Poop eating dogs

So the Big D and I took Mose to the vet for his final Puppy Pack visit. (Sidenote — he’s officially 4 months old now, got his rabies shot and his appointment to get snipped! Yay!). He’s doing well — now 18 pounds big. Only problem is, according to the results of his fecal sample, [...]

a tale of a penny and a toilet

The kids share a bathroom. They don’t want to share a bathroom, and often bicker and fight over sharing a bathroom (sometimes this fighting includes doing unspeakable things to each others toothbrushes, but I digress). Share they must as I am not willing to give up my tiny bathroom haven to them.
Being the control freak [...]

Rainy days and Sundays . . .

It’s been raining for three days . . . three days indoors . . . three kids . . . three cats . . . two dogs . . . DH with an ear infection and me. Whoopee.
We haven’t actually gotten all that much real rain . . . just threatening dark clouds. The torrential [...]

Wii play and pain

So the Big D and I decided to start playing the Wii in the mornings after getting the kids off to school to get us up and moving — a little physical activity won’t hurt either of us, right? Ha!
Monday morning we set up the pad for Outdoor Challenge. We took turns which made it [...]

My Freaking Awesome Life

It’s 1:00 A.M.
I’ve just gotten Gabby to sleep. She’s got a helluva cough (croupy & congested) and is just miserable. She won’t take ANY medicine. She doesn’t swallow pills and she doesn’t do liquids. I can remember when she was a toddler, D and I sat on her, forced her mouth open and gave her [...]