You Have a What?

So yesterday we noticed that Lilly was taking a step backward in her house training process.  Both the dogs have done great!  Only a few tinkle accidents in the past two weeks.  Until yesterday that was...

Before bed last night she had 3 accidents in the house.  And each time we took her outside she would spend 5-10 minutes trying to go again.  Something wasn't quite right.  She got up twice in the night, and in a 45 minute span this morning she tried to go at least 15 times. Poor baby...

Well today I took them to the vet and while Quinn checked out great, it turns out Lilly has either a UTI or a bladder infection.  The vet is treating her with antibiotics in hopes that it will get the job done!  Please keep her (and Craig and I) in your prayers, as I am not sure we can get up in the middle of the night too much!

She is such a sweetie-pie and I feel just horrible that she is experiencing this pain at such a young age.  She seems to be taking it in stride though and it hasn't affected her ability to play with her brother.  While they still wrestle around and play incessantly, they are also great at giving each other a little bit of love, too!

Cardboard and Some Duct Tape Anyone?

This week Caleb took apart his science fair project so that he and Ema could create something new from the cardboard. 




His creation started as a pair of wings.  He tried to take flight numerous times and decided it was because he didn't have a tail wing that he was not able to make it work.

Emaleigh used hers to create surfboards for her dolls.  Amazingly, the parts where the feet attach can come apart making it easier for her to slide the feet in.




What ingenuity these kids have!

Breathing a Sigh of Relief

 When my mom sold her house it happened so quickly that Craig and I didn't really have time to get the garage ready to store her things.  We knew we wouldn't be able to do the addition until fall, but we said we'd deal with it later since we were not motivated in the dead of winter to go through our things and make room for her things.  Not to mention we had to move some things from the inside of our home to make room for her, so of course we just threw them in the garage.

So here are a few before photos to show how crammed and stuffed our garage became.

 Last weekend we had it on our to do list of things we wanted to get done but, naturally it kept getting pushed to the bottom of the list and it didn't get done.  But yesterday, Nana and I decided enough was enough and it was time to take the plunge.  As overwhelming as it was to take all of her things out and a bunch of ours, as well, we hunkered down and got 'er done! And in record time, I might add.  Just 3 hours from start to finish.  We even made time to take the things we no longer needed to the rescue mission.  That added a couple extra hours, but it was great to feel a little bit lighter and breath a deep sigh of relief that this project is done!

 

 Even the kids joined in the fun and went through their stuff!

Finally there is enough room for Nana's things to be neatly stacked and for an extra bonus--a place park my car!  This is a big deal for me, because I hate, hate, hate to scrape my windows.  And while it is summer now and we are enjoying some great weather, I just know that the window scraper will have to come out again before Nana finally has a place to call her own!

 Isn't that a beautiful sight?!!

12 Summers

 I saw this on a blog I came across this week.  How many summers do you have left in your home? 

Well after a little calculating, I came up 5 for Ema and 7 for Caleb.  How crazy is that?   I am so glad that my job is flexible enough to have the ability to be home with them. We've had many great adventures over the years.   Travels to new places, visits with family, hanging out with friends, and just kicking back and relaxing.  That is definitely my favorite part of summer.  This summer, Craig is only able to take one week off instead of two.  But that's okay, since the majority of this summer will be caring for and training our new family members.  While we will be taking some day trips here and there, we will primarily be sticking pretty close to home this summer. We will definitely be working on projects around the home.  We still have a ton on the to do list!  In fact, it seems like the list just keeps getting longer and longer! First on the list--try to make room for one car in the garage.

The best thing is we are looking forward to all of the great things God has in store for us.

Treats

Today the kids and I headed to town to get a few treats!  I don't usually splurge on myself, but today I did just that.

 A new pair of black sandals.  My last pair were flip flops that had seen better days.

And I know what you're thinking.  Sharpies?  A splurge?  For me it is!  And I can hardly wait to start marking it up!

I Love Summer

It always takes a bit to get adjusted from working to being on summer vacation.  It never ceases to amaze me that while I only work part time, and my schedule changes every quarter, this change from working to not working takes me a while to get into the groove.  There's the let down of saying goodbye to another group of students.  There's the adjustment of having my own kids home all day.  And of course there is the time it takes to just get used to not having to be somewhere at a specific time. But I must admit that is the best part.  No commitments.  Just go with the flow!  Here's the low-down on our first week.

Monday we bought some puppies.

Tuesday we went to the library.

Wednesday we went to town to visit friends.

Thursday we went to a movie.

And today.  Today we had lunch with Craig and saw what we thought to be an extinct item--the pay phone.  Then we ventured to the park and had ice cream on the way home. The kids played with the wagon and their puppies.

No real plans.  Just figuring it out day by day!  My favorite kind of way to be!