New foster dog

I have nothing exciting to report except that I have another foster dog (see picture). I am part of a group of people in my neighborhood that helps finds homes for dogs that are lost or dumped. I have a big, bleeding heart underneath this cold and tough exterior -- muah ha ha! But I am very, very good about NOT keeping my foster dogs because I just can't handle having a zoo right now. I just re-home them. Sometimes I have to deal with people (i.e. criminals) who really make you think that the world is a very dark and evil place. But a good dog or cat lets you know that it's not so bad. I wish I could have a pack just like the Dog Whisperer. On another note, Jason is flying a cross-country trip this weekend. So let's hope for good weather.

Name of the day: Que but pronounced "Q" like the letter ... and this was a girl

Tropical Storm Edouard is a wimp

Tropical Storm Edouard lived up to his wimpy French name today. The city shut down, school was cancelled and everyone prepared for the mighty 20 mph winds that puffed through the county for about an hour leaving huddled citizens drenched in about 2 inches of rain. It was like a "snow day" for me because court was cancelled and I left work early. I got a pedicure and facial. Life is rough. Here are some photos of the "devastation." All of the oranges survived on my baby tree. Bear decided the grass was too wet for exploring and had to step between some downed pine needles to get back into the house. Also, some mulch was swept onto the porch. Oh my!

Debut blog

Welcome to our blog. On this blog you will learn how to live your life, make new friends, earn lots of money and even lose weight. Perhaps you will even laugh. I chose the name of the blog in homage to my legal background and it looks like a court case. Don't worry, we are not headed for divorce. All the cool names with "Smith" were already taken. Surprise, surprise -- the world is full of Smiths who like to blog too. Our family consists of me, Jason, Bear the cat and Fred the dog. Plus a merry cast of friends and family.