Blury Vision

I have been thinking a lot about perspective ever since Monkey decorated the Christmas tree and only decorated the bottom half. I offered several times to pick her up so she could reach higher, but really she wanted it decorated just for her line of sight.
Travis and I research most things. We are […]



Bluto Health Update

We heard back from the vet today regarding Blutos fecal exam. He has giardia and worms in addition to the other problems mentioned previously (very dry skin and possibly no testicles). The giardia and worms are the cause of the loose stools (hopefully). The good news is these are very treatable things, […]



Big ol’ Puppy Dog Tears

After we purchased Bluto, I looked online and discovered Melody’s sister is the owner of epuppypro.com She sells French and English Bulldogs and is also based in TX. I had looked at her website prior to purchasing Bluto, therefore I was not surprised to learn they were related since there are links to […]



Puppy Love

We did it.
For Christmas, Travis bought me a puppy online from Lobo Puppies and we received our little baby today. We just purchased him yesterday, so we were very happy with the quick turn around. As I was standing in line at the airport behind all of the grumpy people who had lost […]



One for you, Two for me

Almost six years ago Travis and I were married. As the unity candles were lit, I had no idea that our old lives would wither and new growth would replace the only life I had ever known.
Then Monkey was born.
We had been married about three years and we had settled into a routine. […]



A Messy Reflection

Quoting The Brothers Four:
Where are you going my little one, little one
Where are you going my baby my own
Turn around and you’re two
Turn around and you’re four
Turn around and you’re a young […]



Hidden Behind the Trees

As most of you know, we had a miscarriage about three weeks ago. I have always believed when tragedy strikes, God has the greatest opportunity to do something great in my life.
I delivered food for my fellow MOPS mommy last night and I felt really blessed to have had the chance to put a […]



Calling All Actors

I read a post on CafeMom that shocked me today. The woman was upset because she was walking through a parking lot with her daughter and husband when a car, driving too fast, narrowly missed hitting her daughter. The woman proceeded to yell “F—-ing slow down” at which time the driver said “F— […]



Seconds Anyone?

I joined MOPS in September and I completely love the program. The table I am assigned to is made up of wonderful moms, all of which have children close to Monkeys age. My table leader is so sweet, and our mentor mom couldn’t be a nicer lady. We meet every other week […]



Disney On Ice: The Meltdown

As part of our new Christmas traditions, we decided to take Monkey to Disney’s on Ice - Princess Show. We went with my step mother, her daughter and her daughters children. We met for breakfast at IHOP and made the long drive in the snow together. Monkey had been out late the night […]