I just want to jot these down in case I think of ever getting a dog within the next year. My memory is awful so if I don't write them down, I will forget. Looking back on Kip was hugely helpful to me in deciding what kind of dog not to get. ( Read more... )

It is so quiet here right now. And the dog is FINALLY FINALLY settling with *gasp* one of his own toys to chew on. Maybe I won't be getting up every five seconds to redirect. redirect. redirect. He has a rope bone, some dragon that squeaks and has crinkly wings and is nice and soft like one of the kids stuffed toys he loves to steal, a snake ( Read more... )

The little monster boy is officially ours. The guy did the home visit this morning and we passed. It really seemed like a formality. He spent more time playing with Willie (lol! But thankfully not HIS willie. lol) than checking our house. He looked at the backyard and where we kept the crate. That was about it. Then we had to PAY for our ( Read more... )

I find it highly amusing that the size small cat door we got to go into the storage room and keep the dog out of the litter box and cat food does not hold the dog back. CHAOS, our big 20 lb Maine Coon barely squeezes his bulk through the door. Rachael says as we're walking upstairs "Willie is trying to get in the cat door!" "Oh, don't worry," I ( Read more... )

The school orientation went great for Trevor and so-so for Rachael. She got the teacher that Mazie had been saying how wonderful she was. I was saying how shy Rachael was and she would have a tough time opening up and feeling comfortable in the big school environment. But, her teacher is apparently like the grandmother. She is older and sweet ( Read more... )

I made a B on my psych test. Yea for not getting another C! I also made an A on the paper. 3 more chapters, 1 more paper and one more test and about 10 more days. I can do it ( Read more... )

We were on our way back from Lake Fairfax and the kids were all talking in the back of the car. We all started discussing how people are related and how I am a wife and a mom, but not all people are a wife and a mom together, etc (they thought all married women had children). So, then we started talking about how their grandma is my mom. So it ( Read more... )

He is worn OUT! He was worn out yesterday and spent all night in his crate sleeping. He did one houndy bay and some whines, which we ignored, and he promptly lay down and went to sleep. He didn't whine when Ariel came into our room around midnight. He didn't whine when she woke me up at 3am because her legs hurt (yes, she's still doing that ( Read more... )