I wish I had more energy to write more often, but honestly I'm just tired. A toddler, parenthood with two kids, a full-time job, cleaning the house, cooking meals, grading papers, lesson planning, new teacher evaluation system,.... and of course, Kelly the puppy ( Read more... )

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Took Kade to the vet last Monday for his annual check up; he weighs 39.5 lbs, which is the lowest he's weighed since he was a puppy. His normal weight is around 42 lbs in the summer and 45 lbs. in the winter, so I was surprised to see him so low. They also took some blood and found that his creatinine levels were elevated, which worried me, but the ( Read more... )

Day 3 - Family

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Day 2 - Snack

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We bought a 3-bedroom ranch home in August, but there was a lot of construction to deal with, and when Brian initially proposed moving the week before Christmas, I thought that was a terrible idea. Can you imagine? Dealing with Christmas decorations, the Christmas tree, purchasing and wrapping Christmas gifts, preparing the meal, oh boy! And a move ( Read more... )

There was a post a week ago that was more of a rant about living with two dogs that did not belong to the Original Poster, and how to deal with them. The gist of her rant included living with two dogs that:

1. Begging/stealing food (including jumping on kitchen counter)
2. Jumping on humans
3. Pulling on the leash
4. Excessive barking

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