Sunshine & Music

Today was a beautiful day for being outdoors, which is one of Madeline's favorite things ever.

Junebug is the best because she likes to be still while being loved on.

She's old, but Junie B. still loves to play.

Look, Junie! An airplane!

 Caleb tolerated being photographed.

Tonight at Girl Scouts, Sariah taught a badge about music. The girls made instruments and played them, but they had the most fun playing with Hannah's cello and guitar, Caleb's trumpet, and Mom's flute. Shhh! Don't tell Sariah I put that trumpet picture in here. I'd probably get in mucho trouble.

Overdrive

I think I'm headed into overdrive, and I'm not sure how to stop. Wait, scratch that. I AM in overdrive. I need to stop. But I think my brakes are locked. I don't even know if that analogy makes sense.

The cream of the cake came this morning when my dog bit me. Not Jonah. Junebug, the "obedient" one. I don't think she meant to. I think my leg was just in the way. She couldn't get to a loose dog because I had her on a lead, so she tried to get to Jonah, who was also on a lead, instead. And I was in the way. It was the last thing I expected in a very long week of unexpected things.

I'm really cranky. It's why I haven't been blogging. I'm exhausted. It's why I haven't been blogging. But I miss my "old" life. Not the old house, but the structure and order (believe it or not) of knowing where everything was and where everything should go and what needed to get done at a particular time. I miss not having to go to Lowe's or Home Depot or Ace every day. I miss blogging regularly.

I know things will get better. They really will. It's just a matter of getting there intact, right? So in an effort to achieve that, I'm going to try to get myself back into the swing of things I really love, like blogging. Just bear with me for a little why if my posts are gloomy and grumpy. You don't even have to read them. Come back in a few weeks and see if things are perking up, as they are bound to do.

Hugs to all!

Our New Addition

We've had our faithful Wonderdog, Junebug, for about 3 years now. We got her from Second Chance, and she's totally awesome: came house-trained, cat-trained, obedient, and well-behaved. Plus, she puts up with our kids' antics. We love our Junebug!
So, we decided to get her a pet. Okay, not really. But when we were at Medieval Fair, a rescue organization had this fabulous dog out, and we all fell in love with him.
His name is Jonah, and he's a two-year-old greyhound who flunked out of racing school. He weighs about 70 lbs, and is supposed to stay long and lean like this (and like Junebug, too!). He puts up with our kids' craziness, he likes running with Junebug, and he's soft, soft, soft. He arrived at our house today, and we love him already!

Did I mention he's gianormous?


Puppy play and puppy kisses rock!

Happy Birthday, Dear Junebug!

The kids arbitrarily decided that Labor Day is Junebug's birthday. This year is her 3rd, something else we decided arbitrarily based on the vet's best guess. See what a good dog she is--she posed so sweetly for my pictures.

Then, to celebrate her special day, we chased her around the yard, something she loves. Nobody can catch her, she's so dang quick! Look at how sleek she is. It's completely fascinating to watch her run. (Not so fascinating, though, that I'm tempted to take it up myself anytime soon.)

Ok, I really just put these pictures in because I finally have a camera that captures action so fast and so fabulously. With any other camera we've ever owned, Junebug would have just been a blur in these pictures, but because I have this fantastic new camera, when you zoom the above picture you can actually even see Junebug's toenails! I know, I know: it's the most exciting thing you've heard in weeks. You can thank me later.

And last, but not least, Junebug posing for a picture that Rex just couldn't resist being a part of. Trust me, she's grateful that he's on the other side of the glass. He claims that she likes it when he plays with her. Ha!