I don't know what my problem has been, but I haven't updated this thing in ages. I feel like I have a lot to say and nothing to say all at the same time. Maybe I just have a lot of nothing to say? Ha ha. Anyway, the highlights...
We got a new puppy about a month ago to keep our other dog, Moose, company. As I was just sitting down to describe her, the brat looked straight at me and peed on my living room floor. Agh! She's learned to sit and stay, but she just doesn't seem to be getting the concept of potty training. I've never had a dog take this long to housebreak. Grr. Anyway, she's a black mouth cur mixed with who knows what, and her basic disposition is very good. Really, her only major character flaw is the housebreaking issue. I'm hoping we can get this straightened out soon. I spanked her nose and put her outside by herself when she peed on the floor, and now she's at the back door howling like her little puppy heart is breaking. Sigh.
The house stuff is moving along, just very, very slowly. I'm going to guess that we'll be heading to arbitration at some point, but when that will be is anyone's guess. I love this house, so I really hope that it gets fixed correctly so that we can stay and I can do all of the landscaping and painting that I've been wanting to do but can't. I really want to put in a vegetable garden, plant some roses, and add some flowering trees to the front yard. We were thinking we'd put in a flowering plum, a magnolia, and possibly some crape myrtles, but I don't want to spend the money on new trees if a foundation repair crew is going to come in and rip them up to get the work done, so all projects are on hold.
Jacob is back on the day shift at work. That has been wonderful beyond words. I get to see him every day, even if it's just for a few minutes in the morning and a half-hour or so before bed. He's not nearly as cranky, because he actually gets enough sleep at night and he doesn't have to flip-flop his body clock every few days in order to be able to see Grant. It was really hard on us to keep our marriage in good shape when he was working nights-- how do you run a household when you go days on end without seeing one another? I know that plenty of couples manage it, but it was getting rough for us. Having him back on days has been a huge improvement.
We're planning a vacation for June to celebrate 5 years of being married. Our anniversary is in July, but July is inventory at Jacob's store, so no vacation time for anyone in July. We decided we'd just go celebrate in June instead. Our flight and hotel are already booked, and now we just have to figure out what we want to do once we get there. We're going to go without Grant, which will be good and difficult all at the same time. My mom has agreed to watch him for me, so he'll be fine, but I still have that bit of mommy guilt for planning to leave him.
Those are the major happenings for now. I have my spring break next week, so I'm just trying to make it through one more week of work. I'll try to think of a good blog topic between now and then so that I update more frequently!
We got a new puppy about a month ago to keep our other dog, Moose, company. As I was just sitting down to describe her, the brat looked straight at me and peed on my living room floor. Agh! She's learned to sit and stay, but she just doesn't seem to be getting the concept of potty training. I've never had a dog take this long to housebreak. Grr. Anyway, she's a black mouth cur mixed with who knows what, and her basic disposition is very good. Really, her only major character flaw is the housebreaking issue. I'm hoping we can get this straightened out soon. I spanked her nose and put her outside by herself when she peed on the floor, and now she's at the back door howling like her little puppy heart is breaking. Sigh.
The house stuff is moving along, just very, very slowly. I'm going to guess that we'll be heading to arbitration at some point, but when that will be is anyone's guess. I love this house, so I really hope that it gets fixed correctly so that we can stay and I can do all of the landscaping and painting that I've been wanting to do but can't. I really want to put in a vegetable garden, plant some roses, and add some flowering trees to the front yard. We were thinking we'd put in a flowering plum, a magnolia, and possibly some crape myrtles, but I don't want to spend the money on new trees if a foundation repair crew is going to come in and rip them up to get the work done, so all projects are on hold.
Jacob is back on the day shift at work. That has been wonderful beyond words. I get to see him every day, even if it's just for a few minutes in the morning and a half-hour or so before bed. He's not nearly as cranky, because he actually gets enough sleep at night and he doesn't have to flip-flop his body clock every few days in order to be able to see Grant. It was really hard on us to keep our marriage in good shape when he was working nights-- how do you run a household when you go days on end without seeing one another? I know that plenty of couples manage it, but it was getting rough for us. Having him back on days has been a huge improvement.
We're planning a vacation for June to celebrate 5 years of being married. Our anniversary is in July, but July is inventory at Jacob's store, so no vacation time for anyone in July. We decided we'd just go celebrate in June instead. Our flight and hotel are already booked, and now we just have to figure out what we want to do once we get there. We're going to go without Grant, which will be good and difficult all at the same time. My mom has agreed to watch him for me, so he'll be fine, but I still have that bit of mommy guilt for planning to leave him.
Those are the major happenings for now. I have my spring break next week, so I'm just trying to make it through one more week of work. I'll try to think of a good blog topic between now and then so that I update more frequently!
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