So we added a new member of our family yesterday. After visiting the Panhandle Humane Society on Friday, Dustin convinced me we needed to go there on Saturday to puppy shop.
I told him this was definitely not a good time to get a puppy because of moving, school, house renovations, and various other very good reasons. Naturally we got a puppy the next afternoon.
Our new little guy is 3 months old, has huge paws, a long tail, the shoulders of a line backer and the head of a boar. The shelter staff thought he was pure bred lab, but if he is he's going to be big for a lab. He's ot the most beautiful dog in the world, but he's adorable because he's a puppy and so far he seems to have a sweet personality. Isaiah named him Bolt after his favorite movie...thus begins a new chapter of our lives with our new family member. pictures to follow
October 17, 2009
Movin' on out...and movin' back in.
So much has happened and I have not been a good little blogger.
My Grandfather "Papa" 's death in September was very difficult, but also a blessing because his Alzheimers disease was progressing and rapidly decreasing his quality of life.
He and Grammy moved out of their home of 48 years, where my dad and his sisters grew up, and into his nursing home and her snazzy new apartment at the Village in Scottsbluff, respectively, about a month before his death. Their family home was left empty, and my dad asked if my family and I wanted to move in. Of course we did! We love the house itself even without all of my family's history, my own precious memories, and the life in the country that comes with it. It has a horse barn, corral & pasture, a large dog kennel and best of all - it's next door to my parents / my boys' grandparents. This is how I grew up, with Papa dropping by every afternoon, and tractor and tail gate rides any time we wanted...and usually candy bars in the back of the truck.
The land with the house is all one piece, and my Papa and my dad have worked so hard to make it what, to me, is the most beautiful peace of earth God created.
We've been stripping wall paper, cleaning out cupboards, packing up old stuff, sorting, organizing, throwing out, packing up, etc. etc.
And so we're going to move...AGAIN.
My Grandfather "Papa" 's death in September was very difficult, but also a blessing because his Alzheimers disease was progressing and rapidly decreasing his quality of life.
He and Grammy moved out of their home of 48 years, where my dad and his sisters grew up, and into his nursing home and her snazzy new apartment at the Village in Scottsbluff, respectively, about a month before his death. Their family home was left empty, and my dad asked if my family and I wanted to move in. Of course we did! We love the house itself even without all of my family's history, my own precious memories, and the life in the country that comes with it. It has a horse barn, corral & pasture, a large dog kennel and best of all - it's next door to my parents / my boys' grandparents. This is how I grew up, with Papa dropping by every afternoon, and tractor and tail gate rides any time we wanted...and usually candy bars in the back of the truck.
The land with the house is all one piece, and my Papa and my dad have worked so hard to make it what, to me, is the most beautiful peace of earth God created.
We've been stripping wall paper, cleaning out cupboards, packing up old stuff, sorting, organizing, throwing out, packing up, etc. etc.
And so we're going to move...AGAIN.
October 7, 2009
My First IEP meeting
I recently sat in on my first IEP (Individual education program) meeting -a meeting to determine needs and services for kids who need special education services - and I absolutely loved it. It was actually very comforting and exciting that this was what I've been working so hard towards. Also, it was wonderful that I got to go with a close friend and see the situations through her eyes. I learned several things I would do, and definitely some I would NOT do. Short post...my one year old is standing on the top of the couch. yikes.
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