med mixup

The drugs on the left are blue and green and in a container with pictures of animals on them. The container says in very large letters, "for animal consumption only". The drugs on the right are white and pop out of their packaging and are not at all similiar. However, if you are talking to a guest and trying to give the dog drugs and yourself drugs at the same time, you might just swallow the wrong pill. I won't tell you who made this mistake, but I will mention that I love Shawn so much for his great sense of humor and his ability to make me laugh. He also made both the vet and our regular doctor laugh as well. :)

Sam

So we got the very first dog we looked at and we're happy with him so far. Lily got her chance to "name someone" and chose Sam. This was definitely her choice as Shawn and I were both pulling for Salem. Shawn more than me once the vet weighed him in at 66.6 pounds. Anyway, Sam is a great dog. Our only problem with him is that he did chase Ebay who now hides from him as much as possible. Still, we optimistic that they'll work it out.

Also, he is a bit spoiled. Notic the nice dog bed besides the chair he's sleeping in. While he does sleep on both, he really prefers the chair.

Gratitude

Life has been really crazy around here lately. Sometimes we are so busy that we forget to take a minute to even breathe. Right now, some very important people in our lives are facing serious health issues and others have lost family/friends unexpectedly. So, I have been thinking a lot about everything I have to be grateful for. Here's a partial list:
My family- each of my children and my husband who freakin rocks. Thanks for always forgiving me when I'm stupid and for always loving me. I'm grateful for every day you're part of my life- and for the eternities beyond.
Great friends who have become extended families and for my extended family who have become my great friends. Our lives would not be the same without you. My phone would never ring at 8 a.m. to the question, "Did you work out today? What do you mean you didn't save that tax receipt?, or want to scrapbook today? I never knew I'd have friends and family (except for Shawn and the girls of course)that I'd love so fiercely.
I'm grateful for my health and the health of my family.
I'm grateful for a job that I love AND that I get to bring Lily to each day.
I'm grateful for the good weather and for snow days
And for way tasty foods- anything Shawn makes, Nessa's frosting, roasted veggies and those freakin cookies we'll never get the recipe too, Lisa's bars and pooh balls, Carolyn's potato casserole and Boston creme pies. They have nourished my heart.
I'm grateful for a ton more things but I'm off to make dinner so I can walk the dog again (for the 4th time today) and yes, I will blog about him soon!

And so it begins...........................................

Well life has been a little crazy around here lately.

With everything else that's going on, we've decided that we are ready to add on to our family. We are using Petfinder to find a dog. We have some important stipulations for our new pet. He/she must be okay with cats, get along well with children, be house trained (unless they're a puppy) and be okay with being crated. I found the most perfect dog, a black and white Basset named Russel. On paper he was perfect, and probably he really was because he was gone before we could even talk to anyone about him. This dog here is currently named Sid. On paper he sounds great- he's good w/ kids, crate trained, house trained and gets a long with cats. As a labrador/pointer mix, he may be just a little more than we can handle. Shawn and I are off to see him tomorrow morning and we'll update you from there. (We did make the great decision not to let the girls meet any dog until we were pretty sure that they were "the one", you guys reading the blog should be old enough to handle if sid is not "the one" BTW- as a side note, several years ago the girls realized that everyone had a chance to name someone in our family except Lily. Our response was that she would name the dog. So, currently our new dog will be renamed, Mina. We'll see how that goes, but I do like the name Mina better than Sid. We'll update you more tomorrow.

Facts about Sid: Sid is a 60 pound, one year old (born 9/6/07), black Lab / Pointer mix. He is housetrained and very well behaved! Sid knows many tricks and commands such as come, sit, down, speak, shake, stay, and wait for a treat on his nose. He fetches balls in the air, sleeps on his back under the covers with his feet in the air, and really enjoys spending time with his human family. Adopt Sid, and you will get a great house-trained companion who will give you such comic relief! He is good with other dogs and respectful of cats.

So cute

Okay, I know that we all think our kids are so cute, but this one really is adorable. Last night Lily and our cat, Ebay, were

meowing out the window. It was so adorable I had to share. :)

The Science Museum

What breaks up your week in the best of ways? By taking the entire 4th grade to the Museum of Science. Shawn joined Emily and 100 plus 4th graders as they went on their trip. They had to be at school by 7:00 a.m. and didn't get home until after 4:30. That stopped at the Miniaha Falls as well. We weren't sure that Emily was going to be able to go because she had started coming down with a bad cold the night before, but we put her to bed early and gave her medication in the morning and she did great. (Sleeping up and back on the bus helped too.) The girls are all so lucky to such a great dad!