We got to see the puppies!/ Crawl for a Cure

Malcolm called us this morning and it was a great surprise to be able to see the puppies. He just brought them home to his place yesterday. We were there for about an hour and got to hold them, play with them, and listen to their snorting. It's amazing to watch as they pile on top of each other, trying to get to the center of the warmth. They tried to climb up inside our pant legs and knawed a bit on our shoes and exposed skin. We are thrilled to bring our puppy home, which will be sometime after May 23rd. We have changed her name a few times, but the front-runner is Lucy or Luz (pronounced loose), which means "light" in Spanish. One of our favorite teachers in Mexico was named Luz and Steve won't let me name a child that, but he likes it for the puppy.

Can you find all 9 puppies in this picture??

We're in the process of doing a few remodeling projects on the house including getting our wood floors refinished, which means we have to move out for a week. Many of you are probably thinking that we're crazy for doing them before we get a dog, but we figure it will be pretty hard to move out for a week when we have a dog. We will most likely be staying with Craig and Courtney- thanks Craig and Courtney (and Hero!). We will also be gutting the kitchen in the near future and hope to sell the house and "move up" sometime by next spring. We've been busy in the yard and have been having fun watching our flowers and plants come up that we planted last year.

Yesterday, we participated in "Crawl for a Cure", which is a pub crawl in Fremont that benefits Cystic Fibrosis. We had a great time with Matt Cain, Soren, the Skippers, Delgadillos, Galloways, and a few other friends of the Skippers- inluding Senni, who is their friend from Italy. It's very funny to see a drunk Italian- he kept trying to woo girls along the way and was very honest. Some of the girls are pregnant, so it was a bit different than last year when the girls were the life of the party. They are now the designated drivers... I'm sure that will be me one of these years.

Jenny on Erik Skipper's shoulders, Eddie Delgadillo (mouth open) and Senni from Italy

Jeff (Skippers met him in Jamaica), Matt, Steve, and Skip with their brown bag 40's at Norms