What did I just do?(Oh and Happy Fathers Day!)

Well, Happy Fathers day everyone... After taking the hubby out for lunch after church we made a quick stop at the local Wal-Mart to grab a couple of things. As we were leaving the parking lot Adam spotted a car that had pulled up and let out a box of puppies on the grass... Adam thought they looked like they might be beagles (he has a love for beagles that is unexplainable :) I swung around and went up to the owner and asked what kind they were? He said they were a Beagle-Dachshund mix.... I have talked of wanting a Dachshund and Adam LOVES the beagle so we knew we wanted one.... I immediately picked up a little brown and white spotted one that caught my eye and Adam picked up a brown one, we both looked at each other, I think I was the first one to break the silence with "do you think we should take TWO"?.... So their you have the story of how we now have
Milo and Dunkel...

Pictures just can't capture the cuteness!


Dunkel has already assigned himself the chew-er-up-er of everything that will fit in his mouth....

Milo is the 'chill' one and has not let the fact that he has a new home interrupt his sleeping pattern :)

Here they are sleeping on my lap while I post photos on Facebook...

Then I layed them on the bed after my legs fell asleep.

I had a *tiny* melt-down this evening... Like, did I really just on a whim pick up two dogs in a Wal-Mart parking lot???
Ok, let me explain I was planning on getting the hubby a beagle for his birthday this year... So it did seem kinda fitting that we happened to find these babies on Fathers Day and we got to pick them out together :)and what are the odds that they would be a beagle-dachshund mix?
Oh, and they were born on Mothers day *smile*
Hope your Fathers day was good too....

Let Them Be little

Last night our Homeschool group had there end of the School year program. B's class was The Cat in the Hat Comes Back. They read Dr. Seuss books learned about rhyming and did all kinds of fun stuff. My son thoroughly enjoyed it. On the last day they were told they could dress up as a character from one of the books. B picked "THING 1" from the book "The Cat In The Hat"! If you are not familiar with them here is a picture

Here is his costume :)

Since I didn't feel like Dying his hair blue(and I threw it together too late to get a blue wig) I made a mask :)

At the program, they had the Kindergarten class came up on stage while they had a slide show. One of the first pictures to come up was one of B :)

Ad you can see, he was not the only THING 1!! Their was also a THING 2!



As they walked off the stage B was the only one to stop and give his teacher a hug. He was to fast and my re-flexes to slow to get a picture of it. It was sweet, and TOTALLY something he would do. He loves everyone.
While they played the slide show the song Let Them Be Little Played. To say I didn't cry would be a lie. Here is the song. So why don't you listen to it while I go finish off the box of tissues...

Sometimes...You just need a laugh!!

From one of my favorite shows. LOVE The Office!!

Life is a song

Life is a song ... sing it.
Life is a game ... play it.
Life is a challenge ... meet it.
Life is a dream ... realize it.
Life is a sacrifice ... offer it.
Life is love ... enjoy it.

~ Sai Baba ~

If you can walk, you can dance.
If you can talk, you can sing.

~ Zimbabwe proverb ~

2011~ Live Your Dreams

It's 2011 people!!! Can you believe it? Me either!
You know how everyone is suppose to make those New-Years Resalutions lists? I Guess I will share with you mine. Its a little different then any I have ever done in the past, but life is about growing...

I will Be Spontaneous
I will Laugh more
I will not be afraid to Live the life that I want
I will Make a list EVERY-SINGLE-DAY of the things I'm thankful for
I will Live In the moment
I will Listen more
I will not be afraid to be vulnerable
I will have more compassion
I will dance more
I will dream more
I will be true to myself
Oh yeah, and then theirs that patience thing...I will work on that :)

Whats on your list?


"Changing the world begins
with the very personal process of changing yourself,
the only place you can begin is where you are,
and the only time you can begin is always now." ~ Gary Zukav ~



"The world is nothing but my perception of it.
I see only through myself.
I hear only through the filter of my story" ~ Byron Katie ~


"A life without dreams is like a garden without flowers." ~ Author Unknown ~


"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are.
I don't believe in circumstances.
The people who get on in this world
are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want.
And if they cant, make them." ~ George Bernard Shaw ~


"You have to leave the city of your comfort
and go into the wilderness of your intuition.
What you'll discover will be wonderful.
What you'll discover is yourself." ~ Alan Alda ~


"What is right for one soul may not be right for another.
It may mean having to stand on your own
and do something strange in the eyes of others.
But do not be daunted,
do whatever it is because you know within it is right for you" ~ Eileen Caddy ~

Winter

It has officially gotten VERY cold in the last 24 hours. But I am not complaining! The house Is toasty warm, thanks to our new wood stove.
It is getting late in the evening now. The children are *suppose* to be asleep(and usually are at this point)But late naps have kept them awake, and their very active minds have kept them thinking up every imaginable reason why they need something("I need another drink, Mommy"...which is ALWAYS proceeded by "MOM!! I need to go potty"!!!)While waiting for them to go to sleep I decided to snap a few pictures of our Christmas tree and new wood stove. Enjoy!...and Goodnight!

Its...TURKEY TIME!!

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all!
(the kiddos in there 'turkey hats' we made together :))