We like to call this here the two month round up...

I, Ashley, have officially decided to take over our blog (you can probably guess why -considering the last blog was nearly a year ago). I found this blog from our summer that tim never posted so enjoy and the rest will be updated soon.

Sorry it has taken me so long to get my blogs posted but I have just been trying to finish up college and so haven't had a time. How glorious it is to say the those words; finishing, done, not going back, never ever ever, you get the picture. So that is nice.

Other then finishing up my college career (Did i tell you i was done with college?) Ash and I just got back from California. We got to spend 3 days at Disney Land, 2 days at the beach, and one day at Universal Studio and another in San Diego. It was really nice to get away and we had tones of fun. My favorite two places was the Beach and Universal, while Ashley enjoyed seeing the set for Desperate Housewives and getting to meet Mr. Incredible in person!

Pike, who spent the last seven days home alone with occasional visit from are most wonderful family of neighbors, was very excited to see us and had his ears flat down and his tale waggin for a good ten minutes after we walked through the door. All he has wanted to do since we got home is to cuddle and play.

The basement is cruising along and we now have almost all of the dry wall up, the bathroom plumed, and we have started mudding. It has been really fun to learn how to finish a house and we have enjoyed every smashed finger, every stick of a splinter, every gob of drywall mud in the face, every sore muscle in the back and every dollar spent on adding equality into our house. We are looking forward to the extra room and the guest sweet for anyone who would like to visit. Any takers??

Anyways I finished school yesterday and Ashley starts teaching at one of the local high schools in just a few weeks. I am sure many fun and "exciting" stories will come of this new position with a bunch of reckless and hormonal teenagers. My work is going well and we will see if any new opportunities crop up in the near future.

Well this has been a very quick synopsis of the last two months and hopefully now that I am DONE WITH SCHOOL i will be able to post more often.

Pike, the Couch, and the Vet.... Definitely NOT Priceless!!!

Last week Pike, decided he wanted to get up on the couch. Well as he lazily tried to plop up on the couch, he missed judged the height, falling backwards. His little sad whimper could be heard throughout the house. Refusing to use his back left leg, he proceeded to hobble through the house like it would not support the weight of a feather.
We held off as long as we could, about 12 hours, and called the vet. Next thing I know, the vet is being called in for an emergency consult, and we rushed pike in to see the him. An hour later, we get the tragic news over the telephone........... They had to amputate....... Not really, the little rascal had most likely mildly dislocated a joint, or pulled a muscle. Close to one hundred dollars later we picked up Pike, who to our surprise was magically healed. Jumping ecstatically up and down in delight to see us after the traumatic event. At least he was happy I guess, but my wallet sure wasn't, the little faker.

Home, Sweet Home...... and some work to boot!

So I understand that not all of you have had the opportunity to visit MacNair Manor, let just say your missing out. And for those that have been lucky enough, their is some new and exciting changes in the works to improve upon this most splendorous living space.

Ash and I moved into the condo, lets say, hmmm... about a year and four months ago. We have enjoyed being homeowners so much and are now in the exciting learning process of finishing the basement with our own two hands. We have now framed out all of the walls, installed the electric/lights, phone lines, TV lines, and are now just getting started on the dry wall and plumbing. A big Thank You to those of you who have helped (my "lucky" father and brother in Law). I have posted some pics so you all can see this most wondrous of processes, heavens knows if you have ever had the opportunity to see something so beautiful come to life, if I may say so myself. We invite all to come stay at the MacNair Manor after we have finished the basement, or before, whatever works best for you. And if you don't ever get the opportunity, I guess you will just have to live with the pictures.

P.S. Pictures to come as the basement progresses.

It All has to Begin Somewhere...

Welcome to "The MacNair Extravaganza" blog for family and friends (we wanted to use Chronicles, but "someone" had already used this fantastic word.) Get ready for the blog of your life. It has a little bit of everything for every interested person. But before we jump into the nitty gritty of MacNair life and events, lets start at the beginning. When the egg met up with the..... I mean lets fast-forward 22 years to a cold December day in 2005. Lets say it was the..... 16 of December, and two people consummated their love in a beautiful wedding ceremony, joining their lives for all eternity. Gushy love stuff. (Introduce the two main players at this time, Ash and Tim)

...Fast-forward 1 year and some change....

Living in a Cando in an undisclosed location, a Miniature Pincer puppy named Pike is brought into the equation with open arms and allot of "naturals miracle"(enzymes that eat up pike accidents, really great product, eats that pee right out of the carpet, all should buy this product just incase the rare occasion they get a little pee on their carpet, ya you heard me right, I said pee, it eats it right up! But I do wonder if the enzyme poos out dog pee back into the carpet? But, at least it takes care of the smell.) Anyway, Pike was and still is a wonderful addition to the family and keeps us entertained around the clock, if you come to visit, the shows are at Ten, Two, and Nine, or at special request.