Pippa Update 67/365

I know, I am a little crazy about this little dog.  How could you look at her and not smile?  That little tongue sticking out just gets me every time.  Pippa scared me about a month ago.  She really didn't want to be bothered by anyone.  She wouldn't let anyone in the house but me touch her, and she was even getting a little testy with me sometimes.  I put her on Cosequin for her old little bones, then took her on into the vet.  Come to find out, she had a pinched nerve in her back.   They think it was from an old injury, but they decided that she needed to stay at the vet for awhile, then be on confinement here for three weeks once they released her.  Well, I made it one night with her at the vet before I was on their doorstep when they opened the doors.  I couldn't handle her being there.  I love my vets, because they know me well, and had already consulted with one another and come up with a game plan if I showed up, which they said they knew I would.  So they let me take her, and I kept her in a baby play pen beside my bed.  She still got out to sleep on my pillow at night.  So, her three weeks of prednisone and bed rest are over, and she is a different dog.  She is so full of energy and spunk.  I love seeing her bounce around.  I was also finally able to take her to the groomers to get the cute puppy cut I had been dreaming of.  I am thankful for our sweet groomer, Pippa bit both of her hands pretty bad.  I figured she was going to fire Pippa as a client, but she said that she would be happy to do her again.  So, if you are local, I would highly recommend Liz's Pet Grooming on Dean.  She is awesome, and is so gentle to Pippa even when Pippa isn't so gentle back.  I am still so thankful that Pippa was able to enter my life when I needed her.  She may be quite snappy sometimes, but for the most part, she is the sweetest little girl and I treasure everyday I have with her.

Not Again! 66/365

You know when you see a kid sleeping with their pillows wrapped in towels, and a big bowl beside them that it can only mean one thing.  They have been hit with a virus, and not just any virus, but THE VIRUS.  Noelle woke up at 3 a.m. and made it to the kitchen before the virus festivities began.  Bless her heart, she has had a rough day and still is unable to eat.  Hopefully with some good rest, she will be up and eating tomorrow. I am also praying that no one else gets it.

Our little mouse didn't make it through the night either.  It was sad for everyone, but it seems he just couldn't pull through the little down turn he had.  We will have fond memories of him!

Stuart Little 65/365

Our sweet little Stuart Little is still hanging in there.  It is tons of work to take care of an orphaned baby mouse.  He has seemed to be doing really well, however tonight he looks like he is struggling a bit.  We are hoping that he will pull through, and I will be getting up every couple of hours to try and help him.  It really is the sweetest thing to feed this little baby and watch it gain weight and grow.

Perfect Marriage 64/365

I can't tell you how precious Amy is to us.  We have loved her since the moment we met her.  After only knowing her for a short while, she was given a key and a bedroom in our home.  She lived in our basement, and while she was there, she captured all of our hearts.  We watched her date some special guys, but none of them were "the one"......that is until she met Brandon.  He won my heart before I even met him, and I knew that he LOVED our Amy.  When you look at this picture you can't help but see the love that Amy has for him.  As she headed down that isle, her eyes were locked on her groom....can't you just see the sparkle?

They smiled and giggled at each other through the ceremony, and it reminded me of my own wedding.  You could just tell that they were so excited for this day to have finally arrived.  They shared tender moments as they did communion and prayed to give their marriage to the Lord.

I am so thankful that the Lord brought Brandon into Amy's life!  This smile on her face makes it such a priceless day!

Amy did a wonderful job putting her wedding together.  Each little detail was obviously done with love. My kids were especially fond of the old glass bottle coke machine.  The smores were a big hit too.

We loved the cakes.  I will admit that I ate the groom's cake, but I just couldn't bring myself to put a picture of it on my blog.  Everyone has at least one flaw, and Brandon's is that he is a big Alabama fan.  So, his cake reflected his passion for his alma mater. The kids also loved packing up little sweet treat bags to go.

We had to grab Amy to do a quick picture with the kids.  They were so excited to see her, and it took some restraint, but they didn't climb all over her.

So, we had a pretty special day celebrating a pretty special couple!!  I laughed when we left, because as soon as we pulled out there was a huge billboard that said DIVORCE-For as little as $250.  I looked at Paul and said, "Well if it doesn't work out, then I guess it won't cost them much."  I was kidding of course, because this is a marriage that I am not worried about.  I can't wait to watch them grow old together....Mr. and Mrs. Pierce were made by God for each other!

Our Precious Amy 63/365

Today we were blessed to be a part of our sweet Amy's wedding.  We have had a long day traveling to the south and back, so I promise to blog about the beautiful wedding tomorrow.  Until then, enjoy my four monkeys with one of their all time favorite girls!

Read Across the Living Room 62/365

In the spirit of Read Across America, the kids school had their last book fair of the year.  The kids love the book fair because they know I will buy each of them a new book. I am a huge fan of the library, both the school's and the public one.  I am also a huge fan of children's literature.  I have tons of books from my days in the classroom, so I don't normally buy very many new ones.  They were getting a little worried that I wouldn't make it to the book fair because one by one this week the keeps were sick.  However, I finally made it and each of them got their first choice.  LeeLee got home and had already gotten so into her book (Princess Posey and the Neighbor Dog), that she immediately changed clothes to look like Princess Posey.  Then I caught her reading Hope's book to her just like a little teacher would.  Hope listened closely to every word.  It was fun today watching the kids be so excited about reading.

A Baby 61/365

Before I begin this story, I guess I should explain something...I am not insane.  I have examined myself thoroughly and I have found that I am indeed sane and of a sound mind.  I have also over the years just realized that I closely resemble one of my ancient ancestors.  He is quite famous, so I have been able to read quite a bit about him. You see, people thought he was insane too, because he did what God told him to do.  It was out of the ordinary, and before long the whole town thought he was crazy, but he carried on about his business doing what he knew was right.  His name was Noah, and if you are reading this, than he is your ancestor too.  Because he built that gigantic ark and cared for all those animals, he preserved not only mankind, but the animal kingdom also.  I would like to think I would have done the same thing.  So, no, I am not insane, I'm just closely related to that ancient grandpa of mine!

So, it is not a big surprise that when my friend called today and told me about this sweet baby mouse, that I took it to care for it.  A high school boy was keeping it in his locker at school and he was trying to take care of it, but having a hard time, so it ended up changing hands a few times to get to my friend.  She would keep it, she is a good friend so we are similar, but she is taking a class on a field trip tomorrow all day, so feeding the little fellow wouldn't be easy. Hopefully we can successfully keep our new little friend alive.  He is currently on the kitchen counter in a gigantic fish tank with a heating pad and a towel.  Shhh!  Don't tell Paul, he may not even notice, and while you are at it don't mention the hamster that showed up at our house on Monday either :)