Kit wanted everyone to know that her birthday today went well, even if we did have to huddle in the bathroom twice because of the storm.

Last weekend we had a class party with our new Sunday School class.  There were around 10 couples there.  We played the Price is Right, and it was a hoot!  The teacher put a lot of effort into making the games realistic.  I won some wind chimes and two paperback books, but I lost the showcase showdown.  We had an extra prize left over, so we played the Newlywed Game for the final one.  Alison and I got 6 out of 10 questions right, but the winners got 8 correct.

We've been walking with Kit almost every night for the past few weeks.  She is constantly tugging in different directions, but part of that has to do with the fact that she's still a puppy.  She's doing much better in the "accident" category, although she made a mistake last night as we were putting her to bed.  Alison thinks that she did it as a show of defiance, and I think she's right about that.

Alison was invited to play Bunco with some of the ladies in our class.  I've heard of women playing Bunco before, but I've never seen so much organization/rules in my life.  There are 12 women and each host once a year.  The hostess is required to make dinner, snacks, and desert.  The hostess also has to purchase 5 gifts with very specific dollar amounts (like $4, $5, $8, $13).  Those gifts go as prizes for certain things during the game.  I looks like the average hostess would spend over $100 when it is her turn, but it might end up being much more (dinner for 12 women?)  I think Alison is going to do it, so I'll probably mention how it turns out.

I got an ipod2car adapter in the mail yesterday, and ran the cabling myself! Now I can use the CD changer functionality of my factory radio and play my iPod while it sits attached in the glove box. No more broadcasting to a radio channel or losing a cupholder. :-)

In other news, Kit's doghouse came in the mail today. Click on the thumbnail to take a closer look:

Kit in her new doghouse

I whipped out the video camera and got some shots of Kit playing tonight. I also briefly show the new outdoor kennel.

We have another night under our belts, and last night was about 10 times better than Saturday night.  Kit only left a little liquid in her crate, and didn't quite make it out the door once.  At least she is trying to get there now...

Tonight we're going to buy a large fenced-in kennel that we can leave her in outdoors during the day.  We have the standard wooden fence in the backyard, but there are areas that she might be able to squeeze under with a little bit of digging.  At four months old, she's only expected to be able to hold it in for 5 hours, and when Alison is gone to Maine next month I'll be gone for 11 hours a day at work.  We'll be able to leave her outside during the day, and then bring her inside while we're home.

We have a new member of the Culver household... She's a Beagle-Feist mix, and her name is Kit. We're trying to potty train her right now, and it has been quite a challenge (and this is only the first day.) Things will get better... :-)