I get to drive

Today, I finally got to drive our new car to work! The kids are off from school today as it the first day of the county fair (yes, that's how big my town is) and so Redheaded Spouse - who doesn't work on Fridays but normally is out and about on that day - is staying home to look after them. So I got to take the car. Here's the proof:


In the interest of fairness, since I posted the heavenly shot of my driveway, I figured I should post one of what it looks like most of the time. (And yes, that's my shadow.)


And you all know (or you SHOULD know) that everything is bigger in Texas. For instance, the dog you see in the picture below weighs 65 pounds and stands about 2 feet tall at the shoulder. Notice that he doesn't get very close to the flowers.


Finally, to update everyone who was interested (OK, just to fill up blog space) here's an updated picture of my dog-bit finger taken while I was driving home yesterday. Yeah, I could have take the picture at a more opportune time, but I probably would have forgotten to do it by the time I got home. Anyway, it now looks like I will not be losing the nail, which I think is a good thing, but will just have to wait for the purple to grow out. Oh, and the dog in the picture above was the guilty party.