Meet Maggie

yesterday we got a new puppy!!! A sweet 15 week old female Boxer. The breeder wanted to keep her as a new mom, but let us take her home instead. We're thrilled to start the journey of dog ownership. Our first 30 minutes with this adorable pup were spent cleaning up her 4 bowel movements and vomit in our car (the new one, of course). Alan and I kept joking around that "shit happens". Other than that, our 2 hour car ride was boring.

The cats have been cordial, but not friendly. Bella's tail has been really poofy as of late. Sam just wants to know what's going on.

We named her Maggie because she's so sweet. She's already turning her head to the sound of her name. She's picking up on things really quickly. This morning we worked on going up and down the stairs independently despite the cats' location. Now she spends 30 minutes at a time repeating her new accomplishment until we stop her. We're doing the whole crate training thing and she LOVES her crate. So far it's really easy to talk her into getting in and difficult to convince her to come out. We enjoy celebrating her every potty and poop outside...mini parties every time: so fun! I can't wait until she picks up on wearing a leash and going for long walks.

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Over Memorial Day weekend we enjoyed the company of my brother and his fiance down at the Wommack house. Alan and I ran in the town's 5k and I met my goal of running it in it's entirety. That evening to celebrate all of the kids coming home, my parents threw a little party for the engaged couple and even had a hot air balloon come for rides. My mother-in-law came down from KC, our family friends from central Kansas came with their 5 kids, and my niece was there to name a few. Amazing weekend full of new memories.


In later blogs I will share updates of house projects. Must go play with Maggie again.

job interview

I wanted to include you on a portion of my job interview at a different local hospital.

The interviewing manager asked, "What made you want to be a nurse?"

And of course I reply, "Honestly,... I love poop. I found an occupation where I can talk about poop all day. and I love people." (Emily adds in hoping her nervous chatter can be overlooked by the redemptive qualities of a "world peace" answer.)

In slight shock and overcome with the blunt statement of reality, the interviewing manager replies, "well, we certainly do have a lot of that here." and she smiled and laughed under her I'm-trying-to-be-professional persona.

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That leads me to my favorite question. Have you pooped today?

spring has sprung

spring break was last week. I don't think I've ever spent a spring break on a road trip in college. we were always doing some music/choir tour...great trips none the less. We enjoyed doing a whole lot of nothing in Pensacola, FL. sitting on the beaches, reading a book, making sand creatures, laughing at the southern accents, eating tons of seafood, playing dominoes, captivated by the blue jellyfish in which we later found out they were Portuguese Man O'War ... The older I get the more sheltered in life I realize I was growing up...We've enjoyed exploring the world together.

Another sign of spring is in the vegetation. GREEN!!! I miss the green grass and the birds chirping in the morning. I planted a 4x6 garden a few weeks ago. You'd have thought I had found a $100 bill as I was gleeful to see my lettuce starting to poke through. I planted a purple and green leaf lettuce as well as a row of carrots and several cherry tomato plants. The lettuce is only a centimeter tall, but I'm so ready for real veggies! I'm also proud of myself for "MacGyver"-ing a deer deterrent system made of 2x4's and chicken wire. Take that you hungry little deer that think our backyard is a highway for your hoof prints. Our backyard has also become a home for a mole (Alan's arch-nemesis). Although the enemy has been defined we have chosen to be humane and are hoping if we just starve the sucker to death he will leave our dominion... aka use a powerful grub killer.

Our household is currently debating what kind of dog/puppy to get. We have a few features defined. Has to be a medium build, Sammy has to still be the dominate animal, has to be a stray or from the shelter, no froo-froo dog. Possible dog breeds: Terrier, Shar Pei, hound, boxer, beagle...
The World of Wegener continues...

Black and White

Black and white is what I want. Simple decisions...even those are hard sometimes. What am I going to wear today? What should I eat for supper? Should I brush my teeth or wash my face next?
Then there are decisions that make up the gray in life. What would make my life better? Do I like my job? What are my goals this year? How are my relationships doing?...
Recently I've noticed there is a very fine line between frustration and contentment and happiness. Currently I am in limbo everyday about my job. Some days I love being a nurse and serving others that I can overlook anything and enjoy having a job. Other days I am pulling out my hair in frustration and desperation for having such a crappy nursing position. Then on other days I'm just content having a job, security. So why am I undecided about my nursing career? Why am I so indecisive? Is being indecisive a bad thing? Is it me?
James 1:2 Consider is pure joy, Emily, when you have troubles. Because you know that you learn to endure by having your faith tested so that you may be mature and not lacking in anything.

Come What May

In preparation for Andy's wedding (my brother) in August, I have looked into many wedding songs since we've been asked to sing a duet. However most are really corny and unrealistic in representing marriage.

Endless Love • When I Fall in Love • True Love • Annie's Song • Let It Be Me • I Swear • Up Where We Belong • The Prayer • Don't Know Much • All I Ask of You • Tonight I Celebrate my Love • Somewhere Out there • Beauty and the Beast • I finally Found Someone • From This Moment On • Household of Faith


There are some fantastic lyric in "Come What May", from Moulin Rouge.

Never knew I could feel like this

Like I've never seen the sky before

Want to vanish inside your kiss

Every day I love you more and more

Listen to my heart, can you hear it sing?

Telling me to give you everything

Seasons may change, winter to spring

But I love you until the end of time

Come what may

Come what may

I will love you until my dying day

Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place

Suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace

Suddenly my life doesn't seem such a waste

It all revolves around you

And there's no mountain too high

No river too wide

Sing out this song and I'll be there by your side

Storm clouds may gather,

And stars may collide

But I love you (I love you)

Until the end of time(until the end of time)

Come what may

Come what may

I will love you until my dying day

I think the lyrics from this song better represent the attitude newlyweds need to have in our world today. "Bring it on". A love that flows throughout all seasons in the marriage, a commitment until the day you die to love each other, learning to love more and more...



I was thinking back to our wedding and the music we utilized. At that time in our life we loved hymns! We had our guests sing with us. I liked that.

So bring it!

books to read

I've started visiting the library again. My hope is to challenge myself with consistantly going to the library every 2 weeks. I want to start reading the Jane Austen books and then move onto something else. Any suggestions?

Alan's fascination for Beyonce

For the past few months Alan has been singing Beyonce's "Single Ladies". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mVEGfH4s5g


Posted November 18, 2008 -- For the interviews and promotion Beyonce is doing in support of her third solo project, I Am…Sasha Fierce, the R&B singer is shooting down rumors like a sniper. From pregnancy rumors to Kanye's Rihanna comment to the one about her back-up dancer being a transvestite, Bey has been ready for all the questions that are posed to her.
Since Beyonce's "Single Ladies" video leaked to the internet, the industry has been buzzing that one of the dancers seems a bit too masculine. Though numerous unconfirmed claims have popped up in regards to the matter, Beyonce killed the notion once the topic was addressed during her interview with NYC's Power 105 radio station this morning (Nov.18), “That is so silly man, that is silly,” Beyonce told host Ed Lover and former 106 & Park host Free.
Ed Lover then asked her if she had actually heard the rumor (of course she did) in which she then went on to defend both her dancers, “Both of the girls, they’re ballet dancers and their bodies are unbelievable; pure muscle,” she explained. “So I guess, people were feeling like her body is so strong, but that’s crazy."

This cracks me up for several reasons, but most importantly because Alan is frustrated because he can't identify if the back up dancers are both females. I just think it is amazing a female body can move like that...if it's not the case, power to him!

The invention of YouTube, Facebook, TiVo, Cooks.com, ...these are all things I can't live without.