Lucky Little Found Doggie

So my husband and my daughter were running errands for me yesterday and came upon this cute little stray dog wondering the streets. Both my husband and my daughter are EXTREME animal lovers and felt they had to "save" this little guy. Mind you we have 4 dogs at home, 3 that are ours and one that is a foster, but they just had to bring this little guy home. Instantly my daughter fell in love and wanted to keep him. We both told her sorry honey but 5 dogs would just be too much. If Lloyd and Megan had their way we would live on a huge piece of property have save dogs all the time and have about 500.

Lloyd called several rescue and were sadly told they were few and could not take this little guy. There is NO WAY we would take this little guy to the pound as he would for sure be put to sleep and that would not be saving a dog if we took it some where would it would surely be killed. So I called my sister Karen on the off chance she might want a dog. I was surprised to hear that she was actually looking for a chihauhua and was going to the pound or to some one to get one. She was very excited and was at my house in a flash to see Colby and ended up taking him home. It really could not have worked out better. Lloyd and Megan saved a life, my sister got a dog for free and little Colby at this very moment is being spoiled like no one could possibly believe.

My sister bought him a collar, a leash, a dog bed, toys, a hoddie shirt, and food before she even took this little guy home. Today she was going to get him treats and a nice crate for him to sleep in. She is taking him to a vet to get his shots, and to a groomer to get his ears cleaned and his nails trimmed, and to also get him Neutered. She bathed him yesterday and said you could not imagine how such a cute little dog could possibly be so dirty.

So Colby has a great life now and he truly was saved. He was filthy dirty, and so skinny you can see all his ribs. My daughter is thrilled because although she can't keep him she can visit him, and Karen said when she goes out of town she will let Megan babysit him at our house.

So although I was afraid I was going to be stuck with 5 dogs it has turned into a wonderful deal for everyone, especially little cute Colby!

Oh to disappoint your kid!

So my beautiful daughter Megan goes to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale everyday after School. They often have dress up days for various reason. So today was supposed to be "mascot day." Now I am not sure who or why this day was brought forward. Frankly it has just cost me anxiety. It never fails I get at the most 48 hours to come up with costumes for my very spirited daughter to wear. We have done everything from Pirates, to super heroes, animals, and UFO. I have managed most times to come up with a costume that not only makes my daughter happy but costumes that have won 1st place in the contest they have rather than not.

So this brings us to today. What to dress Megan up as. She wanted to go as a "Lima Bean" because that is the mascot of the Boys and Girls club she goes to. She wanted to dress all in green. I thought okay, simple enough. I thought we could also spray her hair green. She liked that idea and asked if we could go to the Dollar Store to get some colored hair spray. But of course they had none. Every other time I have gone there they had colored hair spray, but not yesterday.

So fine we discussed other option...maybe a hat. So last night she and I picked out all the green clothes we could in her room. When she went to bed I thought everything was a go.

So I wake her up this morning and get her dressed, still thinking all is a go. UNTIL.....she looked in the mirror. She came running back into the kitchen telling me she look stupid, and was going to change her clothes. She was very upset, mad, and disappointed. She asked if I would call the Boys and Girls Club and complain to them. She told me to tell them that they need to come up with costumes that are easier for people to put together. In her words "who has a mascot costume just laying around their house, or who wants to spent the money to rent a costume for just one goofy afternoon" and "who has a costume day on a Wednesday, and only gives two days notice to come up with such a costume as a Mascot?" Oh she was not happy. I apologized to her and told her usually mommy can come up with costume for her and usually they are pretty good ones. I said I am sorry I can't get them all right. I think she eventually accepted the fact that she wasn't going to be a mascot today. I truly hate disappointing my kid. She is the kid that dresses up for every single event. I like that she has the spirit and is not embarrassed by dressing up. So when this happens it really upsets me. Also there have been times lately where she doesn't want to dress up because she says the boys at school will make fun of her and that makes me mad. I try to tell her that they do it because they are jealous.

So I am sorry Megan I didn't come threw with a costume for you today.

Totally Obsessed

I am obsessed right now with Sugar Cookies

I am ashamed to admit that yesterday I ate 2 dozen sugar cookies all by myself.

I went to the grocery store yesterday on my way home and it took all my will power to not go buy more cookie dough mix. They are crack to me, if I eat one I have to have them all. I am surprised I haven't put on 10lbs lately because I have eaten so many of these.

Even just talking about them I want to go buy some more dough, cook them, and eat them.

Somebody help me please. Is there a recovery group for cookie addicts? I need to find one.

Me and my job

Supplies

All the orders filled in a day

This is my desk

So I am a Supply Coordinator for the only not for profit Hospice in Arizona. Some days I am so busy I never get to sit down and some days I am so bored I can't stand it.

I have 3 volunteers that come in a few days a week and help me pull my supply orders. This I am extrememly grateful for. I average 85 orders a day. That is not to say that is the number I pull everyday. Some days I pull 140 and some day it is only 60. When I am alone I can pull 70 order between 8 am and noon.

Well lately I have had so much help I have hardly had to pull any order because of all my helpers. I still have a ton of other things to do like order inventory and do special order request and such.

So yesterday I was a little bored and I had brought my camera to work and so I took a few pictures of myself and where I work......

The pictures from Megan's Dance

She had such a blast. Even though her date was not really into dancing with her. So I danced with her all night. It was just a bunch of fun though. A great time was had by all.
We all went out to dinner afterward and had Mediterranean food.
Austin and Megan make a real cute couple.
I hope they are life long friend and then marry one day.

Megan's BIG date tonight!

Well Megan is going on an unofficial date today with an older boy!
Who is the boy you ask?
Well his name is Austin, he is the son of our friends Lance and Michelle. He is 11yrs old and just a sweet kid.
They are going to a Sock Hop tonight at Austin's school. Megan will be wearing a pink poodle skirt complete with petticoat, saddle shoes and a ponytail. I could not talk her into wearing the cat eye glasses though.
I will be for sure taking lots of pictures tonight for sure.

When I ask Megan if she was interested in going with Austin, she asked "why does he want ME to go with him, he is older than me." I said, "well I hear he thinks you are cute." I said "so do you want to go?" She says "well Mom he thinks I am cute so I don't want to disappoint him."
Seriously how cute is that? She has met him before but could not remember what he looked like so I had Michelle send me a picture of Austin on my cell phone. I sent it to Megan and she showed all her friends at school and now has it as her screen saver on her cell phone.

So tonight is finally here and I hope the adults leave the kids alone and they have a good time, and by this I mean I hope Megan's Big Daddy Lloyd doesn't threaten Austin if he gets near Megan for at least two reason. One it is a dance so that requires them to get a little close. Two, because they are just kids and kids at this age are not in to kissing and doing that kid of stuff with each other. At this age kids may say they have a boyfriend or a girlfriend but typically they don't even talk to each other. What typically happens at this age if a boy likes a girl they chase them on the playground or the boy will be mean to the girl. If a girl likes a boy they just giggle and laugh about it with their girl friends. So Lloyd chill out you have nothing to worry about. Please do not tease them or embarrass them. Just let them have fun!

So tomorrow I will post pictures of the dance! I think I may be more excited then they are!

My beautiful smart Daughter-Megan

I am so very proud of my daughter Megan.

Sometimes I look at her and thank God for giving me such a beautiful and smart daughter.

Sometimes I wonder if she is actually mine because she is so smart and beautiful. I know I wasn't that way when I was younger and I still am not.

She is such and animal lover she thinks that every bug has a right to live and that people should never hunt animals. Her first word was DOG, so I am not surprised. We never had dogs when her Father and I were married, but now she has 4. We foster for Arizona Border Collie Rescue and she just loves it. I love animals but I don't quite have the same love for ALL animals like bugs.

We do have some things in common. She has an enormous heart and is very sensitive. Which sometimes can not be such a good thing as it can lead to having a broken heart very easily.

Well here are a couple of pictures of her getting her 2nd quarter Principal list award, and she received one last quarter as well. She received all A's and just one B. I am so very proud of her. She has always been very good about doing her homework since Kindergarten.

They would send home 5 days worth of homework on Monday and she would insist on doing it ALL the day she brought it home.

I blame her being so smart on breastfeeding her until she was 2 years old, but a Doctor told me that it wasn't the case. She said she knew plenty of kids that were breastfed that weren't anywhere near as smart as Megan. The Doctor said it was genes and that I spent a lot of time reading to her and working with her.

Which is true, I have read to her every night since she was about 1 1/2 years old. Given a choice between staying up late but me not reading her a book, or going to bed extra early and that I would read her a book.....she always chose to go to bed early so I would read to her.

I still read to her to this day. I love to read to her and with her.

Her teachers all think that Megan taught herself to read in Kindergarten. I started Megan in Kindergarten when she was 4 1/2 years old. I was so scared that it would be too much for her and she couldn't handle it, yet at the same time I thought she was ready. She could recognize all the letters of the alphabet since she was 2, even before she could sing the song. But when she started kindergarten she didn't know that sounds of the letters. So I thought I was a bad mom. Well by the end of Kindergarten she could read a Dr Seuss book, ANY Dr. Seuss book. At first

I thought that I had read them to her so many times that maybe she had just memorized them, but that was not the case. She could in fact read!

So my baby girl is so very special! I love her and I truly and grateful every day of my life that I have her and that she is my daughter. She is sweet, smart, beautiful and just the best kid!

I LOVE YOU MEGAN RUTHIE!!!!