Mundane Monday

We still have a puppy! Yep - no one has come to claim the little rascal so I guess we are now the proud owners of a mutt named Jay-Jay. We have no clue what kind of dog he is but he is a happy, go lucky, friendly dog, so he's here to stay. We went to Petsmart this morning to pick up some of the essentials a dog needs to live comfortably.

We are still working on potty training with S. He is doing great going when you put him on but not at remembering to go by himself. He left quite the trail of surprise today in the playroom - poop! He pooped in the playroom and L found it, so Mommy had to come running to clean it up 'cause she was DISGUSTED by it. I want to know when did I STOP being disgusted by random turds lying about????

Daddy Piper has been slow at work lately so this has brought some stress upon the Paradise portion of our household. Let's hope this situation improves quickly. Financially it sucks to have work slow but otherwise it is nice to have his smiling face around here. Heck, I even got to sleep in until 10 today, awoke to bacon and pancakes and he even started to get my coffee ready for me (Thanks again Lisa for my WONDERFUL machine!). So it's not all bad having Daddy Piper around, just wish that lottery would fall in our laps and soon!

I have been doing much better at the organization thing. Someone could stop by at a moment’s notice and I wouldn't even be embarrassed to let them in. I've come a long way baby and I ain't going back! It has helped to have a weekly schedule and to keep up with it.

So now it's off to fold that laundry and put away the last of the dishes!!

Friday Fun

Puppy has decided to stay! L has named him "Jay-Jay". I wanted Blanco (Spanish for white) but no go, she found him, she gets to name him. I guess since she found him, she should have to clean up after him too, huh? We took him to the vet to be scanned for a chip but no such luck. My camera came back fixed today (darn it!) so I took pictures of him and posted them around our area. Guess he's ours for now. I really didn't want a dog but seems to be, we got one. I would not send him off to the pound because they are keeping dogs for about 5 days then "humanely" putting them down. That would make me so sad :-(.

S is talking more and more lately. He has taken to repeating everything we say, like a little parrot. Also I started this reading lesson book with L today because she is so wanting to read. We'll have to see how that goes. I am not too sure about her preschool situation, especially after going on the field trip.

All in all, an alright kind of day. I am really worried and concerned about some things right now so that put a shadow on the day. We just really need to start looking to our future and make some decisions about things. Sometimes being an adult just sucks!!

Puppy Love

Today Daddy Piper agreed to take L to school so I could take S to storytime at the local library. On the way out, L spotted a puppy in the yard. Seems to be overnight, a beautiful white dog adopted us! He hung around while I got ready and then took off or so we thought. When Daddy Piper came home, there he was wondering around the property. He has decided to make this his home. He is so friendly and GORGEOUS! I am not a dog lover by any means but this guy is so cute and lovable. The kids just love him, if no one comes to claim him, then I guess we are now dog owners!!

Tonight during dinner, I was asking Daddy Piper if he wanted to join us at the Zoo tomorrow and didn't want L to catch on to what I was asking so I spelled out "Z-O-O". She proceeded to ask why we were talking about the Zoo. Yep -she sounded out the letters and knew what I talking about. Guess spelling things is on the way out!!