Last night we found the Misty Dog had an abscess on her side, I began to work on trimming away her fur and cleaning the wound, trying not to feel guilty about checking over the beagle so carefully after their scuffle a week ago. The vet was able to get us in a 3:00 pm today and confirmed that the wound was from a dog bite. So now Misty is on antibiotics and getting spritzed with a topical antibiotic too. Misty is also wearing a cone and it is taking her some time to adjust to it. A-kid spent the day telling Misty that he hopes her boo-boo will get better in the nicest voice and we had to explain that the cone is like a band-aid to keep Misty from bothering the wound so it can heal. C-cat seems determined to get up and on the go. She was practicing standing and walking today while holding onto only one of my hands!! I find the learning to walk stage so hard because it always comes with a few tumbles, but so far C-cat seems to land on her tush with little pain, but lots of frustration. A-kid is a big fan of Underdog to Wonderdog on Animal Planet now and it if fun to watch it with him while C-cat nurses in the morning. I am still thankful that so much love and time was lavished on Misty while she was in the pound for over a year. Maybe it is the optimist in me, but I believe in second chances and in finding happy homes. I spent some time snuggling with B-girl tonight, it seems the warm weather is keeping her awake, and I can't believe how big she is getting. I was suprised to note today that even the size four dresses are looking short on B-girl, maybe it is just unrealistic to expect all the dresses and skirts to be knee length, and I have been adding shorts to go with her outfits. I am off to go sort a few pictures into files to add to the CD library and catch a few ZZZz'z.

Gorgeous Geocache Weather

What a wonderful weekend. The weather was sunny, breezy and warm, so we headed out for some geocaching and a picnic. On Saturday we drove to a playground and tested out the swings and slide, upon being convinced that they were in working order we walked to the woods where A-kid and Dragon found the cache. B-girl found a little lavender pony, A-kid found a army guy holding the U.S flag high, and I found an adorable pochoco Christmas ornament. We were warm and hungry by the time C-cat had finished nursing and decided that Purity Ice Cream would be a good idea. Everyone enjoyed their ice cream and Misty helped A-kid and B-girl clean out their vanilla ice cream cups. Misty also enjoyed meeting a sweet one year old female pit mix and her family. B-girl and A-kid also made friends with the numerous children that also were at Purity for a special treat. I am pretty conservative when it comes to ice cream, but I loved the flavor almond joyous and was happy that being adventurous is sometimes rewarded. All the little ones were pretty tired upon arriving home and we looked forward to another busy day. Sunday morning found us cooking for the church picnic, while the kids played car with a pear box from Sams Club, and then packing food and kids into the car and heading off to church. After a wonderful service which A-kid and C-cat enjoyed with us, we packed up and headed for the park. A-kid joined in on the tree climbing and B-girl decided poking the mud at the edge of the lake with a stick was more fun, C-cat was backpacked and therefore had no chance to choose an adventure of her own. Great food, frisbee, tree climbing, hammock swing, hand painting, followed by another geocache. A chipmunk played peek-a-boo in a fallen log with C-cat and I as soon as we stepped onto the wooded trail and the magic of the late afternoon sun colored our whole walk. Dragon and A-kid found the cache again and we were happy to be able to leave astronaut toys and plushie stars for the star themed cache. Home again tired, but thankful, for a fun weekend and committed to take time throughout the day to stop running and just to be; be a listener, a dreamer, a supporter, an adventurer, a partner, a friend, a parent, and a child of God.

Settling in with a new blog

Hoping that this blog will help me to write down all the adventures, laughter filled moments, and challenges of living and loving. I keep thinking that I won't forget one little thing my little ones do, but I can barely remember what I did two seconds ago sometimes so this blog is going to be my motivation to write and share before I forget. This morning C-cat our youngest, now 13 months old, gave me real kisses on my cheeks!! A-Kid and B-girl are building cardboard box trains to carry dolls in and wanting Daddy to come home. Thanks so much to all my mom friends that have convinced me it is time to start blogging again. Time for lunch.... mmmm... chicken papaya peanut soup, definitely one of the kids favorite things to eat. =)