Weekend Update with your hosts Claire and Chris Wylie

Chris and I went to Grande Prairie this past Friday to do a little shopping. We of course, hit Michaels, and I, of course, did not leave empty handed. Scrapbook paper was 50% off so I had to get some of that, and then I bought some yarn to make a blanket for our new couch. We also went to Jysk and Staples where we bought a desk. Chris went to Future Shop and bought his much anticipated speakers. So we know longer have to hear about how much he wants speakers!! He has them, case closed! ;)
The rest of the weekend was comprised of mainly running errands, although Sunday afternoon we went to the movies and saw The Brothers Grimm, which was pretty good. The one thing that bugged me about it was that it is supposed to take place in Germany, but every single character had a different British accent!! It was entertaining, though, and that was what we were looking for.
Today we went and got BC driver's licenses, so I think we only have medical numbers to go, and that takes three months before we covered anyway so we have to hang on to the manitoba ones for awhile.
Puppy training continues. She is really good with "come" and is learning "sit". We're still working on the house training. She's getting better, but there are still plenty of little accidents to clean up! We've been leaving her alone for a couple hours each day to get her used to the idea, and she no longer cries so that is good news. She also has caused no distruction beyond ripping up a newspaper, which was our fault because we left it in her reach. No permanent damage, so we're pretty relieved about that. Hope it stays that way!!
Talk to you soon!

full details

Okay here are the full details:
Name: Scout Piper Wylie - Scout from To Kill A Mockingbird, Piper, well that one is obvious and of course, so is the Wylie
From: Dawson Creek SPCA
Birthdate: Canada Day, July 1 2005
Backstory: Her pregnant mother was found and brought to the SPCA where 8 puppies were born. Scout is the runt of the litter.
Skills: We worked a lot on "come" today and she is a millions times better at it than yesterday! We also took her on a long walk to and from Walmart today and she did great!! SHe is gettingmuch better on the leash. Also she had two car rides today where she did not cry, so she has now found her favorite spot in the car. Unfortunately it is on the floor in the front passenger seat so in a couple months she won't fit there anymore!
ANyway, we promise to try really hard and not turn this into a Scoutblog!
IN other news, we are thinking of a road trip tomorrow down to Grande Prairie since Chris doesn't have to work. We thought we would see what that town has to offer.
It has the nearest Michaels and I haven't been there since before the wedding which is three weeks, so that has got to be some kind of record for me!! Don't worry though, even without the nearby Michaels I still have about six projects on the go!!
Talk to you soon!

pictures of the puppy

Here's out little puppy!! Isn't she adorable? I hope you guys enjoy the pictures!

Scout Wylie

We now have our puppy. Her name is Scout and she was born July 1st,2005. She has four white feet and a white tipped tail. She has a white tummy, with a white strip down her chin and between her eyes. The rest of her is black, but the black is starting to turn grey so we think she might be part husky.
Bringing her home was the first time she had ever left the shelter since she was born there, and she was not too impressed with the car ride. She cried most of the way home, which Shaleen, totally reminded me of Audrey on our way home from Grand Forks!!
She is a very playful little girl and pretty vocal as well. She is so little that she knows absolutely nothing and you've got a 50/50 chance that she'll come to you when you call her. Sometimes when you call her she stays where she is and just barks at you like, "Why don't you come here? Why do I have to go over there? your legs are longer you could get here quicker!" It's pretty funny.
I was up at least once an hour with her last night because she needed constant reassurance. Hopefully this will resolve quickly because I am tired! it was her first night somewhere different without any of her brothers and sisters, so I'm sure she was quite nervous. Today I am tryingto get her an appointment with the vet so we can make sure she is healthy.
I have taken pictures to put up, but we are having problems with the router so I can't get internet on my computer. Chris' computer doesn't seem to be able to put up pictures because it thinks the function is a pop up. So if the router was working we could pictures up with my computer. Hopefully we can fix it up quick, and then you guys can see our little cutie!
Hope you're all having a good day!

YAY!!!!

I just got a call from SPCA and we get our puppy!!! Tomorrow afternoon we are going to pick her up!!! YAY!!! I'm so excited I'm bouncing off the walls!!! Chris and I better decide on a name for her now! Can't wait to send you guys pictures of her!

Allison's turn

Happy Birthday Allison!! You are now a quarter of a century old!!! Yay for Allison, it is your silver anniversary of your birthday!!! We wish we could celebrate with you, but we will do it from here, and send you long distance hugs and kisses!!!Everyone it is national hug day today, so be sure to give Allison a hug if you see her, and for that matter hug anyone who you happen to run into!

Happy Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM!!!!! Wish we could celebrate it with you! Have a great day!

...and a few more!

One side of our kitchen
Gary's impression of the Karate Kid in Fish Creek
More of our kitchen
On the road to FSJ. Our sign in the wedding got us lots of smiles, waves and honks as we drove across the country. it says "Just Married" in case it is too small for you to read.

and some more

This is a tad bit close,okay, it's too close.
There this is a bit further away.

Chris in a hike at Fish Creek. About two minutes outside of the city of Fort St John
Chris' parents on their visit to see us.

some more pictures

These picture are all from the lookout about ten minutes from our place

Pictures at last

A view from the car as we waited on the side of the road when the car died.
Everyone trying to be helpful, while I just took pictures ;)
A view from a lookout about ten minutes from our house.
Thumbing a ride after we realized we couldn't fix the car.
A scenic walk.

Puppy love

Well, Chris and I went doggie hunting yesterday, and all the dogs at the SPCA in FSj were too big, so we went to the SPCA in Dawson Creek, which is just under an hour away. There we found a dog who had five puppies. They are adorable and look just like little Piper puppies, but smaller. The one we chose is the runt of the litter and she is just gorgeous with her little whitetipped tail. We just have to wait for them to contact our references as well as make sure with the landlord we can have her. Also she is only seven weeks old so we have to wait another week for her. We're busy trying to choose a name for her right now. Can't wait to get her and show you guys a picture!! There were so many dogs there that we wanted to bring home. There was one in particular who was two years old and she was so sweet and timid, Apparently she has lots of emotional issues and trust issues, so if both of us weren't working we would have got her, but there is no way we could get an emotional disturbed dog when it will have to be alone during the day. Poor doggie. Hopefully someone will come for her, but unfortunately we can't have them all!

Burning the House Down

I just heard from Chris and he has been offered job number one, and is now off to interview number two. Looks like a celebration may be in order tonight!! I am trying to be a nice wife while he is out and so I was making him chocolate chip cookies. Well, I now know that the fire alarm works! I followed the exact instructions but apparently I have a really hot oven, because the timer beeped, I opened the oven, and the nice fluffly little chocolate chip cookies I was expecting were little lumps of charcoal!! Well, we do know that Chris likes his food well done, so maybe he will like them anyway;)
YIKES

Blog Hog

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that Chris is a blog hog and he is beating me there everyday which is why all the posts have been from him ;) Looks like I got in first today!
The update for the day:
Chris's parents are leaving our place this morning and heading on their way to Prince George.

HAHA, it is I, Chris. I have deftly stolen the blog away from Claire by distracting her and telling her to brush her teeth. :)

We got the car back yesterday which is great news.
Okay, I kicked out the blog hog. I think he needs a sound beating!!!
Anyway, Today Chris has two interviews to go to, that will hopefully result in one job that he will enjoy. I think I may go in to the school board office and attempt to get some paper work filled out. I am being summoned downstairs at the moment, but I will try and get bach here again shortly. I hope you're all doing well!
Claire :)

All The Best to Christopher and Caire

As of 6:00 AM this morning the newly-weds are traveling across half the continent to settle into thier new home in BC. I thought i would take the liberty of starting a post so anyone who wishes to leave a message for Chris and/or Claire, may do so. Just click on the little "comment" link below this post and leave a message, signing up for an account with Blogger is not required.

I'm sure Chris and Claire would love to see a few messages from thier friends when they get themselves reconnected to the inter-web. So don't walk, RUN! click the link and say "hello" or "hi" maybe even "hey"...

Sang (tomato)