We Got Rexy

We went shopping today. Ryan actually took me shopping for Rexy. We bought him all the stuff that new puppies require and he got a cute little sweater too. It's so little and so cute and so is he for that matter. We got to go and pick him up and bring him home today too.
It's been fun having him in the house. And, we've only had one accident. I have so far, been on key with when he needs to potty and thus, he has gone on his paper. As for now, our house smells like vinegar because I read that spraying straight vinegar on a potty spot gets rid of the bacteria and the smell all in one sweep. A little FYI for those of you who may be thinking of getting a pup.
It should be interesting to see him grow and hear the adventures that our family goes through in the mean time. The kids have taken to him well. Kieran plays with him and he plays with Kieran. Steff thinks he's hers and tells me she wants her Rexy. Sadie picks at him like she's some kind of ape picking at bugs and my mom (because, let's face it, she is one of my children too) has been quite sweet with him.
I think tonight and the next night he'll be sleeping with me. I want him to get used to me being his primary owner so he'll be loyal. Right now, he seems to be taking to Kieran the best, which is cute in it's own right. I would take to him too if I were a new puppy...

So far it's been a normal morning but this afternoon will be a lot different. You see, we get our Rexy today. Matt told Ryan last night that we could come and get him. So, today we are going shopping for our puppy and then we will go to the Reeder's house and pick up our new bundle of joy.
Then the fun of potty training begins. I'm not looking forward to it but I know it has to be done right or we'll always have problems with him pottying in the house. I just hope he learns to respect us as his owners right off the bat. I read that that's very important for Chi's. They need to know who the boss is or they will rule the roost. And, that, will cause serious problems with behavior.
I am so excited to have a new baby in the house and Kieran was way excited this morning when I told him that we'd have Rexy when he got home from school. He started jumping up and down and squealing with excitement. I told him to have a great day and be good. I was worried that all the excitement of having something to look forward to would make him over-anxious and thus, cause his to be a problem child today. I hope not, but you always got to be on top of this stuff as a parent.
The girls are being pretty decent this morning. Right now they are watching Nemo. Sadie hasn't taken her morning poop yet which is kind of odd but I'm sure she'll take it soon. She never goes too long without taking it. Steff has had me being her butler, complete with covering her up a half a dozen times and getting her her juice bottle. I don't usually mind doing some of this stuff for her but sometimes she's overdemanding. Not this morning though.
It looks like my uncle will be going home today or should I say, tonight. He wants to take an Amtrak train. Which is fine but my husband and I have to front my mom the money-again. I realize she gets paid this weekend but it's well over $100 for a ticket. It's just annoying that we are being her bank again. I get sick of fronting her money for things that happen. She needs to start squirling money away so when things come up she has the money. The worst part is that her checks are so small that she will have to pay us back in bi-weekly installments. I know we have a little extra money but we also have things that we need to take care of so she's using up the money we have set aside to fix things like the truck and the jeep. Oh...I could get angry but why? I guess I could look at as things "just come up."
It's been nice having my uncle around but to be honest, it will be nice to have my house back to myself. I don't mind that he's been here but it's just different when someone is in your home for a few days. The fact that he showed up unexpectedly is really no big deal. I just want to get back to normal. Besides, normal is going to be a lot different with our Rexy in the house. I guess my uncle has a male Chihuahua. Which I thought was cool. He said he's a great dog to have too. I am looking forward to having him, I'm so excited. I honestly want to go wake Ryan up right now so we can go shopping for him but that would never go over well. He wouldn't get out of bed right now if the world was coming to an end. I will be in there right at 11 to wake him up though.

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Mom Went To The Dentist

Well, I went to the dentist today and I knew he was going to tell me I have a cavity and sure enough, he did just that. I have one small cavity and either I'm brushing too hard or I have gum disease. I honestly think it's from brushing too hard. I think I have taken and pushed my gums back with how hard I brush. I hope that's what it is anyway. I don't want to go through surgery for my gums, that would be painful. And, we all know how much I just love pain. Yea, it's one of my favorite things in life to experience. I have no problems admitting I don't do pain very well. I hate the stuff.
My mom is at it again. She's using Ryan and I as a bank account or better yet, a line of credit. Like we can afford for her to use us to buy the things she should save her money for in the first place. I hate helping her but I know if she could, she would help us.

A Day of Rest

It's a day of rest as Ryan puts it, and as you see from the pictures my family is in no short supply of agreeance with that old time Bible passage.

Kieran is sitting alongside his sister in a basket and eating lunch, Ryan is laying on the couch dozing in and out, and Sadie is roaming the house and doing nothing serious.

I am bored out of my mind and thus, I type. . .

It's been an interesting weekend. I missed my Secret Sister brunch and feel terrible that I didn't get to meet the people I have been praying for and meet the one that has been praying for me. But, I did have my uncle come in to town. I haven't seen him since I was a teenager.

I need to send my secret sister an email letting her know that I spaced the event and that I had family come into town.

It's been nice seeing my uncle, he's as crazy as I remember him being but he's gotten a little more mellow with age. I was very afraid of him when I was little. I used to scream every time he held me or tried to show me any affection when I was a toddler. I enjoy him now. I didn't know that I would but I do enjoy him and I enjoy his personality.

The kids are doing okay. Kieran had an incident at school last week and he got himself grounded for a few days but I think he's understanding the point behind the grounding. I hope he can learn to control himself better. It really bothers me when he acts up because I feel like I'm doing something wrong as a parent.

Steff has been pretty verbal lately and we've noticed she's a lot more friendly with people she doesn't know and those she just met. It's like she's opened up to the idea of being friendly. Not sure if I like it though, you see, with her being wary of others I didn't have to really worry about when a stranger got close to her because she'd make all sorts of racket letting us know she was uncomfortable. Not so much anymore.

I took the girls to the doctor the other day and we found out that Steff has a sinus infection, which is causing post nasal drip which in turn is causing her to have a cough. Dr Silas prescribed an antibiotic and a cough syrup for her. For Sadie, he simply said she has a cold and he prescribed a decongestant for her stuffy little nose.

Sadie is doing well. She's starting to stand on her own more but she still will not let us just stand her up in the middle of the room quite yet. She's getting there though. It will be an exciting time when she becomes more mobile...

I am doing well. I have been feeling pretty decent and my hips haven't been giving me any grief. I do clench my jaw quite a bit though and I need to figure out why. It causes a headache if I've been doing it for quite a while. I think I'm going to go and read or make myself busy. I just wanted to post an update on the family...

That Was Nuts

We just had a nutty time but isn't that status quo for our family. You see, Ryan went to the bank and got some money out and while he was there letting me know that he'd left the atm card with me he locked his keys in his truck. You're thinking, use the spares in your wallet, well, he lent them to my mom when she borrowed his truck about 6 months ago and thus, he didn't have them. So, as I'm on the phone with him it becomes clear that I have to throw the girls in the jeep and go unlock his truck. Sounds easy enough...Steff was in her diaper and Sadie was asleep. So, I had to dress Steff and wake Sadie but we did it all in record time. I hit every light green and was at the bank in record time...Only one problem, wrong bank. He was at a different branch....isn't that my luck. So, I jet over to the branch he's at and he was crossing the parking lot from going to pay the bill that he originally went to the bank to get money for anyway. I gave him a ride to his truck and handed him my keys. He unlocked it and I drove off. Then, he comes running across the parking lot at me saying he didn't unlock it...So, I drove back to his truck and waited to make sure he had really unlocked it this time.
We decided after this adventure we both deserved some Starbucks so off to Starbucks we went....All ended well and we both kept good attitudes. Problem solved and everyone lived.

One Up, One Down

One just got up from a nap and one needs to go down for a nap. Sadie just woke up from her long late morning nap and Steff is really whiny and needs to go down for a nap. There's only one problem...Steff doesn't cooperate for naps anymore.
Ryan has gone off to work. I don't know why he leaves so early but he likes to get there early and do his "time" before work starts. I mean, I guess I understand but it really is a bummer that he leaves around two and I don't get him up until 11. So, I only get to see him for a few short hours before he leaves. It's such a drag.
I got Ryan to wave bye to Steff and that made her a little happier but up until then she was ornery, ohh...so...ornery. Then she went and laid down on the couch cushions and told me she wanted me to cover her up. Maybe she'll crash out for a little while and get some happy zzz's?
I thought the pics of the girls jumping on the couch were cute. It was a good time watching them. I know I sound like they just drive me nuts but we have some good times too. Just like letting them jump on the naked couch...
Steff just told me she was going to take a nap. I hope so, then shortly my mother will be home. She hasn't been home since Saturday night so it will be nice to see her. I know why she can't move in with Danny but sometimes I wish she could. It would be nice to have the basement to ourselves. Granted, that would mean I'd have more house to clean and I'd have to do all the laundry by myself but the benefits seem to outway the cons at this point. I just got to get my mother to grow up enough to take care of herself and move out. She says she wants to move out but we'll see. I don't doubt that she wants to move out, what I doubt is her resolve to do whatever it takes to live on her own. I mean, she'd have to get a second job to afford to live. I doubt, highly, that she's going to take that step...

And, she's asleep...Steff finally crashed out on the couch cushions. Which, if I didn't mention earlier are on the floor again. I can't keep my house clean today. I have done so much to work on it and I feel like I'm running in circles and Steff and Sadie are running them faster. I think I will go clean up the kitchen, at least there I can clean and not have kids destroy it faster than I can clean it. The only thing I have to deal with is that Sadie will pull the dishes off the bottom rack of the dishwasher as fast I put them in. That's of course no big deal....

Little Stinkers

Here's a couple pictures of the girls jumping on the couch. Notice the cushions are off it and they are on it. Little stinkers...

Parents Gone Mad

Our children are going to officially drive us mad tonight. Sadie took a nap, in which she woke up from in a bad mood. Steff is hitting her brother and taking her diaper off and Kieran, well, he's just being a ten year old...nothing serious with him.
So, right now Ryan is playing a computer game...which means he's virtually oblivious to everything going on...Kieran is playing with this ultra-violet light that he got for Christmas, Steff is crying because Kieran did something to her because she jumped on him and Sadie is sitting on the floor moaning like she's in pain. This is how it's been for the last hour of our evening. Hence, our children are going to drive us mad.
Apparently, Sadie just wanted to be held. I went and picked her up and sat her on my lap while I sit here and type and she is chatting me up. In her own language of course, but chatting none-the-less. I'm sure she'll get bored soon and want to get down. She heard Ryan and of course began trying to peer around me to see him. She clawed me with her little razors in the process. She gets the worst set of sharp nails on her.
I figured it out...they are being demons because Sprout isn't on. As soon as I had Kieran change the channel they started to relax and be good.

A New Year

It's a new year and that means new years resolutions. We'd love to hear about everyone else's resolutions, so send Ryan an email so we can sit and check them together. Kdogg76@comcast.net We enjoy reading his emails together so having something fun from each of you would be a real treat.
Ryan and I have made the biggest resolution of our lives...we have decided to quit smoking. We are going to try that new medication-Chantix. I have a friend who quit on it and she's doing well. We know it's as much habit change and will-power as it is anything else but we are both sick of smoking. We both severally detest it anymore. Yeah, sure, it would be great if we could have one while out having a cup of coffee or while with friends but we are not social smokers. We have that addiction part as well. But, hey we have made up our minds.
It's going to take us a few months since the medication is so expensive and you're supposed to smoke and take it for the first month...that's going to be a costly month for us...but, the advantages of being a non-smoker are so much more appealing than the things we have to look forward to as smokers. It's deadly and costly. Why pay the tobacco companies to kill us?
Please send us your prayers and keep us in your thoughts as we venture down this road. We are going to need all the help we can get....