Mar. 22, 2006 - Sorry I've been MIA
This is getting to become a habit, sorry! It's been a crazy few weeks. DH and I basically replaced all the furniture in our living room - well, the entertainment center (which the DirecTV guy broke a year and a half ago) and our computer desk (we were using the same one I had as a kid!). So now we have a nice new computer desk with doors, a TV stand, and also a new storage unit with a glass door. The best part, they were all really inexpensive. We bought them from IKEA and put them together ourselves (great quality time, I might add). So to make a long story short, my computer's been disconnected and the living room has been trashed off and on for the past few weeks. The worst thing is that during this whole mess, DH managed to erase everything I had saved in WORD, so I lost my lesson plans for the rest of the year, along with Elijah's birth story and a bunch of other stuff! So now I have to go back and figure out what I want to do for the kids' science lessons, books I want to read for each unit, etc etc. That'll teach me to back my stuff up on discs from now on. 
Savannah has been bugging us for a dog lately. When I say bugging, I really mean crying her eyes out, begging and pleading, and pretty much breaking my heart. I didn't know it was possible for a 3 year old to show so much passion. She's been wanting a dog for a while, but over the weekend she got to visit with some real live puppies, and now she's got puppy fever. After a few days of hysterical crying, I think she's finally making some progress with DH, lol. No one has to convince me! I probably love animals as much as she does, and somehow I will find the time to clean up the puppy poop and settle the little one down when it whines during the night (heck, I'm up with the baby anyway). So now we just need to decide if we want to go with a shelter dog or puppy or buy one from a breeder. I like the idea of rescuing a shelter dog because I know how badly they need homes. I did a lot of volunteer work at our local shelter as a teenager and wanted to take them all home! But it would probably take a while to find one that meets our criteria: small, not too old or sickly, good with children. So we'll see.
What else is new...I guess not too much. The cold weather continues. I tried taking the kids to the playground today. They had fun for about half-an-hour, then it got too cold for the younger two. I think Noah would have stayed all day. He really has missed being able to run around and ride his bike all winter. I put Elijah on the swing for the first time and he LOVED it. It was just so cute to see his big smile and watch him reach for his feet. He is cruising around everywhere now and still loves to push his truck. He also likes to turn lights on and off when I hold him up. It usually takes a few tries, but his reaction when he finally does it is just priceless - a big beaming smile!
Well, American Idol is coming on, so I'll have to continue this later...I hope!
Comments
Mar. 22, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
www.petfinder.com
This should help you find a shelter dog much more quickly. But be fairwarned, the site is SO addicting.
Also, we've got two dogs if you want to bring them over or have me bring the dogs over.
Goldie (KaraMary5280@yahoo.com)
