8 is GREAT!

This is the best show! It was nominated for 15 Emmy Awards and won 7! Here is the synopsis from imdb.com: " A young, autistic woman sees the world like no other, taking snapshots of the world in her mind, and recalling them without thought. She substitutes human contact for a life of caring for animals, developing humane methods of taking care of livestock destined for the slaughterhouse. Her peculiar communication skills and intelligence shed new light on pre-conceived norms of autism. Misunderstood her entire life, by her peers, her parents, and her teachers, she manages to teach them all new lessons in life. She excels at all levels of school, and eventually becomes a college valedictorian, and even manages to earn her doctorate. Her 'squeeze' machine, hugs her giving her comfort and the love that she is incapable of receiving from human contact. Despite challenges from everyone she meets, she overcomes their fear and loathing of her, and wins them over, throughout ...

This past weekend, Jason and Kohler went on a Father & Sons camping trip. This time instead of going to Mt. Lemmon near Tuscon, they headed north to the White Mountains. Jason swore he found "God's Thumb" from the movie Holes . Kohler at the Lake They spent their time catching Crawdads. Jason said they were all over in the water Looks beautiful. They had great weather, a big bonfire and a lot of fun. While the boys were gone...we had a Girl Party. We had pizza for dinner and watched Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue. Then we did hair, makeup and nails. I'm so jealous-- all of my girls have the thickest and longest eyelashes. They definitely didn't get that from me. They all looked so pretty-- the camera doesn't do them justice . Brynlie -- it was hard to get a shot of her because she kept moving around. Lauren Kamary Alyssa Because of the flash, it was hard to see Alyssa's hair. Here's the back. Even Hanna our self-proclaimed "Tom ...

So this past Wednesday, Jason calls me as he's coming home from work and tells me to park the van in the driveway and get the kids gathered together because he has a surprise for us. He gets out of the car with a huge dog that looks more like a horse (unless you're Brynlie of course, then it's a "monkey"). "Meet our new pet," he says. What?! I guess the story is that 3 college roommates wanted a dog so they paid $1800 for her. After they got her, they neglected her. When they sold their house and moved out, the realtor found the pooch in the backyard, abandoned. She took it home and rescued it, but couldn't keep it. Jason found out about it through work and went to check it out. As soon as Jason saw said pooch, he fell in love. I can say that I've been officially replaced. I swear, he gives that dog more kisses than me! Anyway, her name is Minnie (the irony is intentional), and she's an 8 month old, purebred Old English Mastiff. She's HU...