Alright! I'm going to Alabama in August! Normally I do not take trips by myself, let alone on an airplane, but circumstances this year have made it possible for me to do just that, and to want to!
My big sister, Michele, lives in Alabama with her family and all her animals! I recently saw her for the first time in 7 years back in April, when we both went to Nebraska! But, I've never met her husband, and haven't seen my niece or nephews since 2002! So, I'm super-excited to see the kids, however, the last time I saw my niece, Moriah (aka Mo) I was the age she is now (17, well barely 18, anyway.....) and that makes me feel old, not to mention I will be 30 years old this month (stayed tuned for another blog about that)
I am also going to see my real Mom again. It has been 12 years since I last saw her, and I'm excited & nervous all at the same time. In fact, I think I more nervous about this trip, than the one to Nebraska! I recently started talking with her again, and its been a welcomed relationship.
God really worked hard on me, showing me things I'd never seen before, and opening a door for me to step away from past, and into the present & future with not only her, but a lot of people in my family! How blessed I am!!!
So, I'm flying out on August 10 and coming back on August 15.....I'm really nervous, but then again, I can hardly wait for the next 2 months to fly by so I can go!
Meanwhile, I'm going to enjoy our jam-packed summer fun....the lake, pool, birthdays, parades, vacation, friends, snowcones, popsicles, homemade ice cream, and playing in the sprinkler....all with my kids; heck, we might even venture to the waterpark this summer!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
It's Weiner-Dog Time
As most of you already know, my miniature dachshund, SallyMae, was expecting puppies around Memorial Day.
She is a young mother. With the help of the other weiners in the household, they dug a hole under the fence in the backyard, and she slipped under, and I found her about 2 blocks down, tied to another weiner dog, and I didn't have any idea who he belonged to. So, she became a young mother, and it wasn't planned! lol
We planned to breed her once, and spay her. Well, our plans, weren't her plans.
She had her litter of 3 healthy weiner dog puppies last Wednesday, May 27. Two males and one female, and everyone is growing like they are supposed to.
So, as soon as we can, she'll be getting spayed. There is no way I can put my small dog through birth again. The first 2 puppies, both males, came out the right way, but our last puppy, a female, was breech. Came out legs first, and so I had to assist in the birth of that puppy. She wasn't breathing when she finally got out of the birth canal, but rubbing her vigorously with a towel helped stimulate her breathing. They are almost a week old now, and SallyMae has been the best little Mama, better than I expected. She is very protective over her babies when strangers come around, but she is pretty lax when the other dogs sniff them out and when the kids want to see her "baby puppies"
Garrett thinks we are keeping all of them, but he's already been told that we won't keep one. We already have 3 dogs, and that's enough weiners! He did name them for the time being, Conner, Tobey, & Butterfly!
I'm just glad the puppies are finally here, and now we can wait for the weeks when they start to walk around and chew on stuff! The end of July will be here before we know it, and they can go to their new homes!
Without further ado, we proudly introduce SallyMae and the litter of 3 weiners!
She is a young mother. With the help of the other weiners in the household, they dug a hole under the fence in the backyard, and she slipped under, and I found her about 2 blocks down, tied to another weiner dog, and I didn't have any idea who he belonged to. So, she became a young mother, and it wasn't planned! lol
We planned to breed her once, and spay her. Well, our plans, weren't her plans.
She had her litter of 3 healthy weiner dog puppies last Wednesday, May 27. Two males and one female, and everyone is growing like they are supposed to.
So, as soon as we can, she'll be getting spayed. There is no way I can put my small dog through birth again. The first 2 puppies, both males, came out the right way, but our last puppy, a female, was breech. Came out legs first, and so I had to assist in the birth of that puppy. She wasn't breathing when she finally got out of the birth canal, but rubbing her vigorously with a towel helped stimulate her breathing. They are almost a week old now, and SallyMae has been the best little Mama, better than I expected. She is very protective over her babies when strangers come around, but she is pretty lax when the other dogs sniff them out and when the kids want to see her "baby puppies"
Garrett thinks we are keeping all of them, but he's already been told that we won't keep one. We already have 3 dogs, and that's enough weiners! He did name them for the time being, Conner, Tobey, & Butterfly!
I'm just glad the puppies are finally here, and now we can wait for the weeks when they start to walk around and chew on stuff! The end of July will be here before we know it, and they can go to their new homes!
Without further ado, we proudly introduce SallyMae and the litter of 3 weiners!
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