Home sweet home
Home at last!! Ok- it's not that I don't love my family- cause I really do. But to be in my own house with my things and my dogs and my fenced back yard.. Heaven I tell you. But this reunion is short....
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My sisters wedding.
Last weekend, on April 30th, my sister married a wonderful man. He loves her and her children. She loves him and his daughter. They make a wonderful family. I couldn't be any happier for her. For...
View ArticleClick it!
Ok, I have known the benefits of clicker training for a long time, but oh my goodness! I am seriously loving clicker training! Kieran and I have been working on clicker training for the past week and...
View ArticleReturn to work
So this week I officially return to work. I can't believe how quickly the time passed while I was out on my medical leave. I certainly haven't been 100% healthy the entire time but it's been nice to be...
View ArticleGoals.
Goals. Especially in relation to my dogs. I have to be realistic. I have to.Valkyrie- I really really wanted to have Valkyrie become NATCH Zell's Valkyrie CGC. I have to face facts. This is just not...
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Wordless Wednesday
This photo was taken back in February but all this rainy weather makes it feel appropriate.
View ArticleFacing facts.
Sometimes life doesn't go the way you think it should or thought it would. When I adopted Kieran just over a year ago I had dreams of doggy bliss and a new agility star. Over the course of the past...
View ArticleDecisions.
Things here have been pretty quiet lately. That is because I have been thinking and deciding on something very difficult. Something that is completely heartbreaking- even if I know it is the right...
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My best friend.
My best friend. She is a pit bull. But she is so much more- She is the other half of my heart. Today is Valkyrie's gotcha-day. I don't normally celebrate this day since I know her exact birthday. Nine...
View ArticleHiking.
I have taken Valkyrie hiking with me for years. She is an amazing hiker. In the past I have let her run off leash, even in places that say a dog needs to be leashed. I would try to find parks that had...
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this is where I try to explain why I am a slacker...
I am a slacker. I haven't updated anything here in a very long time. A lot has happened too. Like I got older. My birthday was very calm and wonderful. I broke a tooth and had to have it fixed....
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Thoughtful Thursday?
I missed wordless Wednesday yesterday so today... here is my photo..I really love this little boy. <3
View ArticleHere's to 2012
I am in fact still alive. It's been a rough couple of months tho. Kieran was adopted back in October- right after my last post here. I miss him terribly. Daily. I hope he is happy. But of course he is...
View ArticleDouble digits!!
Happy tenth birthday Valkyrie!! Cause I am a slacker mom photos of the spoiled girl will be posted later.
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Happy anniversary
Rick&Danielle's weddingJust over a year ago, I took a giant leap of faith and followed my heart. I am so happy I did. Todd and I celebrated our one year anniversary this past week. Sometimes it...
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Trust
Valkyrie in the front yard. Trustnoun1. reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.2. confident expectation of something; hope. Trust is something to...
View ArticleThe skinny.
Most of you have no idea what I look like- which is just fine by me. But growing up I was always the short thin athletic one. I guess I always assumed that this would be fact. After college I really...
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Wordless Wednesday- Relay for Life
Mom supporting the pink ribbon- 20yr breast cancer survivor!Dad supporting the blue ribbon- 1yr intestinal cancer survivor!
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Wordless Wednesday: making a come back.
Choosing the right photo for the come back.Obvious choice: me and my Valkyrie girl.
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I choose happiness.
I choose happiness.Usually when planning to start a new diet or exercise regime I wait until the start of the week or the beginning of a new month. I'm not waiting anymore. I am choosing happiness....
View ArticleOne step forward
One step forward may sometimes lead to a couple steps backwards. And that's ok. This week I repeated or missed a couple of my yoga workouts. I repeated day1 so that my sister and I would be starting...
View ArticleLife is too short
Life is too short so remember to love yourself.That was my focus for today's yoga session. I'm learning to love myself again. I've been incredibly hard on myself for years and years. Not just...
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