The Traveling Robinsons

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Oreo Graduates !

Oreo, The Graduate !

We're soooo proud of her !!

She can sit / stay / leave it / take it / and heel !! She IS the Amazing Oreo !

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

I was having my yearly check up, minding my own business, when I turned down the hall and saw this !! LOL It's a peanut. Dressed as a doctor. Dr. Peanut. Bwahahahahaaa If you know anything at all about Dothan, AL, you know that it's the peanut capitol of the world ( yes, the WORLD) And all throughout the city there are these peanut statues in honor of the mighty peanut. LOL To see one at my GYN's office totally cracked me up !

My New Office

I got a new office at work .. and a new position -- Public Relations Director.

I feel... excited, optimistic, grateful and well, a little freaked out.

I hope that I'm able to do the job that's expected of me. So, to help settle the nerves a little bit , I had to decorate ... just a little. LOL

Valentine's Day Dance

So, I come home from work....

excited to help Jordan get ready ....

for her school's Valentine's Day Dance and this is what I see-- LOL

I was obviously too late ;-)

Yaewon is one of Jordi's BFF's. We love her !

She's a year older than Jordan already in HighSchool.

She helped Jordan curl her hair and perfect her makeup.

Doesn't she look cute :-)

Have fun, Boo! ... but don't get too jiggy with it !!

Game Face !

Jordan & I put on our 'game faces' while watching the Superbowl -- GO BLUE !!

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Creative Creatures

Well, one thing is for sure -- Jordan has a strong creative streak.

I mean, geesh, when I played with playdough

I made colorful balls and maybe a snake

but when Jordan plays with playdough she creates creative creatures!

The Amazing Oreo and Yoga

The Amazing Oreo keeps her mind body and spirit in tune with Yoga. Here she demonstrates the 'plank' which strengthens her middle core.

When My Child Is Bored

When my child is bored.....

she doesn't read a book.

She doesn't watch tv or

sit around eating bags of chips.

When *my* child is bored, she smothers her face with silly putty and pretends she's a monster from the planet Zorare. *blink* *blink*

Well, I suppose it's better than sitting around eating bags of chips. LOL

Oreo learns to Heel

This is Terry. She's our Saturday School trainer.

This is Marley, one of Oreo's classmates. He's 5 months old. He's very playful.

This is Oreo. She's under my chair. This is her favorite spot during class.

This is Marley sniffing Oreo's unmentionables. This is why Oreo sits under my chair during class.

This is Oreo learning the command 'Heel'.

This is Oreo 'Heeling'. She's a quick learner.

This is Oreo "sitting".

This is Oreo sitting in her proud mama's lap.

Good Job !!

Saturday, January 28, 2012

CHOPPED -- Jordan Style !

Have you ever seen "Chopped" on the Food Network? It's INSANE! It's also one of our favorite shows. The competing chefs have a basket with secret ingredients that they have to make a dinner out of in 30 minutes. They are graded on their creativity, presentation, and taste.

So, Jordan wanted to try this.

In her basket, she had ground turkey meat, flour tortillas, a bag of salad mix, and a can of whole cranberry sauce and 60 minutes... GO!

"So, Chef Jordan, what are you planning to do with the turkey meat?"

"I'm going saute it and add a packet of Taco Seasoning for flavor."

"Chef Jordan, what item in your basket seems to be the hardest to prepare?"

"Well, I'm not sure about the cranberries. I'm going to reduce them with some sugar and honey to offset the tartness."

"So, Chef Jordan, I see that you're time is ticking away, what do you have planned for the salad mix?"

"Mom, leave me alone, I can't concentrate and talk at the same time!!!"

Surprisingly Delicious ! Really !!!!

Oreo Goes To School

Well, I signed Oreo up for school. Our end goal is to compete in agility courses where she will run through tunnels, jump over fences, weave through poles, and run over see-saws !!! .... but first she must master "sit".

She has 3 classmates - from left to right - "Peanut" who is a German Shepard puppy 5 mo old. He's *very* playful - "Frosty" who is a poodle mix, 5 years old, and grumpy. - "Marley" a 6 mo old Golden Retriever mix who was found in a ditch with his sister. His owner wants to train him for hospital and nursing home visits. ...... they are *all* male.

Oreo is the only female. She wasn't sure at all about this. She watched the others play but made sure she was close to me at all times.

Peanut and Marley loved each other right away !

The class lasts an hour and by the time we were finished, Frosty came out of his shell and wanted to join in the fun !

Oreo, still unsure, stayed close to me. She's a mama's girl, what can I say?

Oreo is doing well. She's learned "sit", "look", "leave it" and "take it". Of course, the all-meat treats I give her are great incentives ! We'll see what she learns in next week's class.