I was just sitting down to eat some lunch when the door bell rang. I got up to answer the door still in my walking shorts and dirty top and no shower yet! At the door was the animal control officer in full uniform. I thought to myself, what happened to Rusty and then I thought maybe someone complained about his barking again. (I had just put the shock collar on him that morning because he was barking a lot at the UPS trucks and I thought the neighbors would be mad) I digress! Anyway, the officer said he received a complaint that we were abusing our dog. What the heck did he just say??? Abusing??? Abusing our DOG????? Did he just say we were not taking care of Rusty??? He proceeded to tell me that they are supposed to check out every complaint but could see that the people that reported us were not fully aware of Rusty's living situation. He asked me if he could inspect his living quarters and check the dog for any abuse! I have never felt so embarrassed in my life. We would never abuse our dog, especially not Rusty or any other dog for that matter. I told him that Rusty was my husbands hunting dog and that he was about 11 years old and still hunted with my husband. He asked me if we every let him out of his kennel and took him for walks?? I told him that we walked him daily and that he had a freaken half acre to run in all day and all night long. He asked me if we took him in at night or if he stayed outside. I told him that he was allowed in the garage if we thought the weather was to cold at night and he had water and blankets to keep him warm. I still could not believe he was asking me all of those questions. He had me take Rusty out of his yard and he looked and petted him and commented on what good teeth he had for an old dog. I am still in shock as my neighbors are driving by and wondering what is going on with the officer and me. I asked him who would make such a complaint and he said he could not tell me. He said since we live on a busy intersection a concerned citizen thought the dog was just left unattended 24/7 and was abused. Holy Hannah!! I am still in shock. Rusty has got to be the most spoiled dog in the world. He is truly in dog Heaven on his own half acre to run and play and just laze around all day. What are people thinking????? The officer said he could see that Rusty was fine and thanked me for letting him see the dog. I told him that when Sid comes home he is allowed in the house and is quite content to just be around Sid. I kept finding myself trying to defend myself for nothing. Awkward for sure. I just had to VENT!
I just had to put a picture of cute Kandis being 38 weeks pregnant. She is ALL baby and nothing else. Can't wait to hold this little guy in my arms in a couple of weeks. 
Bryson loves this little rocking horse. If you squeeze his ear his tail moves and he makes noises like he is running!! the head also moves around and it is really quite cute.
This is the only picture I have on my camera of Laurie, Jessie, Alexis and Bryson. They were eating a cookie so it is a little strange!! Sorry about that. It was so good to see Jessie doing well and improving each day. He is a real trooper! We had a wonderful time touring the Draper Temple and seeing what a beautiful temple it is. Also Lauren did a fantastic job on her talk for her farewell even though Pres. Ukdorf was there!! Val has about 7 -10 general authorities in her ward!! It was a great trip and we had lots of snow the day before I came home. Kandis and Nics new place is really cute and I am so glad they let me stay with them while I was there. Can't wait to return and help with the Nixon!! 
