Year: 2014

Casey’s White Coat Ceremony

This weekend was Casey’s White Coat Ceremony, where he and his classmates were presented with their first white coats. This marks the transition from the study of preclinical to clinical health sciences. A moment he has worked very hard to be able to achieve.stThere were many laughs from all, and a wonderful speech given. _MG_6492The students had to read a Hippocratic Oath before they received their coats.soThey then signed the oath book and were given their coats by the Dean.smAll smiles, he looks very official now!PicMonkey CollageWhat a STUD._MG_6544Ang and Steven came to support Casey and share in the celebration.usWe are so proud of you Casey! M.D. here he comes!

Go Fest!

gfWe attended Roanoke’s Go Outside Festival which was a lot of fun. It is an annual event that encourages healthy, active, outdoor living. It had a bit of camping, vendors, gear, music, races, dogs, and demos-a celebration of everything outdoors. A definite event to go to if you are Casey and Sharell 🙂cdrwptslds

Unsolved Mystery

20141016_131848So we have a mystery on our hands and we thought you guys could help us solve it!

See this tree? It grows across the street and one house down from our place. You are probably asking yourself ‘what the heck is so special about this tree?!’ Well, in the last 6-ish weeks, we have found 5 dead animals at the base of this tree.

Here are the facts:

The animals are in the same spot under the tree every time; the side away from the road, near the sidewalk. Four squirrels and one rabbit. No other dead animals have ever been seen anywhere else in the neighborhood by us. Sometimes, the dead animal will not be there when we take Penny for a walk at dinner time, but before bed when we take her out, BAM there they are! So some die when it is dark.

The house this tree is directly in front of sits on a hill, so it is quite a rise to their front door; they do not have a good, direct line of sight to the base of this tree. The other surrounding houses’ view of this tree are either blocked by other trees or they are across the street and down the hill.

We have never heard any kind of gun shots in the neighborhood. Not many people are out and about too much and kids don’t play outside there. There is a power line running above the tree. No odd mushrooms or other plants grow under the tree that we can see.

There is never any blood. The animals are never damaged, never look injured, and are never squished. They all looked healthy and robust.

Hypotheses:

We thought maybe they were poisoned, but that would have to be some fast acting poison to have them all keel over in the same spot.

Or maybe they were electrocuted and all just happened to fall and land in the same spot? But rabbits don’t climb trees/power lines.

Maybe someone is shooting them? No gun shots heard, no blood.

What are the chances that young, perfectly healthy appearing animals all die in the SAME spot over the last month and a half?! Please leave your thoughts in the comments, we are baffled!

 

Casey’s Week Off

ccWe explored downtown Roanoke a bit and found these huge murals.dtIt is very cute downtown!
rlThis is in the lobby of a ticket office.yfFrolf and quiche was a must.20141009_134924We even went to a new frolf course-we were the only ones there!PicMonkey CollagePenny had a blast 🙂fgesseYummy food!coShipping out a custom Etsy order to Oklahoma!ppMy most recent pet sitting buddies!mbAnd we even did some mountain biking! It was a very fun week off 🙂

Done with exams!

20141001_125653Casey finished his 3 days of testing-and passed all of his exams! That means he gets a week off and we get to have some fun! We celebrated with a trip to 5 Guys Burgers and Fries 🙂

edWe went to a BBQ party later and continued celebrating with about 35 of Casey’s classmates. Casey’s bacon-wrapped hotdogs were a hit 🙂