Not ready to say goodbye....

I guess we sort of knew it was time, time to put our gentle giant to rest but it didn't make it any easier. Babar was our English Mastiff and a beautiful boy. I never wanted such a big dog however, my husband really did and it was at a time in my husband's life when life when I knew it would take his focus off some of the bad things in his life he was going through so needless to say I gave in. I'm glad I did, we packed up our daughter Avery and Mother-in-law and drove up north of Columbus to Wooster (Amish country) and got our baby boy. We instantly feel in love. We brought this boy home to a new world a world with sounds and lights and a little girl who just wanted to lay on top of him and God love him he didn't care one bit. Our spoiled Jack Russel's were not to found of this newcomer but eventually fell in love also and never wanted to be apart from him I think the male Jack actually thought the English Mastiff was his Momma.

Long story, short he is eight and a half now and we all knew the life span wasn't much past that however, it just felt like that didn't apply to us and we tried to ignore the fact that he was getting old and had different things going on with his body until this last weekend when we realized it was time, he was exhausted and started not getting up much.

So, my  morning began like that on the movie Spanglish, I just couldn't bare for my feet to touch the floor because in my heart I knew what that meant, it meant once my feet hit the floor it was the day that when I returned home from work this dog who stole my heart would be in the ground, not looking at me, not barking at me, not happy to see me, in the ground so I put off as long as I could until I had no choice. I had kids to feed and get ready for school and if not for that my day would never had started.

 It is something that takes your breath away knowing that this creature whose only purpose was to be loved...that's it....that's all he ever asked for and it didn't matter what kind of day you had or if you didn't pet him the night before it didn't matter there are no grudges, he loved anyway and loved well.

Godspeed Babar...Godspeed sweet boy!

Daily Regrets

Do you have daily regrets?
Let me see what mine were today...
Not walking today, I played the "it's to cold and rainy game"
Not making my kids a nice breakfast, I did the quick morning star soy sausage
Not taking a umbrella to the flea market...ugh
Not taking cash to the flea market :-)
Not kissing my little man before I left for the day
Not taking a picture of my daughter on Santa's lap
Not making my weekly jug of mint tea yet
Not painting my toe nails
Not packing the kids lunch yet
Not logging into pinterest at all today
Not blogging yesterday because it truly is my new found love

Have a great Sunday evening everyone!
I must run along so that I don't have more regrets tomorrow

Day in the life of a BMX Boy!!

It's so funny how kids try something new and either hate it or fall in love with it. That has been the case for Zade with BMX, he has only practiced a few time however, it is his new sport and he is hooked...which as a parent means we are now in charge of getting him the gear, getting to downtown dayton to the indoor track, which is fine that is what we do as parents and it is always nice to see your kids trying something new! Yesterday it was 61 degrees so we took him out to the Brookville track so that he could practice and I could get some pictures. The indoor practice arena downtown is somewhere I would never take my camera it is a huge dust bowl, so I look forward to spring so that I can get some great shots of him. Have a great day and enjoy my little BMX Boy!

Guest Speaker (Avery)

Today is the day we all are thankful for and when we  all get together and have a fun time.I am thankful for a good life and a blessed family .Thanksgiving is a great holiday . We get to see most of our family members . It is hard to believe it is that time of year all ready I  can not believe it .My favorite part is that we get to have a fun time and eat a turkey . yummy !!

My Thankful Blessed Heart

Today, as always I am thankful for so much this life has blessed me and my family with. I hear of hard times every day and struggles over sickness, struggles over family issues and struggles over money. I think we all need to recap on the importance of roofs over our heads, food in our belly, our health and most importantly focus on the Human Spirit and what we can do for one another.  I think about what I want my children to learn from me the most and of course if you know me I always say empathy but I also want them to have a giving heart and always help those who are less fortunate. So today as we sit with family enjoying all the beautiful food my heart is with all of those who our feeling empty today and not blessed by this world....May you find the strength to push forward and know that you are loved.

Greenville Christmas Parade

Last night we ventured out to downtown Greenville to the light up carriage parade, it was breathtaking and if you have never been make sure to check it out next year. It was crowded beyond belief and I heard people set their chairs out 3 hours early however, we showed up an hour before and found a place to stand and see the parade first hand. I took my camera (of course) and really thought I could capture our Christmas card while I was there but it didn't work out at all. :-~ So I am back to square one and hopefully we will get some snow and I can capture the original picture I had in mind. Have a great night all. Here are some pictures of the beautiful horses and my cold kids!

THE TREE IS UP!!!

I thought I was a little crazy however, I have heard more and more people say they also put their Christmas tree up so I am back to feeling semi normal :-) I just can't help myself I love everything about the Holidays....the human spirit, the lights, the giving, the sharing, the smells, the music, the shopping, the wrapping, the food, the excitement from my kiddos. There is nothing like the spirit of Christmas that is why I love this song from my Holiday favorite "Christmas Vacation"!