We are thankful the electricity was out for only an hour this morning. Apparently 26 homes were effected because a fuse blew. It's been like a 100 degrees people!

We made our decision and we are not taking home the dog. Barry and I were a little surprised by Emma's reaction. She didn't really want to get done and play with the dog, but I almost could not blame her; the dog kept going for her toes...well, make that EVERYONE'S. It became a little bothersome. I know we could change that behavior, but we just felt this was not the one for us.

She was a good dog in other ways. She never barked, knew where the door was to go out and potty, was on the small side. You did need to be aware of which side you were approaching her on because of her only having one eye, but other than that she was a good doggy.

I think I might have my heart set on a puppy; one that Emma can "grow" with and we can train from the beginning (people, I know puppies bite and nip too...but it's one thing when your trying to break that behavior and then stick your fingers in their mouth to nip on). Anyways, we have put it on hold. The breeder I found does have a male and female ready to go so we're debating if now is good or not. They will have some other pups ready in a month or so.

So, we'll see what happens.

Dog Possible

Post by Barry:
Today we went to visit a possible addition to the family. Different gene pool though. This one is four legged, monocular but still cute like a little dog should be. She was rescued from a bad situation and is being fostered by a sweet family with 2 other little dogs.

We are praying to make a decision about this little dog. Good thing is that she would free to acquire meaning we would not have to buy her from a rescue or breeder. We would just need to take her to a vet and get her spaded. We have friends that would be willing to care for the little dog when we go on vacation.

Now the tough part... what would a good name be for a one eyed little girl dog? Emma likes Winkie. Debbie is not a big fan. Debbie likes Lola, Lucy or Gigi. Emma is not a big fan. Barry suggested Winkie with the nick name of Winkers but he does not really care.

So now the decision making process. I am sure you will all know if we get a new little dog.

The End of a Season...

...and the beginning of a new one.

Friday was Emma's last day of preschool. No longer will she be going back to preschool. Kindergarten is her next step. Hassler Elementary will be her school. I didn't think I would feel sad, but I did. She's growing up. More and more she keeps saying, "I'm a big girl now." I loved her teachers, Mrs. Baxter and Mrs. Kersh. They had a great class of kids and I got to know some of the moms pretty well. More than 1/2 the class will be heading to Hassler too, so I'm hoping Emma will get at least one friend from preschool in her class.

The last day was Splash Day, which included a pizza party. This school has a real pool, age appropriate, for the kids to play in and they had a great time. I went to help and I almost jumped in, it was hot standing out there.

So, we move on to bigger and better things. In fact, tonight was the first time Emma went over to her friends house without having one of us go with her. Kate and Jenna live across the street and they are 5 also. They like to call over the fence and ask Emma to come play. So, I walked her over and their mom said, "Go get a few things done." I was so excited that Emma had "graduated" to not needing us there. We feel totally comfortable with Theresa and Haas so it was a great moment. After I got Emma home and we were getting ready for bed, she said:

"I had a fantastic time"!

What did you do today?...

Here's what we did today - (sorry for the sideways picture, I did rotate it but it did not want to uploaded properly).

My Daily/Weekly Chore chart from Motivated Moms. You can Google it for the website, I'm to tired to post the link; it's 12:20 a.m. do you think I should be in bed right now? I started this chore chart in March and after some trial and error, making it work for me and my schedule, it's now going pretty well. I just cross things out that either don't apply to me or I do it on a different day then what they have. It has really helped me keep the house clean and still feel like I can "play" during the week and have some "me" time.

I keep my list on a pretty clip board I purchased from Etsey. It goes with the kitchen and I just love it.

Front and back view

After the chores were done, I did this:

I had spray painted this (or I should say, Barry did), a few weeks ago, but I felt like it needed a little color. So, today that's what I did. After that was done, I did this:

Then we did this:

And yes, I let Emma paint my toes, literally.

Oh, and we ran to Target, picked up Subway for lunch, and I made a few phone calls, talked to my sis, answered some emails, and gave Emma a shower. What did you do today?

Hopscotch Anyone?

We've been doing a lot of this lately:

Emma learned how to play Hopscotch the other day and now she's playing it all the time. She's even gotten better as the days have gone on. She's very excited with herself.

Thankful Thursday...

I am thankful for my Pam. She does hair and every time I leave her salon I feel happy. She just makes me happy. Her daughter, Ashlee, and I play tennis together and Pam's granddaughters attend the same preschool and soon elementary school, so we have some things in common.

I saw Pam yesterday to have my hair done. And wouldn't know, something "happy" happened. As you may have read, we're thinking about getting a dog. So, Pam's next customer comes in and I find out she's the head of the Pets in our subdivision. She knows of a breeder and some good places to get a rescue dog. She even mentioned that she would be willing to go with me to help find the "right" one. On top of that, she would help take care of the dog when we're on vacation. How nice is that? She was very lovely to talk with and again I felt happy.

Then, I give her my card and she flips it over and see's that I sell Cookie Lee Jewelry. She says she would like me to do a show for her. Wow.

So, you see, that's one reason why I need to keep my hair short; I love going to Pam's! She just makes people feel happy.