A New Addition

I am so proud to announce that as of last Tuesday, we made a new addition to our family!  Her name is Winkie and she is a one year old part Chihuahua part Rat Terrier dog.  She is the sweetest puppy in the whole wide world!  I have always wanted a dog of my own and we have spent several years discussing it.  It was never the right time before, but now that I am home all day long and have nothing to do, a puppy seemed like a nice thing to have to occupy me, especially since Zoey will be starting Kindergarten in August.  The family that we adopted Winkie from got her a year ago, soon after she was born.  They adopted her from the local pound.  She was found in a dumpster.  She is blind in one eye, but they don't know if she was born that way or not.  She does not bark unless she feels threatened, she only chews on her toys, she has only had one accident in the house, and she loves to cuddle.  She sleeps with Joe and I every night on our bed and I woke up last night in the middle of the night to find her underneath our sheets wedged in between us.  Joe always said he hated small dogs and they are yappy, but he has taken quite a liking to this 8 pound bundle of joy.  Joe loves to play fetch and tug of war with her and I often catch him talking to her like a baby.  Hehehehehehe.  I was a little nervous to take her in the beginning because I doubted my ability to take care of her properly, but I proved myself terribly wrong.  She is like a 3rd child.  And best of all, she was free.  The family we got her from has 2 teenage daughters who are just too busy to care for her properly.  That family also has 3 other dogs, so Winkie was not used to being the center of attention-and she LOVES it!!  Zoey and I took her to Petco last week and got her a harness, tag, collar, and dog necessities.  This dog will be getting a new outfit regularly.  Yes, I am that dog owner! And finally, when I walked directly across the street from our house this morning to walk Winkie, her and I spotted two moose grazing in the swamp.  They were HUGE and I was too mezmerized to walk away.  Winkie did not even bark.  I think she was also surprised.  Chao!

Being Productive!

Well I have accomplished several things since I made my last post.  Finally, after 3 tries, I passed the written driver test to obtain my AK driver's license.  I was seriously starting to think I was not going to pass it.  I am not gonna go into great detail, but I am not stupid, and this test is ridiculously difficult.  I cannot imagine how many times a teen would have to take the test to get their license for the first time.  And finally, after searching for over a month and a half, I saw 2 moose for the first time.  My friend and I were driving on a back road and sure enough we saw a mother and her baby.  However, the baby was no longer a baby, but it was smaller than her.  They really are quite docile when they do not feel threatened, but I wouldn't want to get any closer.  We were in her truck probably about 30 feet away, and funny enough, it was the younger moose who ran off when it saw us.  It was really something because they are very large and have unusually shaped heads.  I haven't seen another moose since.  The weather is really starting to warm up.  Sometimes it gets up in the 40's during the day, and I kid you not, people are walking around here with shorts and tank tops on.  I can definitely feel and agree that it is warmer, but you will not catch me in that attire any time soon.  And with the weather warming up and having nothing else to do, I decided to paint the kitchen (2 walls) a bright, buttery warm, mango yellow shade.  The picture doesn't even begin to capture how bright the color is.  It is definitely cheerful!  Justin will be on summer break before I know it and both of my children are bottomless pits!  They eat non stop and never get full.  I go shopping and buy what I feel is a crazy amount of food and it is usually gone before I even get a chance to eat any.  Ahhhhhhhhh!  Since today was Easter, I felt generous and decided to let the kids eat as much candy as they wanted today.  Well, they did, and they still ate other food.  They did not complain of stomach aches and they are still whining that they are hungry.  I can handle it when one child is going through a growth spurt, but when they both are at the same time, I get a little tense.  A shopping trip for new Spring wardrobes is just around the corner-I can smell it.  I hope all of you are enjoying yourselves and hopefully the weather is getting nicer for you too.  Stay tuned!