The Wittes: The Life and Times of Izzy Witte

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

The Life and Times of Izzy Witte

Izzy has really been settling in during the past five weeks of our relationship.

She started out very mild, calm and sleepy...

Then she got comfortable. A little too comfortable...

She enjoys her playdates with other dogs...

Likes to chew on her nametag...

...splash in her water bowl...

And now we're back to mild, calm and sleepy Izzy. Ahhh, thank goodness.

2 comments:

Sara said...: CUTE!!!; August 25, 2010 2:12 PM
Karen Hathaway said...: Wyatt can't wait to meet his cuz!; August 25, 2010 8:32 PM

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My 101 in 1001 list!

Start date: July 21, 2008
End date: April 18, 2011

Family
01. Take an out-of-state trip with Cody.
02. Do something for Cody I wouldn’t do if I didn’t love him.
03. Buy a house.
04. Buy a grill for Cody.
05. Take a weekend adventure with Karen & Justin.
06. Have pictures taken of our family.
07. Buy Cody a new desktop computer.
08. Spend at least one day a month with only Cody. (13/34)
09. Play disc golf with Cody
10. Go to a movie that Cody picks out.
11. Move!
12. Send grandparents a “just because” card.
13. Get a cookbook with Nana & Mee Maw’s recipes. Christmas 2008

New skills
14. Learn a thing or two about photography.
15. Buy a decent camera to begin photography adventure. Dec. 2008
16. Enter a photo contest.
17. Learn about web design.
18. Try 15 new recipes. (7/15 -- Strawberry Cobbler, Orange Julius, Frozen Blackberry Pie, Uncle Orville's brownies, Chicken Tortilla Soup, Blackberry Pie, Chocolate Layer Cake)
19. Learn how to make gravy. Christmas 2008
20. Learn how to drive a manual.
21. Kill a spider by myself.
22. Complete a crossword puzzle.
23. Sew a dress.
24. Make a pie from scratch.
25. Begin making a quilt.
26. Learn to make greeting cards.
27. Cook a turkey.

Work
28. Update resume.
29. Create portfolio of work.
30. Not check my personal email for an entire day. (12/15/08)

Just Because
31. Use our camping gear at least three times. (1/3)
32. Audition for a play (or similar).
33. Get picture taken with three state signs for our album. (3/3 -- Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas)
34. Give coffee another chance.
35. Read at least one fictional book.
36. Finish “Million Little Pieces” (09/06/08)
37. Actually send Christmas cards.
38. Create a photobook of our honeymoon.
39. Participate in a local “hometown” type of event.
40. Buy a pair of red heels.
41. Go to historic Old Fort Hays.
42. Eat at a new restaurant.
43. Find a “treasure” at a garage sale. (09/05/08)
44. Visit at least two odd Kansas attractions. (1/2, Goodland)
45. Go to a pumpkin patch.
46. Paint at a pottery store.
47. See a play.
48. Take a dance class.
49. Have a conversation with someone in Spanish.
50. Play a cello again.
51. Have all Christmas shopping done at least two weeks early.
52. Do not buy any gift cards as Christmas gifts.
53. Take a one-tank-of-gas road trip without any plans.
54. Get a magazine subscription.
55. Babysit for Rob & Melissa.
56. Have an all-night movie extravaganza.
57. Go to the farmer’s market.
58. Go to Rolling Hills Wildlife.
59. Go to Sternberg Museum.
60. Go to an antique store.
61. Go to an amusement park.
62. Vote in the presidential election. (10/31/08)
63. Go to a drive-in movie.
64. Find a cool puzzle, put it together then frame it.
65. Cook Jiffy-Pop over a campfire.
66. Go sledding.

Health
67. Run a 5k.
68. Run a 10k.
69. Drink only water for an entire week.
70. Exercise at least once per week.
71. Start taking my iron pills and multi-vitamin.
72. Donate blood.
73. Grow at least one vegetable.
74. Go to the dentist for a cleaning!
75. Learn CPR.
76. Lift weights at least once per week.

Friends
77. Take a vacation with girlfriends.
78. Host a dinner party for Hays friends before we move.
79. Visit Abby in Houston.
80. Go to my 5-year reunion.
81. Take George & Linda out to dinner. (08/10/08)
82. Have a fondue party.
83. Dress up for a costume party at Halloween.

Finances
84. Search ads weekly for deals that correspond with things we need and coupons we have.
85. Add 40-50% to our savings account.
86. Get a credit card.

Church/Spiritual/Service
87. Finish our Bible-in-a-year plan ON TIME!
88. Clean out upstairs room at church building.
89. Get a group picture of our church family.
90. Start a new prayer journal.
91. Do at least 75 hours of community service. (6/75)
92. Be present for Lori’s baptism.
93. Share my faith with a stranger.
94. Share my faith with a friend.

Environmentally Friendly
95. Recycle our old plastic bags.
96. Buy a few reusable bags for shopping. (I now own three.)97. Hang dry at least one load of laundry per week.

Cleaning/Organization
98. Clean out old school stuff.
99. Go through old books and get rid of ones we no longer need/want.
100. Make a birthday calendar.
101. Clean car once a month.

**Key: Italicized = in progress
Red = completed

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The Life and Times of Izzy Witte

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