3/07 – Not to be outdone (see below), it's a new car for the wife.

3/07 – Spring Break 2007, and our third voyage on the Carnival Destiny. Photos coming when I get a chance.

3/07– Puppy update!

Holy crap... she's as big as Large Coney! This was taken at five months.

This was taken right after she got home from surgery. Poor puppy.

And the next day, she was fine. Damn, it must be nice to be young.

 3/07– A new car for me! Updates coming soon on the puppy and recent travel.

 

11/29/06 – Near the end of a very difficult year, some new life as the Sobeck's welcome a new member of the family. Macleod (a golden retriever in case you can't tell) was born on October 2, and is about 8 weeks old in this picture.

 

10/20/06 – More heartbreak for the Sobeck family. Our wonderful Labrador Retriever Jack passed away nine days short of his fourteenth birthday. Although Jack only lived with us for about half of his life, it seemed like so much longer. He was the sweetest big dog you can imagine, and had a puppy-like quality that he never outgrew. We'll miss Jack terribly, but now he can be with the sister that he idolized. Click here for my tribute to Jack.

 

10/13/06 – Fall break in Aruba! We were fortunate to stay at the beautiful Renaissance Resort and Casino in the capital city of our favorite Island, Oranjestad. I never thought the blue collar kid that never set foot in a plane until age 25 would one day make a third visit to Aruba.

 

  8/25/06 – If you see me walking around like I lost my best friend, I did. After battling back from various illnesses over the summer, my beloved Golden Retriever PJ, better known as Moose, passed away shortly after 11 PM on a Friday night. She was laying in her favorite sleeping spot at the foot of our bed, and Cat and I were holding her at the very end. It was a horribly traumatic experience for us, but about the best possible way to go for her, which makes the pain worthwhile. Moose and I were about as close as members of two different species can possibly be, and I can't imagine life without her. It will go on, of course, but there will always be an empty spot. Click here for my tribute to the Moose.