Giz....snow?

Well the bipeds invited me to go with them on their road trip to Wisconsin.  At first, I was a little skeptical because I had never been to Wisconsin and I didn't like the idea of a 10-hour car ride.  However, they promised me that I would not only get to run off leash (which I love) but that there would also most likely be snow!

As soon as we got there, both of their promises were fulfilled!  I had more open space to run in than I have ever had before!

I also made a new friend!  His name is Casey.

Before I started REALLY playing, I had to take a quick potty break.  My dad thought it would be a great photo opportunity....so embarrassing.

 There is nothing quite like taking a break in the snow after a good play session.

I really liked playing in all the deep snow too!

After all that playing, it was definitely time for a nap.

I have always thought that humans were odd creatures, but it was taken to a whole new level on this trip.  Megan's mom decided to get me a pair of pajamas for Christmas.  I have mixed feelings on wearing clothes, but the shirt is actually quite comfortable.  But back to my original point on why humans are weird.  Megan's mom also got Megan and Luke the SAME pajamas so that we all match.  So now not only do my humans put me in these ridiculous little outfits, but now they have on of the same outfits as well.  I guess humans just aren't meant to be understood.

Happy Howl-idays Everyone!

-Gizmo

Off to Wisconsin!

With the semester coming to a close and Megan and I both on break, we thought it would be a good idea to get out of St. Louis for a bit.  We decided to go up to northern Wisconsin to visit Megan's family.  The trip looks to be filled with relaxation, great conversation, and of course....cheese!

Gizmo got the whole back set to herself!  The perks of being an only child.

For the first time since last spring, we finally got to see some snow!

Megan will be heading back to Colorado after our visit (lucky duck) and I will head on back to the Lou with Gizmo to start preparing for next semester.

Thanks for continuing to follow us! We have not been updating like we should.

I'm currently reading this book. If you have any interest in the Supreme Court check this out.

The Nine: Inside The Secret World of the Supreme Court

Gizmo has continued to follow her favorite blog.

Corgi Addict

If we had sent a holiday card, it would have looked like this. It would have had a nice holiday message too.

Luke has agreed to shave his face each Sunday the Bronco's lose.

This has left me wanting football season to end all together.

I've been listening to Betty Wright: The Movie. Betty Wright's latest album is awesome and her interview with NPR is good  too.

Betty Wright Interview

We will be updating more throughout the winter break!

Half Way Through November? Already?

It is crazy to think that we have lived here for four months now.  Megan and I are both in crunch time as our semesters are rapidly coming to a close.

In honor of Ricky Perry, we decided to come up with a list of our top three things we like the most about St. Louis:
1) The three of us are all here together.
2) Everyday is an adventure.
3) uhhhh.......ummmmm.........uhhhhhh.........the EPA?


For Halloween, Gizmo was a professor.  Her Aunt Amanda was kind enough to make her that awesome tie!

Yeah.....it was one of those weeks.  Even Gizmo was pooped out by Friday.  We are all ready for Thanksgiving break and for our families to come out and visit.

"Gizmo! Its 10 o'clock!  Time to get out of bed and be productive with your Saturday.  Now go lick your butt or jump on Luke's computer while he is working or something..."

The days are still sunny and warm enough that Gizmo can enjoy her mornings and afternoons relaxing outside.

You will never guess where we ate tonight...

Here is some raw footage from our the rest of our night...

Until next time.

Life in the Lou' Continues...

So it is official, Megan and I made it through the first half of our semesters!  October was a pretty awesome month overall.  We both had our birthdays, Megan's mom came out to visit, our friend Ona dropped by for a quick visit as well, and the Cardinals won the World Series.

I will quickly say that downtown St. Louis on the night the Cardinals won was insanely awesome!  The city came alive and it was awesome to see so many people downtown, happy, and proud of their city.  I had flashbacks to when my Dad pulled us out of school to go downtown after the Broncos won Super Bowl XXII for the parade.

I have been fortunate enough to be able to find all of my favorite brews from back home, which by the way are sold at the grocery store.

We also went to this really awesome restaurant with Megan's mom called the Bridge.  Their beer list was incredible for two reasons: 1) It was full of fantastic beers, including the best from back home. 2) They don't carry ANY Anheuser-Busch products.

My Octo-beard entertained my students a lot more than I had anticipated.  I don't think a day went by when I didn't receive a comment about it such as: "You look Amish Mr. Finney,""Mr. Finney are you growing your beard out so you can be Wolverine for Halloween?"  But my personal favorite comment came from the test I gave on Friday.  I always have a section on my tests where my students can just tell me whats on their mind, what I can do better on in the class, or tell me what they like/dislike about class.  One of my student's wrote the following:

With Halloween being tomorrow, the staff's theme is super heroes.  Since not a week has gone by where I haven't been called "Peter Parker" or "Spiderman" by my students (or even complete strangers for that matter) I felt it is only appropriate that I dress accordingly:

Gizmo is still being her super-adorable self.

Donors Choose!

In other news, I am trying to get some supplies for my classroom through a donation website called "Donors Choose."  I provide each of my students with a file folder for all of their class work.  I have been storing these folders in cardboard boxes which are quickly falling apart.  I set up a Donors Choose project to get some file folder holders for each one of my classes since the cost of personally buying these folders is pretty steep.  My project is hosted at the following link: http://www.donorschoose.org/we-teach/1042204.1657302239 for people to come and donate money to it.  I am about $100 dollars away from having my project completely funded and being able to get these resources for my classroom.  If you or anyone you know would like to donate my students and I would greatly appreciate it!


We hope everyone has a great Halloween!

Luke, Megan, and Gizmo

We are all getting older.

 Well, I have been with my bipeds for 1 year this month! They celebrated by putting me in a sweater and taking pictures. I didn't know they were celebrating because I wasn't having fun.

Megan's mom was in town for a couple days.

 She visited the bookstore and got this jacket.

Bipeds went to city museum but they didn't check the times. Silly bipeds don't know about the internet for these things, it was closed when they got there.

 Instead they went to this place. I heard they had good beer and good food but I wasn't invited.

 This is probably the closest to baseball fans we will get. 

Another treat I didn't get to try.

Sorry I've been busy...

Sorry that neither myself nor the bipeds has updated in a while, we have all been quite busy.

I have been helping Luke with all of his lesson planning and grading.  Look how much fun he thinks it is!

Yeah I nap with my baby blanket, don't you?

Some times, I piss inside.   I just get so excited when the bipeds come home and hang up their coats!   

Occasionally, they leave me alone for too long.  This time, I made some confetti and put it all over the apartment.  There wasn't any construction paper handy, so I made it out of toilet paper.

- Gizmo (taglines are so two weeks ago)