Meghan Fact #1

Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte is the best thing about Autumn.

Baby Announcement

Matt and I are proud to announce the homecoming of our First Baby. Wilma Claire Jetty, born roughly 1.5 years ago, weighing 17lbs.

We adopted her from the local pound. We were told that she is a Schnauzer mix and about 1 year old. So far she's been a sweet girl. She's so happy to have escaped jail and live the coosh life. Walks on the beach 3 times a day, on demand tummy rubs, fashionable clothing (pics to follow).

So far her favorite toy is Lamb Face (below). Lamb Face was a gift to me from Matt after he sweetly requested (forced) me to give up the stuffed animal I had.** Unfortunately Lamb Face has an unusally long and stiff neck which was not great for cuddling with and thus she was rejected by me. Luckily, I kept her around because she's quickly become one of Wilma's besties.

**In all fairness, the thing was beat to a pulp and Matt legitimately believed it was from childhood. When he discovered it was actually a Valentine's Day gift from my high school boyfriend he requested her disposal. I didn't have the heart to throw away the love that I had been sleeping with for 9 years and she was WAAAY to tattered to give to charity, so I hid her in my brother's closet in Montana, where she will secretly stay.**

Renewed Inspiration – Tales from the Badge

Today is my first day back at blogging…With nine weddings this summer (including my own) I couldn't find the time (not to mention the willpower) to sit down and write, but today I stumbled upon a real gem of inspiration (and an easy way to take the pressure off of my first blog back). The Company I work for recently subscribed to a few local Montana newspapers in the areas where we are developing our wind farms. It was a Friday afternoon, the office was quiet so I hunkered down and started reading the papers from Glacier and Toole County. Now before you go thinking that I'm a big-city-high-n-mighty judger of rural communities, let me just say that my mother and her family grew up in these them parts and I'm right proud to have this sorta heritage.

Please look forward to more testimony from the Badges of the Montana high-line in the future.

Glacier County Police Reports, Friday, September 17^th
3:37 a.m. Report of a disturbance at cabins in East Glacier. Someone is drunk and fighting over there. Called Browning but no one is available. They have one officer on and dealing with juveniles in Browning right now.

4:02 a.m. Woman called back and the daughter just came in and hit her in the face then took off. She needs the cops over there. Advised caller someone will be called to come over. Officer is out with the suspect and he needs an ambulance. She is unresponsive.

4:10 a.m. Officer advising she woke up. Cancel the ambulance and he has the female in custody. Officer wants another officer to meet him halfway. He can keep the cuffs on her and she will be charged for Partner Family Member Assault and MIP. She bit her mom in the finger.

4:20 a.m. Officer advising she is suicidal. Female wants officer to pull over to go to the bathroom. Told her she will have to wait to get to the detention center.

Shelby's Sherriff Log Saturday, September 18^th
9:17 a.m. Female caller advising it is now 9 a.m. and no one has dealt with the restrooms at the park. There is no toilet paper at all in the restrooms. Caller advised it has been out since last night. Tried calling a city worker at home. He is getting ready to go down and check.
12:50 p.m. Caller reports witnessing an antelope being hit by a car on U.S Highway 2 west of Devon. He wants to take it home for meat. Caller advised that he can take it home if he puts an archery tag on it.
10:23 p.m. Officer responds to a caller reporting that she heard a loud noise like a gunshot while driving home. Officer finds a large amount of rocks in the street that make your tires pop when you drive over them.