A Ruff Recovery...

Jethro had his "happy tail" amputated.

the vet said that no matter where the tail gets injured,

they have to cut it off in this spot.

poor guy! he was MISERABLE!

he spent the week laying around on pain killers

rose made sure he got plenty of love

poor baby! 

14 days later he was back to his normal self.

yay!

it's NOT a HAPPY tail!

and why in the world they call it a HAPPY tail is BEYOND me!!!

jethro has been naughty!!!

very naughty...

last month he clipped the tip of his tail. 

bloodshed. 

we bandaged it. he chewed it.

more bloodshed!

more bandages, more chewing, more BLOOD...

and soon, 

his stupid tail was completely bandaged with the hopes of healing.

NOPE!

meet a doped up dog!

yep. he ended up at the doctors today.

and tomorrow he goes in for surgery.

i'm so sad to say that the tail has to be docked.

not an easy task for an older dog. but it's now necessary.

poor guy. 

i'll keep you posted...

Monday's Best

this is january's monday's best quilt

it was inspired by a small quilt by linda brannock

that i saw on pinterest.

i had nolan write feb.14 and i embroidered it.

i love how it came out.

BIG news!!!

guess what.

these two got engaged!!!

the wedding is this october.

i keep getting asked if i'm ok with it.

"they are so young" many say

i would like to share something with you all.

when i was 17 i got pregnant.

obviously i was young. i knew it just as well as everyone else did.

i made the decision to keep the baby and what i wanted most of all was for people to be happy for me. 

i knew i was young and i knew everyone's concerns, but it didn't change the fact that i was having a child.

so with that said,

i know that they are young. but i want them to love the experience of planning a wedding,

getting married and starting a new and important chapter of their lives.

and so i will love and support them. i am truly happy for them and i know that they will have a wonderful life

with all its ups & downs and i will always be here to support them both.

and with that,

i look forward to the next few months and all that i will get to share with you.

xoxo,

The Festival of Lights

 i know christmas is long over but i just have to share.

we LOVE love LOvE christmas lights

and go far and wide to find the best.

our personal favorite is the harveston homes in temecula

love them!

then our faves go...

candy cane lane, christmas card lane and last would be the lights at the del mar race track

this year we traveled up to riverside to the mission.

they have a festival of lights that runs thru january 5th.

we loved it. SO pretty!!!

they have ice skating, santa's reindeer, YUMMY food,

antique shops, carriage rides and much more.

if you are in the area, next year go on over!

Catching Up 2013

well it's been FOREVER!!!
so much has been going on, blogging has been put to the side
but with a new year and MUCH to be grateful for and blog about,
i'm going to give it a go. again.

so hi!
let me catch you up on the highlights since my last post.

a ding dong crashed thru my mother in laws front yard, drove all the way thru her yard
and ended up in our side yard. YIKES!
SO HAPPY we weren't home! we missed it by 5 min.
everyone was ok and we got a new fence


we celebrated halloween for the FIRST time without Shawn.
weird but you gotta do what you gotta do.
we have great friends and the kids had a great time

held a few quilt classes

and more quilt classes which means more show & tell!
so much talent!

celebrated a couple awards

went to oak tree village with a great friend and the kids
i Love my kids and Judith!!!

shawn brought home a puppy.
he's a jack a poo.
was higley now he's dexter
(no. i never saw the hbo show,
and my dexter is a sweet heart who wouldn't hurt a fly)
i have never had a small dog. never really thought i would like one.
but i have to admit, he's adorable and i am loving the little dog
(as well as, the big and bigger dogs)

evyn celebrated christmas at her preschool
she was an angel in her play

and nolan celebrated at his school
they were all reindeer

we celebrated the holidays with many parties,
lots of fun, lots of friends and made great memories

and, of course, Christmas!
it's always so busy and we wouldnt want it any other way!
what a wonderful way to celebrate the birth of our Savior
than with family and friends and lots of good food!

the end of 2013 was packed full of everything that makes life wonderful.
looking forward to all that 2o14 has in store.

much love and thanks for keeping up with us!
you won't want to miss 2014!