Bread Makin'

My grandma gave me a bread machine for Christmas and, as soon as we moved into our new apartment, the bread making began.   I think I've already made about 6 loaves of bread in 2 and a half weeks!  I have to test out all the recipes and variations so I know which ones are my favorite.  I've also made good use of the timer feature, so I have warm, fresh bread when I get home from work or wake up in the morning. I absolutely love it!  Thanks Nana!!

Baxter's Redemption

Toren said the video I posted made Baxter look like a wuss, so I'm posting this one to redeem Baxter's doghood (at least the first half of the video should).

At the Dog Park

Poor Baxter spends a lot of each day cooped up in his crate, so we like to take him to the dog park every chance we get.  He absolutely LOVES it there.  He spends about the first 10 minutes sniffing and greeting all the dogs.  Then, he goes into prime Baxter mode: wreaking havoc.  He starts running all through the park, getting all the other dogs riled up.  He turns into the ring leader instantly (see picture 2).  The dogs start going wild!  And Baxter just can't get enough of it.  The funny part is that most of the dogs are at least twice his size.  Below are a couple pictures and a video from our last trip to the dog park.

As you can see in the video, Baxter does sometimes get a little pushed around by the big dogs, but he usually holds his own (see picture 1).  

Our favorite part about taking Baxter to the dog park is that when we go home Baxter is so worn out that he sleeps the rest of the day.

Get Excited...

Well, we've been busy as usual and blogging has become a back burner (as usual).  We do have a lot to blog about though.  To get you excited, here are a few things coming down the bloggin' pipeline:  getting hired as the math lab teacher at the high school, moving into a new apartment, taking Baxter to the dog park, and making the most delicious bread in my new bread maker.  Get excited!