sad day

so i made it back from my survival adventure in denver. 3 kids+15 inches of snow+strep throat=utter exhaustion. but i made it. unfortunately i came home to a very sick bulldog (the one in my picture). we had to take her to nc state vet hospital because they couldn't find out what was wrong. they knew it was something wrong with her brain, but it could have been something that was 100% treatable or something completely incurable. unfortunately it was the latter. so i had to make the hardest decision i have ever made, but now she isn't hurting anymore. she was an amazing dog. lovable, funny, a little smelly and the cutest thing on 4 legs. i will miss her terribly.

snow

don't get me wrong... i love snow. i really do, but when it doesn't stop it can get kind of annoying. especially when you have 3 kids who you are supposed to take to school and then one of them gets sick and you have to drive to the hospital at midnight on icy roads. not my idea of a good time. i guess i like the snow when you can cuddle up on the couch and read a book, drink cocoa and watch the snow fall. not the kind of snow that makes you cold down to the marrow in your bones and makes you long for the humidity and sunshine of virginia. but i do have to admit that it is beautiful.

0 to 3 in 6 hours

so i will be caring for 3 children for 11 days while my best friends go to ethiopia to get their new son, avi. did i mention that right now the only thing resembling children in my household are daisy, my bulldog baby, and lily, mel's chihuahua. although i usually remember to feed them, i don't have to worry about the whole school, brushing teeth, brushing hair, not getting lost thing. thankfully, jen has faith in me so i suppose i will be fine. actually, now that i think about it, i don't need to worry at all because her oldest girl pretty much knows everything and i am sure she will tell me exactly what i am doing right & wrong. i feel so much better now. love you tons, mia!!!