smart enough to realize that if they stood under the overhang it would shield them from the rain! You go sheepy’s!
Ok in other odd news.. on our way back to the office Vanessa and I pulled into the car wash so I could get my umbrella out of the trunk.. you know to minimize the drown rat look as much as we could. We pull into a stall at "Smillin Billies Car Wash" yes that is the actual name of it and after pulling in I know why Billie is smiling. As soon as I opened the car door it was as if we were at a party. There was music blaring over the loudspeaker.. i can’t remember the exact song.. but it made me dance back to the car with my umbrella as vanessa and I giggled! Music to wash your car by… i like the idea and if I should ever get a whim to wash mine (its probably been more than a year since i even attempted a wash) I will definately take it there for some good times music. Maybe they will even be playing "carwash" at the time to give me some motivation!

Since I can’t be there to meet her in person yet Jeremy keeps sending me lots of awesome pics of the new little princess Abby!
This was her first ride in the car.. on her way HOME! Yes the Allenbaugh family are now safe and sound at home and doing great.
Isn’t she a doll. I could just squeeze her!
Apparently Petey likes to wear Abby’s hats. Jeremy says he can’t keep him away from them!
It’s almost hump day! The long weekend is almost in sight!
smart sheepy (at the carwash)

symbol with her! One day she will appreciate that.
friend who brings them goodies and have become quite accustomed to her nightly visits. So tonight she hops the fence to bring them some left over bagels. She decided to only give them half and save the other half for tomorrow. As she is walking back toward the fence she felt an excruciating pain in her buttcheck and was knocked down on her knees. She turned around and was face to face with a furry friend who apparently was not happy about only getting half a bagel so he butted her! He hit her so hard with his little head that he knocked her down! No fear she is ok and was laughing when she left me the message. However her tushy will be sore for a few days. She said when she got up she screamed "ouch" and hit him in the head with her bag of bagels! Oh if i could have been a fly on a wall.. or a bagel in a bag to see that scene!
From there Manny was transferred to Lara’s car so she could take her to the conference center to meet Stacey and Vanessa. Of course from the moment she got in the car I had texted a pic to everyone so they could see Manny’s adventures and Stacey and Lara did the same. We got responses like "take care of my girl" and "wow manny’s on the move where is she going?" Lara wasn’t as cautious or maybe she brought out Manny’s wild side because she didn’t buckle up! Lara texted us this picture.
She arrived at the conference center where Stace and Vanessa escorted her inside. Unfortunately due to her lack of arms and small shoulders the merchandise she was supposed to model didn’t fit and they were unable to use her. Although she very much enjoyed her day out of the house.. manny on the move! After a hard days work she let her hair down.. or took it off rather and crashed out in the back of Stacey car. She is still visiting the Beverly’s and recovering from her o so exciting day!
Ok.. so this is what it looks like when you fight a dresser drawer and the drawer wins! Friday morning while getting ready for a work breakfast I pulled out the top drawer of my dresser. I was in a hurry to not miss Manny’s big debut and trying to get there on time. I dressed and turned around to walk out of my bedroom forgetting that I had pulled the drawer out and turned right into it. I hit so hard it almost knocked the wind out of me and made my teeth chatter. Ray heard it all the way from the living room. By the time I made it to the breakfast this lovely pump knot had already started to form. Of course we had a good time with it. Lara and I even held objects up to it for size comparissions. I was told I looked like a klingon and a unicorn. My head is still sore, but luckily it didn’t really bruise!
And last but most certainly not least at 3:51 today my god child Abagail Rowen was born!!!!! Here she is our adorable princess! Linz called me earlier today to let me know she was in labor. She went in the
hospital at 7:30 this morning. The bad part is.. she had been up since 4:30 a.m. with a virus! I don’t think I have ever heard of anyone getting a bug the same day they go into labor. She sounded exhausted, but ok. The doctors gave her some meds, but they wouldn’t even allow her to eat ice chips because she had been throwing up so much. I haven’t talked to her since the baby arrived, but I spoke with Jeremy this afternoon and everyone is doing great.