Ramblings

Whew. We made it through the holidays in one piece. I have most of the decorations safely put away, the presents have all found spots to reside in, and almost all of the goodies have been eaten. We have managed to celebrate one January birthday and have one more to go. (Ahren turns 3 on Wednesday) Did you know that Ahren and Ashley share their birthday? They do! We didn't know that when we got his referral info, they had the birth date wrong. We found out after we accepted it and took it as a sign from God that we had found our son. 

Tokyo and Bob are getting daily workouts. I set them to clean this morning and realized after a while that Tokyo was missing. I ran around the house calling his name but he didn't answer. Roomba's are stubborn like that. I saw our bedroom door was open and followed the freshly vacuumed trail thru our room, thru the bathroom and into our closet where he was merrily attempting to suck up a shoe. Silly robot! Bob, on the other hand, tends to be more serious, except for the times when his butt falls off and he leaves it behind, running amok and shooting dirt behind him. I believe he may be a bit passive-aggressive, but I need to get to know him better. 

Ashley has gone back to her dad's house and I am missing the holy heck out of her. It never gets any easier, even though I know she is doing great and her dad is a wonderful father. I just wish she was HERE to annoy me on a daily basis as any good teenager should. She left me a little present though. Her bedroom is totally disgusting! I guess she can annoy me even when she isn't here! LOL! Hey Ash, I love you!!!

Our sweet, adorable yorkie puppy is now all grown up. She is six pounds of constant energy and is great with the kids. She has a deep, dark secret, though. She got kicked out of PetSmart! I took her to have her groomed (she has gone before and I routinely bathe her at home too) She got a new groomer and the poor girl was totally intimidated by my little Cujo. The dog freaked out when the girl tried to trim her bangs and jumped back, hitting the scissors and slicing her head open (the dog, not the girl) They took her to the vet and she got it all cleaned up. When I went to pick her up, they explained what had happened, didn't charge me for the half finished hair cut, and told me not to bring her back. As I was walking out with her the manager apologized and then laughed because he was expecting some big vicious dog, not a wiggly fur ball the size of a football. 

Today a friend and I are taking our 4 boys to the mall to do Build a Bear Workshop! This will be Ahren's first experience with BABW, and the other 2 boys first time too. I guarantee a good time will be had by all. Then we plan on eating, playing in the play place and hopefully making a trip to Stride Right to find shoes for Ahren. He has really big feet for his age and they are also extremely wide (think Fred Flintstone!) We have been putting the softest tennis shoes on him (or no shoes) as he has been building up the muscles in his feet and legs. Now he needs a really well-fit pair of shoes. I am hoping with all my might that the poor economy means the mall will be empty!

I know, I know, no excitement around here. Dull, boring, everyday life. I love it!