Week 17

 Welcome to week 17 and enjoy this week's pictures--It's a fun one.

May 116- Monday, 4/27/26

We just had this new bakery open up in our neigborhood over the weekend so I stopped by coming home from work to pick up a few samples. I also received my mask in the mail for a Masquerade findraiser we'll be attending soon.

Day 117- Tuesday, 4/28/26

I'm normally working remote on Tuesdays but had to be on-site today and while waiting for friend to mto find me outside I had this squirrel visit.  He was so cute eating his little snack without a care in the world.  We have so many squirrels on campus and now even more with the new spring batch.  Then back at home I put up a new spring wreath on the door which I find to be very welcoming.

Day 118- Wednesday, 4/29/26

Today on our walk I spied some good patterns around the hood.  Ther were the very colorful ones on these pretty flowers and some moncromatic ones on these tree branches. Nature is full of wonderful sights.

Day 119- Thursday, 4/30/26

At work I brought in a birthday cake for one of our students that requested a cake with fruit.  This is a lemon berry cake I made and he really enjoyed it as did eveyone else.  It's a perfect refreshing spring cake.

Day 120- Friday, 5/1/26

Wow! How did that happen? It's already May! and what a busy and evntful start to a new month.  Today was our One Health Institute Annual Meeting full of many good updates, inspiring talks and scientific presentaions.  I especially love the grop picture because it is rare to have all involved in one place to get a picture like this. 

Day 121- Saturday, 5/2/26

On to the next event! Were hear supporting the fundraiser for the physical therapy place John goes to.  The money is given back to the clients to help pay for the treatments or equipment they need--non of which is cheap and a lot not covered by insurance so it's a great cause for those with spinal injuries who really need the help and a fun way to generatesome funds for them.

 Day 122- Sunday, 5/3/26 

Whew! What a week and now on Sunday we can relax and just chill.

The great catch up contimues--on with the next coming soon!

Week 16

Welcome to week 16 where the clouds and the chill in the air came back right after a super hot day yesterday.  It's that time of year when mother nature can't make up her mind

Day 109- Monday, 4/20/26

 John gave Bailey a tummy rub while she laid at his feet and chewed on her beloved green bone--this is heaven for her.  Not long after I took her on a walk just outside the neighborhood so we could get a better view of the impressive rain coulds.  I'm also glad we bundled up because it was chilly Also enjoy how green and fresh everything looks because once summer hits it will all be dry and brown from heat stress.

Day 110- Tuesday, 4/21/26

Here comes the rain for the morning anyway.  The skies cleared and the sun came out just in time for dog training class and we we're back on campus again.  It was a small class because of the weather uncertainty but still fun and good to get out.

Day 111- Wednesday, 4/22/26

These two--they keep us entertained for sure.  After work I found Rusty in a head-plant nap right outside Justin's room and downstairs Bailey was wide awake and ready to play.

Day 112- Thursday, 4/23/26

Today was "Take Your Kids to Work" day and our lab set up our usual interactive booth to help inspire the kids to care about the environment and be aware of environmental threats including diseases that can harm the animals, humans and even entire ecosystems.

Day 113- Friday, 4/24/26

TGIF! We eneded the work week with a very nice sunny day for us and also for Justin up in the Humbodlt area.  He sent me this cute picture of him by some flowers near his place. Later John and I watched this Nexflix movie I've been wanting to see with Sally Field and it was really good but had me in tears. Also reminds me of Justin who has been facinated by these creatures all his life.

Day 114- Saturday, 4/25/26

 John's bay-area friends threw him a late bithday party at a really nice reservoir located between them and us. Too bad this was the day the weather turned back to windy gloom after such a beautiful day yesterday.  It was so cold out but we still had fun. Back at home Rusty was feeling the cold too and was found curled up in a nice warn blanket tent.

Day 115- Sunday, 4/26/26 

Thankfully we did end the week with less clouds, more sunshine and no wind.  Hopefully this sets the tone for next week.

Catch ya there!

Week 15

Welcome to week 15 which panned out to be a cloudy and cool spring week.  Take a look at this week's pictures:

Day 102- Monday, 4/13/26

At work they put in this statue of a horse made with wooden branches which is actually pretty cool but not easy to photograph since the busy backgroud can be seen through it at all angles.  Back at home one of my rose bushes has really taken off and will need to be trimmed back soon but in the meantime I'll enjoy the delicate pretty blooms.

Tuesday 103- Tuesday, 4/14/26

Rusty on the prowl in our master bedroom while I change after work and then later Bailey is ready to unload from the car to start her dog training class on the UC Davis campus.

Day 104- Wednesday, 4/15/26

Back in January I accepted a Research Lab Supervisor position recently created for our OHI lab space and this week have been going through a required people management training class with a cohort of other newly minted supervisors.  It was 3 full days and today was our final day.  The best part was that I knew a few of these people already which made it more fun attending friends.

Day 105- Thursday, 4/16/26

When I get home from work Bailey likes to curl up next to me and nap until it's time for us to go on her evening late afternoon walk. Today, after her nap, while on our walk we came across these very vibrant and beautiful flowers soaking up the sun. 

Day 106- Friday, 4/17/26

TGIF! It's been a long week trying to juggle training off-site and still needing to get lab work done but thankfully I have a great team that rallied to keep us on track.  After work I made a quick stop at the store to pick up pizzas we can customize and pop in the oven to enjoy while continuing to watch this Handsmaid's Tale spin-off that recently dropped.  It's nice to finally see where and what happened to Hannah all these years.

Day 107- Saturday, 4/18/26

This morning I was able to spend some quiet time with Rusty before letting the dog in.  He loves that because when she is in he can't really cuddle with me unless we're tucked away in another room so I do try to make sure he gets some alone time with me at least once a day and on weekends a little extra. Later, since it is nice out--not too windy, not too cold and not too hot yet--I worked on pruning our overgrown flowerbeds out back.  I tell you once spring hits and the yard wakes up it takes no time at all before it becomes a jungle.

 

 Day 108- Sunday, 4/19/26 

Today was a bit more relaxing and I'm glad we did yard work yesterday because it's really warmed up and would have been too hot out today.  You can tell Bailey is hot by the way she is all splayed out on the cool floor also positioned nicely close to the ceiling fan above.  For Sunday dinner we enjoyed some fresh made mexican food with orange-cranberry margartitas.

Another week come and gone!  See you for the next one soon.

Week 14

 Welcome to week 14 and take a peek at how it all went down.

Day 95- Monday, 4/6/26

How my day started and how my day ended. Justin is still around here for an extened break and he was kind enough to get this picture of Bailey and I at the park which turned out super cute.

Day 96- Tuesday, 4/7/26

We celebrated John's birthday today at one of his favorite Mexican restaurants- Zocalo in Sacarmento.

Day 97- Wednesday, 4/8/26

Wednesday at work  I was sorting through a shipment of blood samples to test and then after work reluctantly stopped off to get gas--these prices are no joke!

 

Day 98- Thursday, 4/9/26

There is a storm brewing and the clouds are moving in but it's still warm and baumy out. The lighting was also good upstairs so I snapped a selfie and really like how well my eyes match the floral pattern on my top.

Day 99- Friday, 4/10/26

TGIF! Here come the rain--just in time for the weekend.  Perfect for settling down to watch a scary movie though.  Cheers to the weekend!

Day 100- Saturday, 4/11/26

 It REALLY poured today! This meant a lot of time spent inside getting chores done.  Justin made us essspresso martinis for his last night with us before heading back to Humboldt tomorrow.  Hopefully the weather will be better for his travels.

 

 

Day 101- Sunday, 4/12/26 

It still rained a good bit but the sun also did try to come out in the afternoon.  At least this gave me some time to build one of my Lego sets I got for my birthday back in January.  The hamster turned out so cute and will be going to work with me tomorow.  It was also a good day for dog cuddles and Justin did make it back up north just fine.  We'll see him back home again mid summer.

Hoping for a dryer week coming up but at least it hasn't been too cold just super wet.