How Pinteresting

Here's Athena, my newest office mate.  This is the look she gives me when she wants me to stop running queries on the computer.


Okay, I'll give you a few minutes...


Now for the arts and craft section of the blog.  He's a centerpiece for our gala: A Night of Purrr Imagination.


The things you can do with cupcake wrappers and candy...


A giraffe in a fez.  Of course that would be on a cupcake wrapper.  


And now for the home decorating portion of arts and crafts, Here's our new swag lamp Megan made over the weekend.  


Another piece of evidence that Spring is here.  

Well, pretty glad to see the Red Wings (hockey version for the Rochester folk) were able to pull off their 22nd consecutive trip to the playoffs.  But, won't be watching the game tonight since it doesn't kick off until 10:30pm...  That is all.

The Death of Playoff Beard

Oh playoff beard.  You were a shooting star that had to leave us too soon...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playoff_beard


April showers bring May flowers.  April snow is just miserable...


A beautiful January morning at Lollypop Farm...


Luna watching me make copies


Luna watching Emmy Lou from a distance.  


Emmy Lou and Luna decided they were not friends.  So, Luna will find a new office to call home.  And yes, Luna is what made my desk so messy...


On a happier note: PUPPY!!!!

Football Season's Over. So, Now What Do I Do?

Amerks vs. the Abbottsford Heat.  Rochester lost 3-2 in overtime.  A very, very short overtime...  At least Moose was there.



Faceoff which was immediately followed by a fight.  



Geez Louise making Gertie nervous at the office.



She may be a cat; not a dog...



After a rough day at the office with all the cats and big dogs, she likes to steal my snuggie and curl up on the top of our couch.  Stop stealing my stuff...



So, this manure spreader at work is on its last legs.  It needs to be replaced and we have no money in the budget.  Any suggestions?  There's a lifetime supply of cookies on the line!

The Adventures of Petey and _____

Megan on the "buttflower" at Cobbles Elementary School.  We went over to there with Tachel last weekend and all of us agreed that many kids must get injured on this playground.  And the thing Megan is riding is a physics experiment gone mad!



Judy as Vanna White showing off the copy machine.  Rumors of this copier ran rampant throughout the organization.  Unfortunately, this is just a loaner at this point.  We still get to keep the old Toshiba with over a million copies.  What will the future hold?



Dock and Neville.  Neville has a clean bill of health and a family.  YEAH!  Dock has neither.  BOO!



If only this wasn't blurry.  Maybe I'll have to do something like this to the ol' Nissan Versa. 


 
The newest member of the Lollypop family is Petey!  He's been adopted by Dee (and apparently the rest of the staff) and he could be any breed you could imagine.  Maybe even part Panda...






This is not a real dog.  It's just a stuffed animal...


FINAL WEEK! I'm helping organize the run/walk at Barktober Fest, which is this SATURDAY!  Lots of food, activities, and stuff if you want to come out to Egypt Park (next to Lollypop Farm).  And, if you like to donate to help homeless and abused animals, please visit: http://lollypop.kintera.org/barktoberfest/mike

And Now For Some Hockey

THANKS TO DICK SR. FOR THE TICKETS!  Megan and I were able to see the Buffalo Sabres play the Detroit Red Wings.  It was a really good game and awesome seats!



A view of the HSBC Arena in downtown Buffalo



A view from our seats.  



Sabretooth throwing out a few t-shirts



Detroit was down 2-0 in the first period.






Nacho Grande.  If you're going to get nachos, you have to get "grande" with chicken and chili. My father-in-law may think I have a hollow leg, but there was no way I could finish these.  I have met my limit...



Pavel Datsyuk scored along with Jiri Hudler with under a minute left in the game to force an overtime and a shootout!



Datsyuk scoring on Ryan Miller in the first round of the shootout



Hudler closing the game out in the second round.  Red Wings with a 3-2 come from behind win.  



The celebration



Got about 8 inches of snow the other day.  Here's the driveway of my apartment right after work.



What would a job of mine be without a telethon?  Saturday March 5th from 3-9pm, we'll be on 13 WHAM TV in Rochester broadcasting live from the Eastview Mall.  So, tune in or come on out!  Don't get 13 WHAM outside of Rochester; their will be a link to streaming video on our website: www.Lollypop.org.  So, donate early; donate often!!!

How Many Milestones Can You Cram Into a Week?

My start date at Lollypop Farm, Humane Society of Greater Rochester was moved up a week. So, I've been very, very busy the last few days.  Let's start by giving everyone my new contact information:

Mike Kraus

Annual Giving Manager

Lollypop Farm, Humane Society of Greater Rochester

585.223.1330 x244

MKraus@Lollypop.org

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus 

And now for the blog!

Rochester Americans (Amerks) vs. the Binghamton Senators.

Nice shot of the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial



This goal judge is probably the most stoic man in all of minor league hockey...



FIGHT!



WHO WANTS A T-SHIRT OR FRISBEE!!!  WHO DOESN'T!!!






It was the Moose's birthday on the 13th.



Takes a shot...



Then took a shot...



Lemoncello in East Rochester.  Pretty good sandwiches near our apartment where we met up with Sarah and Pete for lunch



If I said this was the craziest thing I saw while looking at open houses this past week I would be lying.  There was lots of great artwork in many homes.  There was one home that had more faux rocks, paneling, and other similar things on the walls than I knew existed.  If only I could have taken pics...



Megan fulfilled a V-Day tradition of mine, which is the February 15th candy buying spree.  If I have kids, they will be very confused when we celebrate x-mas on Dec. 26th, Easter Monday, and so on...



What?  You've never seen a Valentine fish in a tux before?  What means love to you?



My first car.  A 2008 Nissan Versa.  It seems my days of riding public transportation are over.  At least it's bright white and has bike tires...


That's it for now.  Let me know if you need a pet because I know where you find one...