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Dorre Info . . .

So what should you know about me, other than I what I've already listed below.  You can see I'm quite crazy about Paul and my animals.  Our life pretty much revolves around the pups (yes, even the bunnies are sometimes lumped into the pups category).  I just wish we could spend more time together, it seems like were always so busy, we even work some on the weekends and that really cuts into family time.  I am also very lucky to have a mom and sister that are willing to travel to visit us (it is a little hard to travel with the 3 sometimes, although Rocky is getting better).  So we get to have them visit with their dogs quite a bit.  Yep, I said dogS plural, check my blog for pictures of the new addition, Molly, she's a cutie.

Oh, and for fun, don't forget to see KENYA!!

Colorado Road Trip . . .

 We had an amazing time driving up to Colorado.  The scenery (with the exception of the West Texas nothingness) was glorious.  Plus it was just what Paul and I needed.  I think Wicket & Cranberry enjoyed themselves as well (Momo and Rocky stayed with Mom, Momo had a blast with Dom & Molly)  Check out the pictures here.

NC Christmas Trip . . .

 We had the best trip to NC.  We got to stay with all the dogs and Glen & Margie's new house (it is a great house).  We had so much fun with Megan and Sadie, and we really got to relax.  While we were there we saw family, ate spicy chicken biscuits, went to Boone, saw snow, ate at the Dani'l Boone Inn, and just had a good time sight seeing!  Check out the pictures here.

My wonderful husband . . . .

Yes, Paul, he's the greatest :)!!  He's a Ph.D. student in Computer Science with an emphasis in digital libraries and computer human interaction at Texas A&M University.  You can visit Paul's little home on the web here.  This is a picture from our first kayak trip at Lake Bryan, it was awesome!.  We have been married for two years in September, I'm so proud of us!  You can still check out the wedding pictures here.

My Animals . . .

So, it all started on my 7th birthday and I got a dog . . . now I can't imagine my life without animals. And because I couldn't live without dogs around me, we adopted/dog napped 2 puppies from the Sheep Center at TAMU.  The manager out there was threatening to have them destroyed because they were mutts and would be aggressive and mean (as you can see from the pictures they are not!).  We named the boy Wicket (he looked like and ewok when he was born) and the girl Cranberry (she was a big round baby).  We brought them home on Christmas day of 2003 and have loved having them with us.  They've definitely changed our lives, and all for the better.  I have another bundle of fur, often referred to as a bunny, named Hamilton. When my old bunny William passed away Pooh got so slow and depressed we were certain if we didn't get him a companion he would just waste away.  So Paul picked out a little gray ball of fire he named Eeyore (and starting the 100 acre wood tradition).  Unfortunately when Eeyore went in for her spay she had an adverse reaction to the anesthesia and died while in surgery.  The next week we went to the pet store Paul and I were devastated but the pull to the baby bunnies could not be fought and I ended up holding this adorable calico baby boy bunny.  Well that was just the breaks, I couldn't put him down so I headed to the counter with my bunny.  Turns out they were getting old and were on "sale" so that convinced me he needed our home even more.  As we were waiting to pay his name became Hamilton, I don't know why, that's just what his name is.  Paul decided he needed a middle name and Hamilton became Hamilton J.  We don't know what the J stands for, but he's Hamilton J.  Since Pooh Bear died Hamilton has been spending lots of time with the dogs inside, but we are still hoping to adopt another rabbit to live with him.  All his life has been spent with another bunny and we don't want him to get lonely.  Right now we've got our adoption application in on HRRN in Austin, but we haven't heard anything yet.  Well, the adoption route didn't work out, they only adopt females to live with males (they feel males are more prone to fighting) and the only ones I really liked were males.  As fate would have it Oreo (the rabbit we had rescued and given to my mom) was not getting along with her new dog Domino.  So it was perfect timing for us to take her as our dogs were all quite adapted to living with bunnies.  Mom had already gotten her a cage identical to Hamil's so it was even better, they just sit side by side in the puppy room and get to go play in the bunny run outside together.  We built a cool three story house for them to climb up and down through called The Warren that stays out in the bunny run, so they are pretty spoiled.  They have 10' x 8' of rabbit freedom and hate to come back inside.  There is also a small menagerie of fish in my beautiful 55gal tank, they are just so great to watch.  They definitely give one a peaceful feeling.  Rocky ("my dog" from home) moved in with a year ago in March and is 11 yrs old.  Its great having him here (ok, ok, also a little stressful, we weren't quite ready for 3 dogs) and I'm determined to spoil him rotten, that's if he ever slows down enough for us to try.  Haha, so not being ready for 3 dogs 2 years ago we went and added yet another.  This was the dog Paul has wanted forever, a speedball named Gizmo (I call him Momo).  And as much as he is Paul's dog he's quite the mama's boy.  He likes getting a hug every evening and following me whenever I go to our room or the bathroom (he's in love with toilet paper rolls).  He has been quite the interesting addition to our house and we all have a lot to learn still.

 

 


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