Gracie loves her puppies!!!

Click on the picture to start the video. Please forgive my daughter for choking her little puppy. She knows not what she does!!!

Stupid Question - Save it for another day!

I have been having a frustrating few days lately & I just really need to vent. I'm using my blog for this & if someone gets offended, I may be terribly sorry. Then again, I may not. Some stupid thoughts that I must share: "Did you know the dogs pooped on the carpet?" My response: "Why yes I did know that, as a matter of fact. I quite like the smell. I am fresh out of candles, so I thought I would leave it." Of course I didn't know that! Duh! Be a doll & clean it up!

"Is Gracie allowed to play with that?" (insert inappropriate item here such as laptop, hand mixer, outlet, etc). My response: "Of course she can play with that. She is my child prodigy & knows how to use anything safely." No! Grab the item or move her away from the outlet. Divert her attention. Stop pointing out things that are insanely obvious & not okay to play with. I may not follow her every move every minute of the day, so if I miss something, I apologize!

Another one: "The remote is on the floor. The dogs may chew on it." My response: "I know it's on the floor. That's where we like to keep it. It helps us find it faster when we need it." Let me walk all the way over from the other room to pick it up. Please don't strain yourself to move 2 feet over to actually just pick it up. Please don't worry about it. I wasn't doing anything anyway.

"I think you should get a second opinion on why your child is so sickly." My response: "Yes. Her runny nose & cough are insanely rare. I should seek out a specialist right away." She chews on everything. She drops stuff on the floor, picks it up & puts it in her mouth. She shares toys with the dogs. She goes out in public & (gasp) catches germs. It's called the common cold. It happens. I wanted to put her in a bubble, but it was just not practical.

I'm feeling like I'm not doing anything well. I am doing too much & can't do anything to perfection & it is bugging me. I am feeling like everyone expects me to do more & do things better & are disappointed when things aren't perfect. I get tired of the messy house. I get tired of the whiny kids. I get tired of not getting enough sleep. Gracie has been sick & I have had little to no sleep & am tad cranky. So, if you have a stupid question, please do me a favor. Save it for another day!

Kids, dogs, What else???

What's been going on, you may ask. It's been awhile since my last blog. Same thing everyday. Work, watch the kids, yell at the dogs - don't pee inside! The dogs are learning to scratch on the door when they need to go potty. Ronnie still loves them & I figured he would be bored with them already! Gracie loves to pet the dogs & pull their tails. The doggies are very patient with her.

Ronnie has started Upward Basketball. He's actually very good this year. He is hustling & shooting & guarding. I'm very impressed. He gets better at each game. I have been having trouble getting any good pictures of him because it's dark in the gym & my camera doesn't do well with action shots. I did happen to get a good one of him playing with his friends while on the bench...

We had a day or so of good weather & made the most of it. Gracie would much rather be outdoors. We bought a new Wii game - Outdoor Challenge - & I HIGHLY recommend it. It's a bit pricey ($60), but it has been well worth the money. It gets Ronnie off the couch & jumping around. That's all for now. Enjoy the pics...

Gracie found Tiffy's lip gloss!

It's been a couple of weeks & Ronnie still loves his puppies!

Midnight

Gracie & her Developmental Therapist - Candy. We LOVE Candy!!!

Gracie emptied her toybox & climbed in!

Ronnie in Upward. Playing "Rock, Paper, Scissors" on the bench

I love this!

Gracie stripped of all of her clothes & then wanted to play the Wii!

Dog times Two... Craziness!

Well, Ronnie finally convinced me of something that I never thought I would do. We got 2 dogs. Not one, but 2! What the heck was I thinking? They are adorable & very good for puppies. They rarely bark & lounge around for the most part. That is, when they take a break from peeing & pooping. I just wish the snow would melt. We went to the shelter to pick up a puppy. The kids were begging for 2 dogs, but I had my limits. I filled out the paperwork & paid for our new dog. The $100 included all his shots, neutering, & deworming. Seemed like a bargain for such an adorable puppy. As we were walking out the door, the shelter begged me to take his sister. She was crying & they didn't want to separate the two dogs. She said she would give me the girl for free. Ugh. I gave in & now I have 2. Their names were Mickey & Minnie & my mom would have loved the kids forever if they would have left the names unchanged. However, the kids had a different idea. They are now called Midnight Moon Roberts & Carley Marie Roberts. I have tried to give these puppies away, but my dear little kids have cried & made me feel like a monster. Even my husband wants to keep them. So, the puppies will stay unless we find out if they happen to be allergic. They have been sick since we got them & I took the kids Monday to get tested for allergies.

On another note, the ironic thing about the puppies are that Carley is a mini Gracie. She's more active, likes to chew on things, & just has more energy. She doesn't like to be told no. The boy dog is a mini-Ronnie. Midnight gets his feelings hurt if you tell him no. He's very laid back & likes to chill most of the time. Maybe he'll take up video games! I think I'm softening a little in my old age...