Goodbye...

Tonight we are saying goodbye to our dog, Stella.


It was not a very easy decision to get rid of her, but she has made it easier lately. She has had so much energy, and is constantly demanding attention.

I don't even want to know how hard it would be when Jack starts crawling. And with my lunches getting cut at work, I wouldn't be able to come home during the day to let her out anymore.

So, she is going to a new home... a family with another dog who live on a ranch. I think she will love having lots of room to run!

It is bittersweet letting her go. She is a great dog, and we love her to death. She is loyal, and loving and just a sweetheart. But on the other hand, she has a ton of energy, sheds like you wouldn't believe, has separation anxiety, and constantly wants attention. So we feel this is the right thing to do.

But I am hoping the new family will keep us updated, send us the occasional picture, and maybe even let us stop by if we ever drive up north.

So goodbye, dear friend..... you will be missed...

*edited*
I closed comments, because I had a rude comment, which was leading into a petty argument.. We Knew Stella was a handful before we got pregnant. She became even more demanding after the baby was born, and it was just too much. We were planning to keep her, but she deserved more than we could give her. We went to great lengths to make sure she was adopted into a "Husky" home. If we didn't care about her, we would have just sold her. she was purebred, papered and unaltered. we could have gotten a good amount of money from her, but chose instead to give her a good home through a rescue, for no compensation.

2 months old, and other news!

I can't believe my little guy is already 2 months old. (2 months and 3 days to be exact!)
I can't hardly remember what life was like before he was here. He has become our life. I love just sitting and watching him play and talk with his toys. He has developed quite a voice! And when he smiles at me, it melts my heart.
He is getting so big too! He has a double chin going on, and is definitely starting to round out and get a little chunky. =)

In other news:
we are re-homing Stella. The person at Reno Husky Rescue is going over applications for her (she had several for them the day they listed her!) and will be taking her for some meet and greets in the next couple days. We know she will be going to a good home, which makes us feel good about it. She just has way too much energy, and needs a lot more attention than we can give her. She is also very clumsy with the Cat, and we are not sure how she will do when Jack starts crawling. =)

Also, we might be buying a house! I am waiting to hear back from the lender on our pre-approval, which he said looks good so far, and he should have a letter in my hands in the morning, and we are going to look at a promising house tomorrow afternoon... if it looks good, we may be making an offer! It is priced great, and even if we don't stay here, we can probably make money on it in the long run. After the mortgage, taxes and insurance, our monthly payment will still be $150 less a month than it is with us renting here... and for a bigger house. =) So we are praying!!!

I will leave you with some pictures from this week!

He loves playing with his toys

And even smiled for me!

Tummy Time

First time in the Bumbo Seat. =)

Look at that double chin!

It's been a while...

Sorry I haven't blogged much in a while. I have spent most of my free time this week entering hundreds of bloggy giveaways! I finally made it through all the ones I wanted to enter.
Things have been going good on the pregnancy front... kinda. haha. I had a bout of morning sickness today that was pretty bad, after almost a week of nothing. And I haven't been able to sleep very well at all... so I have been really tired. And I think the baby is finally starting to sit on my bladder, because I have been peeing like crazy! (not to mention the gas...) ;-) And I am feeling like things are moving around to make room for the baby. It is definitely a weird feeling.
Anyways, Josh is gone again for the weekend... and I went to dinner with our friends Adam and Renee tonight at a local brewery that has great food. that was fun. And I work the rest of the weekend. So that stinks. :-p

Fun thing today! I got my valentines swap package! I love doing swaps, and wish I had more money so I could do them all! Anyways, here is my lovely swap package:

I got a hershey's bar, reeses pieces (my fav!) and 6 packages of Bob's peppermint sticks... I mentioned that I loved them, but that they aren't available here, (Cracker Barrel sells them, but there isn't one within 200 miles of us!) and she sent me enough to last quite a while! And a cute little candle set. =) Very nice! Thanks again Michelle!

Anyways, I will leave you with some pictures I took today of Stella and Maddie. I guess they both just wanted to be close to me, and ignored each other. (they get along, but aren't the best of pals.) ;-)






Hope everyone has a great weekend! And don't forget to enter my contest! (or enter again if you are a reader!)

A mother's heart.

We took our dog to the "pet sitter" this evening....

I am sad! I am worried too! I think I have a feeling of what a mother feels like dropping her kids off for summer camp or their first day of school.

I hope and pray everything goes alright. Our dog is pretty high maintenance.

:-/