Chewy

Our Chewy came to live with us in August. In the beginning he was a little shy, very sweet, and slept away the days...

Look at his little face and innocent eyes .... it did not take long for him to become family and find his place in our hearts.

He is mostly house trained and will come 'most' of the time when I call him .... two months later and four months old he is full of spirit and keeps up on our toes. His energy is endless and his dog kisses are soggy!

He was named after Chewbacca ... and fulfills his name chewy by chewing on anything and everything (when do puppies grow out of this phase?)

Lucky for him we love him and have found we can live without most of the items he's chewed beyond recognition.

He still has a lot more growing to do .... and that has me nervous ... but as I said ... he is family now and we are lucky to have him with us!

Now... 'GET OFF THE COUCH CHEWY!'

Halloween 2010

This years art project ... painted pumpkins

with silly faces!



Ian and Anna had a great time at the Paluzzi house for a Halloween party last week!










They frosted yummy cookies with many choices of shapes, frosting colors, and sprinkles.





Made carmel apples..... despite the fact that the apple washer should be fired!






Look Shannon ... their carmel is just fine!


And carved Jack-o-Lanterns .... all by themselves!!


Anna made a cyclops!

Ian ... made a toothless vampire (I know what you are thinking .... poor vampire will starve to death)




Halloween night (well really Saturday night cuz this is Utah).

We made a stop at Grandpa's ... then cruised a random neighborhood which was great for the kids ... they got bags of chips, stuffed animals, and the houses were decorated wonderfully for the occasion. Wonder if I could find the same street next year?


Scary Vampire.....





..... and scary Minnie?!


Ok ... I'll be nice Minnie she says!

Better schedule dentist appointments now ....

Be Brave

Brave: to face or endure with courage

Courage: mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty

Persevere: to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement.

Big words. Where does one actually find the strenghth to venture, persevere and withstand danger, fear or difficulty in spinte of counterinfluences, oppositon or discouragement?

I think everyday we need to be brave ... some days more than others ... but everyday none the less. I seem to make big changes in my life often that bring such big changes, opposition ... that I must remind myself to stand tall ... to be brave.

There are emotional roads we choose ... perhaps not conciously, perhaps with a sixth sense, but a path we need to travel to strengthen our character; a journey we must complete to become the who whom we are meant to be.

If you know me well then you know many of my journeys have been trecherous. I have made difficult choices, not always the right ones, but the tough ones, that in the end have made me search the depths of my soul for courage and perseverence.

So as a new day dawns I remind myself to stand tall, be true to myself and my children, to Be Brave and to Live Life.

That's what I want

After miles of battling the road, forging up hills, pushing physical endurance, sweating and persevering ... I searched the horizon for the next mile marker ... I had lost count ... was I finishing mile 9 or mile 10? How much further did I have to go? I scanned the scene before me and as my eyes found the red number marking mile 11 I saw him reach for her hand. They were both slow with fatigue and now held hands to draw strength from each other. I watched as they laughed and encouraged each other on.

That's what I want.

I want to know when I'm tired from fighting the fight there will be someone to take my hand in the 11th mile. To walk with me and talk me through the obstacles I face. I want to cross the finish line and in the sea of smiling faces I want to find the one who is there just for me. the one to tell me "job well done" and "I knew you could do it".

That's what I want.

So I continue the race ... I walk with my head held high ... and will continue to search for ...

A day in life

A day in life....

Their smiles remind me of everything I'm doing right in my life!

Each day life is thrown at me ... I'm reminded of how short our time is here on this earth ...

But now matter what tries to get me down ... I'll always have my angels to help me fly!