A Work in Progress...

Stay tuned for an updated blog in the near future...I'm just playing around with some new features and such. happy blogging all.

Have I Got a Deal For You...

Want to renovate your home? Need new furniture? How about someone to take out your Garbage? Yes?!?

Then I have just the thing - come pick up my Dog!!


She will make all of the above possible in less time that you would believe!!! She sometimes multi-tasks so that more than one of the above is accomplished at once, for instance:
This week she has decided to take my garbage out and drag it all over the carpet...so besides having my Garbage taken out I now get to call someone in to clean the carpet (yes it is that bad!!) or just replace it!

In all seriousness I sat down with Selah (thats our dogs name) just yesterday and explained all the pros and cons of keeping her around. She, of course, looked at me totally unphased.


Pros
Home Security (if you have ever stood at our door, you'll know what this means!)
Teaches kids to stay away from Dogs while they are eating
Teaches kids not to poke a sleeping Dog
Annoys our Landlord

Cons
Sheds hair EVERYWHERE
Muddy footprints EVERYWHERE
Bodily Functions EVERYWHERE (I won't even go into the horror)
Garbage Ripped up EVERYWHERE
Annoys our Landlord
Separation anxiety induced drool (sometimes I open the door to puddles)
Barking wakes up anything
Due to food Allergies she eats the expensive dog food
She believes the pecking order in our house is thus - Ed, Selah, Eliana, Gabe, Pepper (0ur cat), then me.

***Sigh***


So any takers??

I Heart Faces - Back to School - Photo Challange

Weather or not you have children attending school, the sight of school buses rumbling around alerts everyone that school is back in session.
If you were one of the children lucky enough to be ferried around in a school bus, then I am sure you remember the smell of the vinyl seats and feel of the cool glass as you pressed your face up against it to get a better look at what was outside. (Because let's face it, who could ever get those windows open!)

Wishing everyone a wonderful school year.

This seems strange..

So this is week 2 of my quest to take and post a photo of myself each week.(What am I talking about?? click here)It actually seems quite strange and a little narcissistic but I am reminding myself that in 20 years when I look back through our photo albums, I want to see myself there along side my family!! Heck, I may even want that in 5 yrs because, let's face it, these body are not a leap forward in the evolutionary process (unfortunately) and they digress each year further and further away from perfection. Ah well, perfection aside, I am so grateful for the body and the life that I get to continue to capture and share with those around me.

This weeks photo was taken just after tub time. Its nothing special, just a snapshot, but it catches one of my favorite moments in the day. Post-Tub-Time. I sure love snuggles after the tub. Soft, clean smelling, little squishy bundles of goodness. Gabe is especially squishy (ie chunky) which makes for great cuddles.

These moments never last long enough though because I have learned the, lets say messy way, that every minute without a diaper is a minute closer to having to start tub time all over again!

Again if you post a pic of yourself - leave a comment so I can come check it out!!

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