So, I am having one of those down-in-the-dumps-eat-a-lot-of-trail-mix-kind of days. I know, I am feeling sorry for myself and it's pathetic. How old am I again? Don't answer that.
But seriously, March....you have begun on a bad note. The minute school started today I was annoyed. Don't get me wrong, I love my students but there are days when I would rather be in Hawaii, sipping my blue drink with an umbrella in it rather than trying to cram grammar rules down their throats. I won't go into all the details of why today has been annoying, so let's just say it has not been my day by any means.
When I picked up Alina up from school today, my day did brighten up. Of course, getting her at noon puts a smile on my face anyway...but then as I put her in the car, who shows up? Joshua. He decided to come home for lunch, and swing by first to see if we were still at her school and we were. It was a much needed, happy surprise. Then he came home to eat lunch with us, and watch some Madagascar 2 for the zillionth time.
Compared to many, I have no right to even breathe the words "bad day." So, whenever I am down in the dumps, and feel the urge to eat all the Oreos in the cupboard, I have to remind myself that God is SO good to me. He brings me blessings when I don't ask for them, and loves me even when I am a grouch. Why is this so hard to remember sometimes?
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Potty Training Blues
Soooooo, we started potty training. (DUN DUN DUN!) Yes, the rest of this post is about using the potty...so if this is TMI for you, just skip this one. I'll put up a recipe again soon and you can come back and check on that post. Haha.
I have heard from many a wise parent not to push your child into potty training, but to let it come when they are ready and interested (to avoid potty hatred). We have had a little pink princess potty (that plays music when you go) since Alina first showed some interest-when she was 18 months old. Then the glory of using the potty faded, and we didn't do much with the singing potty for a while.
Well, Alina is one of the youngest kiddos in her class at school, so many of her friends are using the potty now. So, she decided to go at school, and then wanted to go at home! So, I thought....if we are doing this, we are doing this for real this time. In the first few days, she was peeing every time we put her on the potty, and on the first or second day we got some number 2 in there, too! I was THRILLED! I was thinking....oh my word, this is the easiest and best thing ever!
Two weeks later we have a child who poops on the floor. Oh yes. This is a process. All my joy about this taking no time at all has vanished, and reality has set in. Unless you are home 24/7 for days on end, there is no way to do this quickly. So, I have to just be okay with it taking a while I guess. She is still peeing in the potty about every time she sits on it, though....and going in her diaper, too...but we are getting results so now we must power through! More mini M&M's (or "baby M&M's" as Alina calls them), more dancing and clapping when we see a drop of pee in the potty. Ugh. Wishing children came out potty trained. Maybe my next child....
I can hear you laughing. *flush*
I have heard from many a wise parent not to push your child into potty training, but to let it come when they are ready and interested (to avoid potty hatred). We have had a little pink princess potty (that plays music when you go) since Alina first showed some interest-when she was 18 months old. Then the glory of using the potty faded, and we didn't do much with the singing potty for a while.
Well, Alina is one of the youngest kiddos in her class at school, so many of her friends are using the potty now. So, she decided to go at school, and then wanted to go at home! So, I thought....if we are doing this, we are doing this for real this time. In the first few days, she was peeing every time we put her on the potty, and on the first or second day we got some number 2 in there, too! I was THRILLED! I was thinking....oh my word, this is the easiest and best thing ever!
Two weeks later we have a child who poops on the floor. Oh yes. This is a process. All my joy about this taking no time at all has vanished, and reality has set in. Unless you are home 24/7 for days on end, there is no way to do this quickly. So, I have to just be okay with it taking a while I guess. She is still peeing in the potty about every time she sits on it, though....and going in her diaper, too...but we are getting results so now we must power through! More mini M&M's (or "baby M&M's" as Alina calls them), more dancing and clapping when we see a drop of pee in the potty. Ugh. Wishing children came out potty trained. Maybe my next child....
I can hear you laughing. *flush*
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Vegewhaaat?
Okay, okay. I confess. I watch "Oprah" sometimes. And I watch "The Talk" sometimes, too. All that to say, Kathy Freston (the author of "The Veganist") keeps coming on all of these television shows and telling the world the benefits of being vegan. A Vegan lifestyle sounds like an impossibility to me, because not only are you deleting meat from your diet, but you are deleting ALL animal products! So, no eggs, no dairy....you get the picture. I'm not saying it's a bad idea, I am just saying it sounds very difficult to do.
All of this has really made me start to think about what I eat. I know that my husband enjoys meat (okay, so do I). So, when I cook dinner, it is rare that there is no meat involved in the meal. Whether it be chicken, ground beef, or pork....there is usually MEAT. But now this lady comes on TV and tells me all these health benefits of taking out this yumminess. But, instead of just taking this vegan lady's word on how healthy being vegan is, I googled some "benefits of being vegetarian"...no, not vegan...because seriously...taking out meat in itself would be a miracle for me, much less eggs and dairy, too. (Let me make a side note of saying that I know googling isn't true research. It is more like "research on the fly." And I definitely have learned not to believe everything you read online.) Anyways, as you may know, there really are some good benefits. So, then to be fair, I googled "benefits of eating meat" and found some interesting information there as well. I'm not going to list it out for you, but you can see that there is a dilemma here...mainly the issue with the protein differences.
Then there is the issue of "food costs." To be honest with you, I would love to shop for organic foods, getting lovely items from the "Fresh Market" all the time, and enjoying my crunchy granola on my organic soy yogurt. But the truth of the matter is, we can't afford that right now. (I can say this because pre-child, and during the 2 full time jobs part of life, we did try eating mostly organic, and it was expensive.) So, if I cut out meat and want to purchase the "fake meat", won't that cost me some serious cash? I don't know. I am really asking. :o)
All that to say, I want to eat healthier, and cut out some meat in our weekly menu. This should actually save me money, and be healthier...right? Heart disease and cancer run in both of our family lines, and that concerns me.
Are any of my blog readers vegetarian or vegan? I would LOVE to hear from you. And all my fellow meat-eating friends....fill me in on your thoughts, too. Just lots on my mind today, so I thought I would blog about it. Now, go eat your tofu burger! :o)
All of this has really made me start to think about what I eat. I know that my husband enjoys meat (okay, so do I). So, when I cook dinner, it is rare that there is no meat involved in the meal. Whether it be chicken, ground beef, or pork....there is usually MEAT. But now this lady comes on TV and tells me all these health benefits of taking out this yumminess. But, instead of just taking this vegan lady's word on how healthy being vegan is, I googled some "benefits of being vegetarian"...no, not vegan...because seriously...taking out meat in itself would be a miracle for me, much less eggs and dairy, too. (Let me make a side note of saying that I know googling isn't true research. It is more like "research on the fly." And I definitely have learned not to believe everything you read online.) Anyways, as you may know, there really are some good benefits. So, then to be fair, I googled "benefits of eating meat" and found some interesting information there as well. I'm not going to list it out for you, but you can see that there is a dilemma here...mainly the issue with the protein differences.
Then there is the issue of "food costs." To be honest with you, I would love to shop for organic foods, getting lovely items from the "Fresh Market" all the time, and enjoying my crunchy granola on my organic soy yogurt. But the truth of the matter is, we can't afford that right now. (I can say this because pre-child, and during the 2 full time jobs part of life, we did try eating mostly organic, and it was expensive.) So, if I cut out meat and want to purchase the "fake meat", won't that cost me some serious cash? I don't know. I am really asking. :o)
All that to say, I want to eat healthier, and cut out some meat in our weekly menu. This should actually save me money, and be healthier...right? Heart disease and cancer run in both of our family lines, and that concerns me.
Are any of my blog readers vegetarian or vegan? I would LOVE to hear from you. And all my fellow meat-eating friends....fill me in on your thoughts, too. Just lots on my mind today, so I thought I would blog about it. Now, go eat your tofu burger! :o)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Tutus
One of our friends in Greenville sweetly gave us a tutu she made before moving back up to Canada, and we love it! Recently, my mother-in-love gave Alina another cute pink tutu for dress-up. So, last night as we had music playing in the living room, we thought it might be fun to dress up together and dance. So we did.
Alina is probably thinking...My Mom looks kinda silly in that tutu!
At one point she looked at me and said, "We match!"
Man, I love having a girl.
Man, I love having a girl.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Subs for Spices and Herbs
So, you find this great recipe and you start getting all of the ingredients together. Then you realize...aww crud...I don't have any more Oregano! And some spices are expensive, if you ask me. So, I have found this spice substitution chart most handy at times like these. This may be OLD NEWS to a lot of you awesome veteran cooks out there, but if you just started cooking a few years ago or are getting into it lately, this may help. You can copy/paste this into your browser and it should work...because I do not know how to link things yet. Sorry.
Spice Substitutions:
http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/blspicesub.htm
Herb Substitutions:
http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/blherbsub.htm
Here is a larger chart with more items on it. Yay! Enjoy the name of the site. (Sorry to whom it may offend) :
http://www.damngoodrecipes.com/substituti_66.php
You can also go to wiki.answers.com and ask.
Happy Spice and Herb Substituting!
Spice Substitutions:
http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/blspicesub.htm
Herb Substitutions:
http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/blherbsub.htm
Here is a larger chart with more items on it. Yay! Enjoy the name of the site. (Sorry to whom it may offend) :
http://www.damngoodrecipes.com/substituti_66.php
You can also go to wiki.answers.com and ask.
Happy Spice and Herb Substituting!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
"Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean"
You may have read this title and thought I was calling myself the Queen of Clean, but alas, I am not. And I promise I will not "talk dirty" either. Now, my hubby and I do like to keep our place tidy...as tidy as possible when you have a toddler...but sometimes things get dirty and you need some special "how to" tips to figure out how to clean something.
My mom gave me the book "Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean" by Linda Cobb a long time ago. Okay, maybe I stole it from her...I can't remember. But nevertheless I have the book, and use it from time to time for some really helpful cleaning tips.
One GREAT tip that I use over and over again is for the plastic shower curtain liners. You know...the fabulous things that grow stuff in the shower that you see whenever you take a shower, but you ignore it because the thought of cleaning it makes your stomach turn. Okay, so WHITE VINEGAR is the answer here. Here is what you do...
"To remove soap scum and mildew from plastic shower curtains and liners, fill the washing machine with warm water, 1 cup of white vinegar and your regular laundry detergent. Add the curtains, along with several old, light-colored towels. Run through complete cycle and rehang immediately." Oh yes. No more scrubbing your shower curtains with a sponge or buying a new one. I have been doing this for several years, and it works! When we had the top loader washer, I did this...and now that we are borrowing my parents' front loaders, I still put some vinegar in with the detergent, just with about a half a cup of vinegar since that's all that would fit.
Well, this is one tip I have used...and I haven't even dug through the entire book (all 162 pages of cleaning tips) but if you want to check it out, she has a lot of natural ingredients for cleaning, along with some essential non-natural ones.
Happy Cleaning!
My mom gave me the book "Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean" by Linda Cobb a long time ago. Okay, maybe I stole it from her...I can't remember. But nevertheless I have the book, and use it from time to time for some really helpful cleaning tips.
One GREAT tip that I use over and over again is for the plastic shower curtain liners. You know...the fabulous things that grow stuff in the shower that you see whenever you take a shower, but you ignore it because the thought of cleaning it makes your stomach turn. Okay, so WHITE VINEGAR is the answer here. Here is what you do...
"To remove soap scum and mildew from plastic shower curtains and liners, fill the washing machine with warm water, 1 cup of white vinegar and your regular laundry detergent. Add the curtains, along with several old, light-colored towels. Run through complete cycle and rehang immediately." Oh yes. No more scrubbing your shower curtains with a sponge or buying a new one. I have been doing this for several years, and it works! When we had the top loader washer, I did this...and now that we are borrowing my parents' front loaders, I still put some vinegar in with the detergent, just with about a half a cup of vinegar since that's all that would fit.
Well, this is one tip I have used...and I haven't even dug through the entire book (all 162 pages of cleaning tips) but if you want to check it out, she has a lot of natural ingredients for cleaning, along with some essential non-natural ones.
Happy Cleaning!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Alina is TWO!?!?!
Okay, so when people tell you "it goes by SO fast...enjoy every moment!" and you are in the grocery store with a toddler who wants to stand up in the seat, or get out, or eat...or go home....you think...."yah, sure....okay"...but....they are SO right!
Two days before Christmas this year, Alina turned the big T-W-O and we couldn't believe it. We, or should I say I (who are we kidding...men do NOT plan for birthday parties) decided to go with Sesame Street theme....because Alina loves Elmo and because...let's face it, Sesame Street is awesome. So, I waited until the last minute to plan and decorate (as usual), and it didn't turn out professionally, but it turned out quite nicely if I do say so myself.
There were games...
There were gifts...
There was homemade cake (made by her Auntie Heather)...
But most importantly, there was family & friends...
Of course, Alina was tired and overwhelmed at her own party, but she did have a good time with family, and friends...and so did we! Thank you to all who were a part of her special day...in person or in spirit! Alina has been SO blessed by each and every one of you...and so have WE!
Wonder what shinanigans she will want for her party next year. Maybe I should start planning now! :o)
Two days before Christmas this year, Alina turned the big T-W-O and we couldn't believe it. We, or should I say I (who are we kidding...men do NOT plan for birthday parties) decided to go with Sesame Street theme....because Alina loves Elmo and because...let's face it, Sesame Street is awesome. So, I waited until the last minute to plan and decorate (as usual), and it didn't turn out professionally, but it turned out quite nicely if I do say so myself.
There were decorations...
There were games...
There was dancing...
There were gifts... 
There was homemade cake (made by her Auntie Heather)... 
But most importantly, there was family & friends... 
Of course, Alina was tired and overwhelmed at her own party, but she did have a good time with family, and friends...and so did we! Thank you to all who were a part of her special day...in person or in spirit! Alina has been SO blessed by each and every one of you...and so have WE!
Wonder what shinanigans she will want for her party next year. Maybe I should start planning now! :o)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Sleep
Well, sleep. It is something I would love more of. It is something I don't get enough of. It is something that is needed for good health...mind and body. I LOVE it. Now, of course once you have a child, you get used to the fact that you will never ever sleep in until 9am again...oh who am I kidding...you will never sleep in until 8am again. For us, if we get to stay in bed until 7:30am, we are THRILLED! So, you either go to bed earlier in the evening to compensate, or you stay up until 9 or 10pm, watch the good TV shows, then go to bed, and are just tired 24/7 (a.k.a. what we do).
Anyways, once every few months, my body decides to shut down in the sleep department. I will never forget one year while I was working full time, (this was pre-child)...I couldn't sleep hardly at all for about 2 weeks. It was the worst 2 weeks EVER! I remember moving from room to room in the house at night since moving locations is supposed to help...I set up a bedtime routine...also supposed to help...I drank Sleepytime tea...all those things...but still cried every night, wishing I could sleep. I finally went to the doc and she put me on something to help me get back in the sleep mode. Sleep is habitual...so if you are NOT sleeping, this can form a new ugly habit. It worked and I quit taking the medicine (thankfully it was not habit-forming).
Well, like I said...every few months or so this problem creeps up on me. It is weird, because sometimes Simply Sleep tablets work, sometimes they don't....sometimes vitamins work, sometimes they don't. Well, since Christmas break ended, I am back on the "difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep" train. It is probably due to the change in schedule. Haha. Anyways, the other night, or should I say MORNING since it was 2am, I was desperate and took Nyquil since that was all I had left (note to self...do not take Nyquil at 2am if you have to teach children the next day). I was still "asleep" at noon. So, yesterday I went back to the Vitamin Shoppe. A guy there told me to use this "Advanced Sleep Formula." It's got Melatonin, Hops, Passion flower, Valerian root, and some other vitamins in it. I know Valerian Root works pretty well, so we shall see how this works. The nice thing about the Vitamin Shoppe, is that if it doesn't work, you can take it back and exchange it for something else within 30 days. :o)
Anyone else have a love-hate relationship with sleep? Have any tips? Sorry for rambling...but really...I am just tired....and non-sleepers are NOT supposed to nap during the day! So, I blogged instead.
Happy Snoozing!
Anyways, once every few months, my body decides to shut down in the sleep department. I will never forget one year while I was working full time, (this was pre-child)...I couldn't sleep hardly at all for about 2 weeks. It was the worst 2 weeks EVER! I remember moving from room to room in the house at night since moving locations is supposed to help...I set up a bedtime routine...also supposed to help...I drank Sleepytime tea...all those things...but still cried every night, wishing I could sleep. I finally went to the doc and she put me on something to help me get back in the sleep mode. Sleep is habitual...so if you are NOT sleeping, this can form a new ugly habit. It worked and I quit taking the medicine (thankfully it was not habit-forming).
Well, like I said...every few months or so this problem creeps up on me. It is weird, because sometimes Simply Sleep tablets work, sometimes they don't....sometimes vitamins work, sometimes they don't. Well, since Christmas break ended, I am back on the "difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep" train. It is probably due to the change in schedule. Haha. Anyways, the other night, or should I say MORNING since it was 2am, I was desperate and took Nyquil since that was all I had left (note to self...do not take Nyquil at 2am if you have to teach children the next day). I was still "asleep" at noon. So, yesterday I went back to the Vitamin Shoppe. A guy there told me to use this "Advanced Sleep Formula." It's got Melatonin, Hops, Passion flower, Valerian root, and some other vitamins in it. I know Valerian Root works pretty well, so we shall see how this works. The nice thing about the Vitamin Shoppe, is that if it doesn't work, you can take it back and exchange it for something else within 30 days. :o)
Anyone else have a love-hate relationship with sleep? Have any tips? Sorry for rambling...but really...I am just tired....and non-sleepers are NOT supposed to nap during the day! So, I blogged instead.
Happy Snoozing!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
A Christmas of Firsts...
Hello, Friends. Okay, who am I kidding...Hello, Leah. :o)
So, this year will be a totally different Christmas. Alina's first Christmas was coming home from the hospital at 2 days old. What a fantastic gift she was!!! The best gift ever, for sure.
Last year, she had just turned one. Once the present opening commenced, she got the idea pretty quickly and started enjoying the gift giving. However, she was still too small to really start any traditions, or do Christmas activities.
So, here we are...she will be two on the 23rd...TWO!!!! I cannot believe it! And then POOF! Christmas will be here again. I think I blinked and these two years just happened. We put up our little fake tree, and I got her to start getting ornaments out with me. She asks us to turn on the tree each day. Today we decorated some sugar cookies together. Alina had some FUN with the sprinkles! Wow. No bare cookies at our house!
What are YOUR Christmas traditions? I am always curious to know what others do as we try to plan ours. Creativity is not one of my gifts. But, I would love for Alina to know and understand the real reason for this holiday...Jesus Christ!
Have a BLESSED and MERRY Christmas!!!!
So, this year will be a totally different Christmas. Alina's first Christmas was coming home from the hospital at 2 days old. What a fantastic gift she was!!! The best gift ever, for sure.
Last year, she had just turned one. Once the present opening commenced, she got the idea pretty quickly and started enjoying the gift giving. However, she was still too small to really start any traditions, or do Christmas activities.
So, here we are...she will be two on the 23rd...TWO!!!! I cannot believe it! And then POOF! Christmas will be here again. I think I blinked and these two years just happened. We put up our little fake tree, and I got her to start getting ornaments out with me. She asks us to turn on the tree each day. Today we decorated some sugar cookies together. Alina had some FUN with the sprinkles! Wow. No bare cookies at our house!
What are YOUR Christmas traditions? I am always curious to know what others do as we try to plan ours. Creativity is not one of my gifts. But, I would love for Alina to know and understand the real reason for this holiday...Jesus Christ!
Have a BLESSED and MERRY Christmas!!!!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
The sad, the new and the doggy.
So, as most of you know our sweet dog, Jack got out of our fenced-in yard last week, and we could not find him. It happened at night, and Joshua drove around until about 11pm searching for him with no luck. We called the Animal Shelter and then Animal Control the next day, and sure enough we got the call back that you never want to get. We were given a description of a dog that had been hit by a car and passed away...and the description fit our sweet Jack. We didn't get to say goodbye, or see him. They had already "disposed" of him since he didn't have his collar on. I mourned for that dog for days. I never realized how attached I was to him until he was gone. I have regrets, and things I wish we had done differently, but have been reminded of others that we saved him from being euthanized, he lived a fun life, and loved us.
I honestly thought we would go on with just Maggie in our house. Maggie is our 13 year old lab that Josh got as a junior in high school!!! She is the sweetest thing, but since she is so old, she basically sleeps all day. The house was too quiet, and sad without another dog. Maggie even looked sad! So, we went to Petsmart "just to look." Well, all the dogs were barking...all, but one! We walked over to the quiet one, and she was so sweet. We got her out of the crate, walked her around the store...she was terrified! We brought Maggie to meet her, and they seemed okay together...but I was still too sad and emotional about Jack and could not make a decision. So, we went home...thought about it, prayed about it, sought some counsel from our parents, family and friends about it. We went and visited her another time at the shelter. WOW. The shelter broke my heart! There are SO many sweet dogs, cats and other animals being put down simply for the sake of space. The cutest puppies you have ever seen are sitting in their little crates. This is a loud place...all the dogs want to be heard and seen when people walk through the doors. They are BEGGING for love and attention! Some are even flailing themselves against the little fence doors to make sure you see them! The floors are concrete, they have no beds, except for an elevated wooden "bench." They are not taken outside enough since there are so many dogs, so they poop and pee in their little cubicles. I could hardly stand it. Well, we saw this dog again and decided to take her outside. WOW. The minute you take a dog out, all the other dogs get very jealous and start barking like crazy. It was so sad. I wanted to take them all out with us! Well, after this visit we thought we should bring Maggie to meet this dog one more time. So, the next day we brought Maggie, saw them interact....and we signed the papers and took her home! It feels SO GOOD to save an animal's life. This sweet dog had been there since August and she was probably on the "next to go" list. She is such a sweetheart.
Please, please, PLEASE go to your local animal shelters and look for an animal there before you pay someone a ton of money for a puppy, or kitten. Shelters DO have purebreds, they DO get all of their shots and immunizations, they DO spay and neuter them and they DO have SWEET dogs, puppies, cats and kittens alike. You can also look at the Human's Society, or places that work with the shelters as foster homes for pets. All of these ways are ways of saving another animal's life. For every space taken, is more room for another. "The HSUS estimates that animal shelters care for 6-8 million dogs and
Oh I could be a spokesperson for this. Haha. I just have such a strong belief in animal adoption. If you have any questions about it, please ask me. One day, we will have lots of land and foster dogs. It will be great.
Anyways, here is the new Stone pup! She is about a year old. She is some kind of shepherd mix. She gets along well with Maggie, and Alina! She follows me around the house already. :o) We are working on a new name for her, so if you think of one, let me know!
I honestly thought we would go on with just Maggie in our house. Maggie is our 13 year old lab that Josh got as a junior in high school!!! She is the sweetest thing, but since she is so old, she basically sleeps all day. The house was too quiet, and sad without another dog. Maggie even looked sad! So, we went to Petsmart "just to look." Well, all the dogs were barking...all, but one! We walked over to the quiet one, and she was so sweet. We got her out of the crate, walked her around the store...she was terrified! We brought Maggie to meet her, and they seemed okay together...but I was still too sad and emotional about Jack and could not make a decision. So, we went home...thought about it, prayed about it, sought some counsel from our parents, family and friends about it. We went and visited her another time at the shelter. WOW. The shelter broke my heart! There are SO many sweet dogs, cats and other animals being put down simply for the sake of space. The cutest puppies you have ever seen are sitting in their little crates. This is a loud place...all the dogs want to be heard and seen when people walk through the doors. They are BEGGING for love and attention! Some are even flailing themselves against the little fence doors to make sure you see them! The floors are concrete, they have no beds, except for an elevated wooden "bench." They are not taken outside enough since there are so many dogs, so they poop and pee in their little cubicles. I could hardly stand it. Well, we saw this dog again and decided to take her outside. WOW. The minute you take a dog out, all the other dogs get very jealous and start barking like crazy. It was so sad. I wanted to take them all out with us! Well, after this visit we thought we should bring Maggie to meet this dog one more time. So, the next day we brought Maggie, saw them interact....and we signed the papers and took her home! It feels SO GOOD to save an animal's life. This sweet dog had been there since August and she was probably on the "next to go" list. She is such a sweetheart.
Please, please, PLEASE go to your local animal shelters and look for an animal there before you pay someone a ton of money for a puppy, or kitten. Shelters DO have purebreds, they DO get all of their shots and immunizations, they DO spay and neuter them and they DO have SWEET dogs, puppies, cats and kittens alike. You can also look at the Human's Society, or places that work with the shelters as foster homes for pets. All of these ways are ways of saving another animal's life. For every space taken, is more room for another.
"The HSUS estimates that animal shelters care for 6-8 million dogs and
cats every year in the United States, of whom approximately 3-4 million
are euthanized." If you are ready for the responsibility of a furry companion, ADOPT!
Oh I could be a spokesperson for this. Haha. I just have such a strong belief in animal adoption. If you have any questions about it, please ask me. One day, we will have lots of land and foster dogs. It will be great.Anyways, here is the new Stone pup! She is about a year old. She is some kind of shepherd mix. She gets along well with Maggie, and Alina! She follows me around the house already. :o) We are working on a new name for her, so if you think of one, let me know!
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