Pictures....

Here is a link to pictures of the National Aquarium in Baltimore and of the National Cathedral in Washington DC.
http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/welcome.sfly?fid=ee435b83bd32d0bf&sid=8BaM27Ju3bNgi

I hope that works.

Weekend projects:

We FINALLY removed the stump... no wonder they want to charge you an arm and a leg to remove them... it is hard work. We were able to chase 90% of the roots too and take it all to the dump on Saturday. (560 lbs worth of it) We also took the last of the white rocks, and old toilet and some random things in the back yard. The transformation is amazing. This coming weekend is dedicated to getting it back to normal... to much dirt/mud for Chase to bring in.

Working hard to cut it free!

Finally... it came out!!

The STUMP
The Hole

I found this rug at LLBean... how cute is that??? It fits perfectly on the landing going down to the basement.... and looks very very similar to Chase-r!

We also had the privilege to dog sit for Sara and Ben. Rocky is a border collie/basset hound mix that is about to turn one year old. Chase and Rocky had a great time and Chase shared her bed with him. We all had a fun time.

One one more week of work till Vegas BABY!!! We are definitely getting super excited for the wedding and can't wait to see all of our family!!

Congratulations Chris!

On TOP of the World!!

Nominated, interviewed and now selected as a Byrce Harlow Fellow for the 09-10 academic year!!!

**Your professional, academic, and leadership achievements, combined with your strong interest in a career in advocacy are extremely impressive. Being awarded the Bryce Harlow Fellowship truly demonstrates your achievements as well as your commitment to integrity in professional advocacy. It is a pleasure to be able to assist you in pursuing you graduate degree with this award**

From Mom and Dad Barber-
"We all recognize your efforts in completing your degree work for your Masters Program and we are all especially pleased that others (Bryce Harlow Fellowship) have also recognized your education, avocation, and continued efforts to improve yourself. Not only are we excited and pleased we now have new information to spread to our friends as we 'gush' about our family and loved ones endeavors."

Chase's boo boo and house updates!

Mom, Dad and Grandma have been here since last Saturday, and no, I didn't make them work the whole week. We actually treated them to the Baltimore Aquarium on Monday for all their hard work. We visited the American History Museum and the National Cathedral.
As for updates:
-new toilet upstairs (the upstairs toilet replaced the basement toilet)
-removal of the holly bush stumps
-removal of Cherry Blossom roots... Chris even used a mattock to bust up the stump and roots.
and most important:
-NEW floors and baseboard in the living room

As for Chase's boo boo... she snagged her dew claw on some of the roots we removed. She ran inside for a treat and blood was dripping everywhere. When we inspected it closely, we realized that she had split her nail up/down. I guess she didn't realize that we had already spent enough money at Lowe's this week and for the new floor, so we had to take her to the vet for a 45 minute "surgery". She has a bandage for 3-5 days to cover the partial removal of her claw and 3 weeks of antibiotics.


I will post more pictures of our trips soon!