Mistakes in Motherhood

Isis went to the vet on Friday, she was 5 months old and weighed 55.8 lbs. She is really growing fast, but still not keeping much meat on her bones. I figure once she is done growing up she will start to fill out.

She is really a sweet girl and has bonded well to all of us, she listens very well, as long as you catch her in the act.

She is not graceful at ALL and her antics are very amusing, she is defiantly more legs than she is dog. Her ears are also way too big for her body and always seem to be flopping around wherever they please.

She also is very patient and has so problem allowing the kids to hang all over her or climb onto her, even when she is sleeping or eating.

This picture I had to throw in just because I love it so much. I can really see a lot of me in this picture of Chris, which is pretty rare since he REALLY looks like his daddy.

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The other day, I was talking to my Realtor who said we are in a great position to buy/sell real estate and likely will be for a long time; home values are on the rise and interest rates are still very low. This is good news for us when we plan on selling, but even better news for those looking into Mortgage Refinancing, either to secure a better fixed loan, or even those looking to pull equity from their home with a Home Equity Loan for remodeling their home, or to pay off higher interest loans like credit card consolidation.

If you are looking for Nevada home equity loan information, or Massachusetts home equity loan rate information, you may be pleasantly surprised on how well the market is doing in such hot markets.

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Last night I booked one way airline tickets for Austin and Christopher to go to my mother’s house. A few weeks later Bobby, Matthew and I will drive up and meet them, spend some time with my friends and family, and after our traditional “Cookie Reunion” as my little nephew used to call them, all five of us will drive home. This will be the first time in 10 years that my husband has been able to attend and I am really excited for him to meet my extended family and share in a tradition that spans over a decade and continued even after the loss of a beloved Aunt.

My mom calls this reunion the “Sister Reunion” because originally it was organized by the sisters as a way for them to gather all their families at a campground for a long weekend and spend time together catching up, eating, and playing games. In time the families have grown and the sisters became grandparents and along came their children with children of their own and the fun multiplied. When Joanne passed, we still included her widower and now he brings his new wife because in our hearts he is still family. On the final day Joanne used to make a large lunch of gluten steaks (a wonderful vegetarian patty) and cookies and juice and I remember eating so many gluten steaks I would feel sick. Now my Aunt Mary makes the gluten steaks and my sister Autumn makes the cookies and the grandchildren of the sisters now ride their bikes through the woods to the lake instead of toddling at the feet of their parents.

You cannot imagine how much joy it brings to me to be able to attend this year, and to share this experience with my husband. My children love late night S’mores, mid-day trail rides, all the cookies you can shove in your pockets, and sharing childhood experiences through the generations.

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When I was a little girl, I loved spending summers with my grandparents, a tradition I am keeping alive with my own children. My Grandma Josie lived on a farm, and many of my memories revolve around her love of gardening and the outdoors. I remember being fascinated by her Rain Gauges, that sat on the corner of the property. I never understood why these little simple tubes held my curiosity so much, but as I look through garden supply stores at rain gauges, I think back to happier times, when I still had my grandma, and the memories we shared. And I can almost smell her house, and how fresh and clean it all felt there after the rain.

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