Pictures

Just some pictures from senior night at the basketball game this past Tuesday evening.

Some of the girls, the three of us on court, Oliver with his parents, and Olivia at the top of a one man stunt.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Olivia!!! She was accepted at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC.

Now she has to make a decision; East Carolina University, Appalachian State University or UNC@Greensboro! It's down to either ECU or ASU!

We are very proud of Olivia; she has worked very hard and is beginning to reap the rewards.

Happy New Year and Welcome Teddy

Welcome Teddy Bear to the Fisher home. We found Teddy at the local shelter and fell in love with him the minute we saw him. All we know about him is that he was found along a local road. He seems to have been well feed but his tail was docked and not healing well. The shelter fixed him and redocked his tail, his tail is a short stub and right now hairless. He has done great with the potty, so it seems like he was trained at some point. Today we took him to his first training class at the local pet store. My goal is to have him learn to walk on a leash and basic commands. He did great with the other dogs and did good with the walking; practice everyday. We are also working on getting him acquainted with the crate, this is a slow process.

He loves the truck and tries to go every chance he gets. I think he will love Virginia.

The Fisher Family would like to wish our family and friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Rest In Peace Sandi

On Friday, November 20, 2009, our beloved Sandi was set free from her pain and is resting in heaven. Sandi was only with us for seven years but it seems like she has always been with us and was a huge part of our family. Over the last year we learned that she was in kidney failure. We nursed her with medicine and special food until she would no longer eat fresh cooked chicken or even baby food. This was a difficult decision, but necessary to save her from pain. Sandi waited bravely for the girls to come home from school so we could all love her and say good bye. There will never be another dog as special and sweet. We miss her sad eyes, whipping around the outside of the house, meeting us at the door and telling us it is time for bed. We miss her terribly and she will always be part of our family. The tears still come, but time will heal the hurt and our memories will last until we meet her again.

College Bound!

It's been forever since I've been on the blog. Just a quick note that Olivia received her first acceptance letter from East Carolina University this past Wednesday! She still is waiting to hear from her other choice college, before a final decision is made. Olivia was over the moon and we are all so proud of her!!!

Go Pirates!

UPDATE TIME

Oh my, it's been awhile since I have been online. The girls have been busy with school and cheerleading. Olivia took her last SAT this morning, now the application process begins.

Brad playing at IBM family day; he rang the bell!

Lyndsey and Brad boxing!

After the 5K race.

Lyndsey crossing the finish line having her time chip read.

Brad crossing the finish line, he pushed hard at the end.

The 5k runners prior to the race.

Brad climbing up to race Lyndsey down the slide.

We lost Freddy the hermit crab a few weeks ago. This time he came out of his shell and we thought he was changing his shell again, but sadly he passed. He is enjoying the sand dunes in the great beyond.

Sandy hasn't been doing well. She will go three days without eating and then eat some. We are waiting on lab results from her last vet visit to see how her kidneys are doing. The last test indicated that she only had 25% of a working kidney. She has lost some weight and according to the vet "is pale".

Brad has been extremely busy working and preparing for another 5K which he and Lyndsey ran this morning at IBM family day. Brad improved his time and Lyndsey ran it in 30 minutes; 7 minutes better than her projected time and this was her first race. After the race IBM served lunch and had family activities available; bounce houses, inflatables, merry go round, ferris wheel, magicians, music, face painting, caricature drawing, cotton candy, snow cones and popcorn. The pictures will prove that both Brad and Lyndsey had a great time.