what i am thankful for....

I am thankful for my dogs! I love them so much and they bring me endless joy into my life!



I am also so thankful for Dan, My sweet groom that married me and saved my life 2.5 years ago.



I would be no where with out my family! All of them. I love them with all my heart!



I am thankful for my job at Mesa Hills Salon. I am truly happy there. I love LOVE love my co workers! Lauri, Angel, Anita, and Elane. They are the best bunch of ladies that i could have asked to be apart of! I am very happy with my career as well, i get endless happienss form my Job! Im thrilled that my clients love me, and I in return love them too!



God, Jesus, & the Holy Ghost. I would be no where and no one with out my belief in them. The church & my belief as a Christian helps keep my life in sync with god, Together, Dan & I can strive to be as one; to complete our journey here on earth to the best of our capabilities.

Sickness.... because I live in Austin :(

Every November like clockwork I get "sick". It starts with the allergies, head cold, sore throat, mucus, all the good stuff! This year i started on the Clairatin for allegories... and that helps BUT of course i didn't prevent enough... so on trip to the doctor later; i had a left inner-ear infection and my left sinus was clogged/infection. The doctor told me to take Mucinex DM, the DM is for your cough. I was confused because i didn't have a cough, but i did have a horrid sore throat!



This was a lifesaver!!!!!!!!!!

once my symptoms cleared i continued taking the Mucinex DM because my throat was still sore but because i didn't need the Mucinex any longer i switched to the BEST PRODUCT I HAVE EVER FOUND...............drum roll.........






Delsym. I have a new best friend!.

This cough suppressant is what i have been looking for my whole life! it actually works and tastes good! I absolutely refuse to take anything liquid!!!!!!!! or anything that i have to add to water and drink hot!!!!!! I am a weenie when it comes to bad tastes or pain!!!!

If you do not have Delsym in your cabinet, you should!!!!!!!!!!!

Halloween; dogs in style!

big boy update

Tuesday 9/29/09

Age: 6 weeks exactly

Weight: 8lbs, 8 oz
Length: 19"
Chest: 14 1/2"
Neck: 9 1/2"
Paw: 4"

From 2 weeks ago:
Weight: + 2LB 3oz
Length: + 4 Inches

From 3 weeks ago:
Chest: + 2 1/2 inches
Neck: + 1/2 inch
Paw: + 3/4 inch



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Tuesday 9/15/09

Age: 4 weeks
Weight: 6.5 pounds!!
Length: 15"

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Thursday 9/10/09

Age: 23 days old (3 weeks, 2 days)
Weight: 4Lb 10oz
Length: 13"
Chest: 12"
Neck: 9 1/4"
Paw: 3 1/4"

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Thursday 9/3/09

Age: 16 days old
Weight: 2Lb 15oz - 3Lb
Length: 11 1/2"
Chest: 10 1/2"
Neck: 8 1/2"
Paw: 3"

9/11

In remembrance of 9/11, and being that it we are still in the month of September- I think it is important that we all remember what happened that day and what our country is fighting for now, 8 years later.

http://attacked911.tripod.com/

Pleas watch this video, and have your volume on. It hit me when I re-watched it just now on how moving it is and how important our lives are. It humbled me to see those faces, I remembered where I was; Im thinking of the people that I love and would be devastated to loose.

Its a day we should never forget.
A feeling we should always remember.
A trust in our country we should always have.
A faith in our God, forever.

New pictures

when everyone is tucked into bed!

When the lights are about to go out, this is what our house looks like....

Judge's Puppy Measurements

Age: 4 weeks; Tuesday 9/15/09
Weight: 6.5 pounds!! (can you believe from day 16 to 28 he more than doubled his just under 3LB weight!??!)!!! crazy!!!
Length: 15"

Before - 18 days old



NOW-



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Thursday 9/10/09

Age: 23 days old (3 weeks, 2 days)
Weight: 4Lb 10oz
Length: 13"
Chest: 12"
Neck: 9 1/4"
Paw: 3 1/4"


Dan Giving puppy a high five!




And here is a really cute one of our other child... Phypher!


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Thursday 9/3/09

Age: 16 days old
Weight: 2Lb 15oz - 3Lb
Length: 11 1/2"
Chest: 10 1/2"
Neck: 8 1/2"
Paw: 3"

Gotta love Walmart!

Go to this hilarious site... peopleofwalmart.com . There you can find pictures of the real kind of things you actually see there in the store or in the parking lot.

Here is just a taste: Look at the drivers side headlight.



Thank you Momma for sending me the site!

Do Dwight and Angela get back together?

I sure hope so!!!!

Australia

This is my favorite pictures from my new favorite movie.



If you have not seen it. See it soon.

Judge

Here are some pictures of Judge, our new puppy!!

He is 17 and 18 days old in these pictures. We "rescued" him from the idiot that took the puppy's away from its mother too early. At fist we were feeding him every 2 to 3 hours, Now we have figured out that he (and us) prefer to eat more (about 3-4oz) less often.... so with the "new" schedule he eats 6 times a day (every 4 hours)! We have our work cut out for us; but lucky for me being a hairstylist and i make my own hours - I can feed at 5, 9, 1 and dan is home to do the 5, 9, and 1 feedings. We are learning a lot about what it takes to be a puppy mother (both of us). We are always heating up this thing that we put with it to stay warm, feeding it, and teaching him how to go potty. He is learning how to walk, his eyes are still developing, we are hearing the beginnings of his bark- mostly still its a cry, and his side "nurser teeth" have come in. He drinks formula from a bottle, he sleeps most of the day only getting up to play and eat. He has gained about half a pound in 2 days so that fantastic! He is a half and half mix; both pure bread, Old English Bulldog & American Staffordshire Terrier (Pit Bull).

At 16 days old (Thursday) he measured:
just under 3 pounds
neck 8.5 inches
chest 10.5 inches
Length 11.5 inches
Paw 3 inch around.

here is our little baby :) (my new infant lol)

2 years and counting

I love this Man.

He would do anything for me at any moment; He has my heart and my soul forever.

He fulfills my dreams and my happiness.

I cant wait for him to come home, and I love waking up next to him.

He changed my life on that day, and I love him.

Leaving for the Beach!

I am so so so excited!!!!!!!!!! I cant wait to pack up and leave tomorrow morning!


Padre Island, here we come!!!!

Hi world!

Life has been great! Dan & I are enjoying the summer; and looking forward to our little vacation to the beach!!! YEA!

Pink Blanket: Pay it forward.

My Friend and Client April is having a baby (well, thats her due date) the same day that I was suppose to have my baby before i miscarried. When I was pregnant we just KNEW it was going to be a girl; so when my friend April told me she was having a girl -it hit me in the gut. "She is having MY BABY!" is what went through my head. That night I told Dan, we discussed that since I LOVE to knit, that I should make her a baby blanket. IT WORKED!!! It totally turned my jealousy into love and I am SO SO SO happy for April and Reagan to have there little girl! T

hat same day I talked to Dan, she had happened to tell me her baby colors. Pink, cream and a touch of black.

I surprised her!




The detail up close:



Baby Bear testing it out for Baby:

Ikea Dash

The other day we got a new fish since our last fish Flint who relaced Flint which replaced the origional flint tragically died.

Our new fish is Dexter. Here he is in his home... only he is actually 'IN' his home at the moment so you cant see him. He is blue with fluttery fins. He is very pretty!


SO we went to IKEA, to buy THIS LAMP:


to go next to our fish tank. It was 8:58 when we pulled up and RAN to the door. The man inside says "ummm you do know its 8:59!??!?" I said YES but we are only grabbing one item SUPER FAST (sort of true, sort of a lie). So i grab Dan by the hand and we race through IKEA (which by the way is much, much, MUCH, longer than we thought it was... so we run to the lamps. I see the one i want... THERE ARE NONE LEFT!!! UGG what am i going to do??

WELL Ill tell you what i did... Being ME (and if you know me well this wont surprise you in the least) I stuck my hand in between the holes on the display shelves, un plugged it and pulled the cord out from under the plastic clips that were nailed into the shelve; holding the cord down. he heh

It had the WRONG lamp shade on it so... in a hurry I unscrew the like fifteen dollar halogen forever lasting bulb- fumble it out of my hands like a bad play, and it SHATTERS on the floor. The worker on the isle over didnt look - i grab Dan and we RUN!

At the checkout i get an employee, she comes over and i say "um this lamp doesnt have a price tag on it" Looking at the large plastic hanging tags (that are on all display items at ikea) she [really annoyed] says "um... that because this is the DISPLAY!!" so i say, "well can i buy it, its the last one...well can i?? can i?? Its the only one left".

(I swear-- Ive never seen anyone so annoyed!! Its not like i unplugged it and ripped it off the shelve or anything!?!! she acts as if I even broke the bulb that was in it too.. some people are so rude!!) lol

So she SUPER ANNOYED cuts the tags off and rings it up. All at 9:15, im sure she just wanted us to leave!

But i got my LAMP!!

"Lindsey Lauper"

.... and the winner is "LINDSEY LAUPER" Please come receive your 80's award!!

Lindsey had been planning to go to a friends "80's" birthday Party for weeks now! She gathered and made her outfit herself (for cheaper than renting just the shirt). I helped her by doing her eyes and hair... Im sure she is going to KILL me when this post pops up on her google reader in about 30 seconds! HA!!


No bangs:







Bangs and eye makeup:


The outfit:


Finished Product: