Twice in one week

Shazzam! 2 blog posts in a month!
Okay, that's not really "shooting for the stars," but I'll take what I can get around here.
Anyone who has read this blog or spent .2 seconds talking to me in real life knows that I love my dog. Possibly to a ridiculous level. But there are definitely things--essential dog skills, maybe--that he is lacking, one of which concerns me today.
Yesterday I was home by myself, doing my thing, in the middle of the day. In fact, I was cleaning dishes in the kitchen like the Stay at Home Housewife that I am right now. Sullivan was lying by the front door, as per usual. We have a glass hurricane door (I think that is the proper terminology, although I'm not sure what good that wimpy door would do you in the midst of a hurricane) and he likes to gaze outside and keep apprised of the neighborhood happenings. Watching our across the street neighbors back their cars in and out of the driveway is of especial enjoyment to him. Anyways, I happen to look up from the kitchen and notice out the dining room windows that someone is walking away from the house. I get a little jumpy when I'm home alone--I'm not exactly built for self defense these days--so after my heart started beating again I realized that it was a)just the mail woman and b)she had left a package on the porch.
Wait a minute.
She dropped a package on the porch, three inches or so from Sullivan's big nose, and HE DIDN'T MAKE A SOUND?? What kind of worthless guard animal is this? He did make the effort of sitting up, but good grief dog?! How about some of that barking that you like to do at your food bowl or when we aren't johnny on the spot at the back door to let you in?
I will say this for Sullivan though, he is consistent. The exact same scenario happened today--only this time with a completely random, door to door windshield replacing salesman who scared the junk out of me when I looked up and saw him standing in the doorway, again inches from my ferocious beast of a dog.
All of you blog reader (s) will be glad to know that the wooden door is now securely shut and locked, and Sullivan is resting up on the couch from an exhausting few days of observing strangers coming up to our home.
Gone are my visions of being protected while at home with the baby, unless we can somehow figure out how to trick Sullivan into equating strangers with the strange things he actually does bark at...

Pop quiz!

Sad to say it, but I am a fairly worthless blog post. Forgive me, faithful blog reader (s). I think my mom and my husband read this, so there are at least two of you. :P
Now that school is out, I hope to be a more diligent poster. Plus, soon there will be a cute baby girl to post pictures of! eek preposition at the end of a sentence.

Let's see, what have the Grooms' been up to lately? Here is a multiple choice quiz.

1. In the month of May, which of the following exciting things happened to the Grooms'?
a. Thomas got a long overdue haircut and observed his 28 1/6 birthday. He also continued to be the best husband and dog daddy ever.
b. Sullivan was nominated by Ashley and Thomas as "most likely to be a cat in a dog suit."
c. Ashley finished the school year with a bang (and a surprise baby shower!) and began a new season of life, currently known as "I feel lazy right now but know that not working will make sense when the baby arrives."
d. Started working on the nursery and loaded up the baby girl's closet with gifts from two lovely baby showers.
e. Enjoyed hosting several of Ashley's college friends (yay for Audrey, Jess, Alli, Katie and Gavin!) on three different weekends.


Have your answer ready?









Congratulations, if you picked "all of the above" (which was tricksily not an answer choice), then you are correct!
Here is question #2, the final question. It's going to be harder.


Which of the following things happened to Thomas and Ashley in June?
a. We joined a hair band and began touring the country. Rock on, man.
b. We traveled to Colorado and enjoyed 10 days of blissful, child free traveling while trying to calmly envision how our lives will change. "HA!" says everyone who already has children.
c. We gave Sullivan away and bought 10 cats instead.
d. Thomas celebrated six years at Blackbaud.


Okay, how did you fare?








Yep, b and d it is! We would no sooner give away Sullivan than we would our baby girl, so option c is clearly out. Not to mention the cats.
And since it is only halfway through June, more excitement is to come. And more blog posts, methinks.
Stay tuned for a pregnancy update, pictures from Colorado and in process pictures of the nursery!

By the way, the picture is of Sullivan stalking our day lilies in the backyard.