Introducing Rosie

My birthday was great as was Valentine's Day. Spending time with my friends and family was the best part about it. The worst part about it was that I was really sick. Last Monday and Tuesday I was sick in bed instead of at work. I made it to work the rest of the week but it was hard when I felt so horribly. The doctor said that I had an upper respiratory infection and gave me medicine to help with the cough. He felt that if I could get the coughing under control then I would stop throwing up. That medicine didn't do anything for me but I'm getting better anyway.

Corky and Riley got new toys this week. Corky shredded his green clover and Riley is so attached to his pink bunny...so attached we named her Rosie. Corky doesn't like the squeakers so he shreds the toy to get the squeaker out of it. Riley, on the other hand, loves the squeaker and has been squeaking Rosie constantly...annoying Corky to no avail. Since giving Rosie to Riley, he can't be without her. He sleeps with her, carries her around the house and growls at Corky when he tries to take her away. Once, he couldn't find her and started crying and running all over the house, frantically looking for her. He is such a cutie.

Ben got an email from Front Range this past week that really seemed to encourage him. They emailed him to ask why he wasn't pursuing his degree when he is so close. Apparently he has less than 12 credits to complete before he has his AA. We didn't know that he was so terribly close to achieving it...and was beaming when he told me this. That's the first time I've seen Ben so excited about anything having to do with education.