i swear, i found him like this
i didn’t enjoy reading until i was in college. in fact, my mom will probably tell you that i didn’t read until i was in college in order to stress how much i disliked it. (funny that i ended up with a degree in english…)
anyway, either jackson really likes to read, which is why i am catching him doing this…
and this…
or, he just likes the “touch and feel” books that allow him to scratch velcro hedgehogs…
i’ll let you be the judge.
and if you like jackson’s yellow ducky pjs as much as his auntie amy and uncle steveo did when they hung out with us this weekend, you’re unfortunately out of luck. my mom got them for jackson at a church consignment sale. but, if you are indeed the mother who turned these yellow ducky pjs in to the sale, thank you for clothing my child.
my first baby
as if yesterday wasn’t awesome enough, today our precious red turns 3 years old. red is (and always will be) my first baby…
you dog-lovers understand. your animal comes into your life and into your heart, and you’re never the same.
at the beginning, it was just red and i. paul had chosen red from the litter… or maybe it was red that chose paul. i dunno. but three days later, paul left for japan and i was alone with my first dog.
red and i have been through a lot together… within the first few weeks him being home with us, he got really sick, and i learned from the vet that red’s heart was too big for his body and working too hard. i remember thinking to myself, “my dog has a heart condition? WTF?!?” i called paul in japan, sobbing… i mean, SOBBING because this dog had already stolen my heart and here i was now worried about his. (ps- he’s fine now. he has grown into his abnormally large heart, though his behavior says otherwise…)
the last 3 years with red have brought about some serious changes in my life… and having him by my side through it all has made it one wild ride. i wouldn’t give up a moment of his butt-licking, spastic-jumping, tail-wagging, protective-growling for anything in the world.
happy birthday red! we love you!
girl talk thursday
in support of other superb mommybloggers out there, i’m giving girl talk thursday a shot (pun intended). sponsored by the lovely mommy melee.
i’ll let her give ya the skinny…
What is Girl Talk Thursday? It’s a chance to gossip and giggle, to speculate, to say bad words, to down a Margarita or rant (or rave) about your sex life. Even if weekly happy hours are an event from your former life, you can still take time to connect with your bloggy sisters. Grab the salt, a slice of lime, lick (your friend) your wrist, and go.
this week the talk is “twilight.” love it? despise it? don’t even know what it is?
ummm… for me, i can’t say i’m a fan. ok, honestly, i can’t even say that i really get it even because i totally don’t. being a former middle school english teacher, i’m usually down with “whatever the kids are reading these days” (geez, did i just say that?) but i just don’t get it. apparently it’s pretty spectacular though and author, stephenie meyer should keep on keepin’ on with the series.
so cheers to her! (whatever… gives me reason for a cocktail.)
Have a Sip
