A Girl and Her Dog

Quick update on Miss Chloe...

She is doing fantastic! We love her to pieces :-) Again, she has seamlessly slipped into our family. There is one problem though...it isn't sleeping through the night - she does that just great! ...it isn't house training - only had a couple accidents. it isn't chewing - still only one minor thing destroyed.

The problem is separation from the children. Izzy to be specific! Tonight at bedtime Izzy was crying because she wanted her Chloe - downstairs Chloe was crying/whining because she was missing the kids.

Finally when I could take no more of Chloe's whining I took her up to Izzy's room...this is what immediately happened.



In an ugly twist of fate, now that we have a puppy my house is actually LOUDER when my kids are gone! Chloe just whimpers and whines waiting for them to come home. While it is super sweet, it is also incredibly annoying.

:-)

Chloe

Meet Miss Chloe



She is the newest addition to our family. As many of you know Izzy has been BEGGING for a puppy for well over a year. We first told her "when you are 5" and then "when we move". About two weeks ago Izzy and I saw a cute little boy toy/teacup poodle and I told Izzy if he was still around when we got back from our trip to Charleston/Myrtle Beach (more on that trip and how it was cut short by the flu in another post) then we could get him.

We got home Tuesday night and on Wednesday we got Chloe. Chloe is NOT the male poodle. After research I decided a Bichon would be a better fit for our family. We looked at both a male and female and went with the female.

She has seamlessly blended into our family. And for all of those who said she can't replace my desire for another baby - you may be wrong! I know we have only had her for 36 hours but she is PERFECT! She is so mellow and easy going - which is just what I need since I feel my world is one big cluster of chaos these days. She has yet to have an accident in the house (granted we spent the entire day outside) and has only chewed one non-puppy toy.

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Welcome to our family Little Miss Chloe~

Easter Treats

After seeing a commercial on tv for Rice Krispie Treats shaped like Easter Eggs we immediately decided we had to make them.

The power of marketing.

First we smooshed the krispie mixture into plastic eggs to form the proper shape.





Next we dipped one end into melted chocolate





Then we rolled the chocolate side into sprinkles







Yum







And finally I think these two were trying to conspire against me to score another :-)

$1 spray bottle = 90 minutes of fun

Oh, to be a kid with a spray bottle of water. Wouldn't it be nice if life could always be this much fun...and so simple.













I would happily spend $2 a day on new "toys" if it meant I would get a 90 min. break :-)

Golf Balls

This past weekend Pete mowed the lawn on the other side of our creek (for the first time in 4 years). Look at the collection of golf balls we ended up with...



148 to be exact!

Izzy Reads to Her Class...then gets sick

Izzy's day started out with incredible excitement - for today she was going to read to her class! I still couldn't believe that the baby/toddler who wanted nothing to do with anyone other than her mommy was willing to sit in front of her entire class and read a book. When the teacher suggested she read to the class (after Izzy proudly told her she could read) she couldn't have been more excited.

She selected "Dick and Jane: Work" to read. ...and read it she did! I guess even Drew's teacher listened to her read it. She happened to be walking down the hall and popped in when she heard what "sounded like Izzy reading to the class". How fun.

I was able to talk to Izzy's teacher at the end of the day because I had to go into her class to drop something off. When I went in to pick up the kids, Izzy told me her belly hurt. The teacher said that the kids just had snack and then were out running all over the playground so maybe that was it. I thought different, but wanted to hear about how her reading went.

I guess Izzy did a FANTASTIC job reading. I love her teachers because they are so caring and so very encouraging! They made a huge deal out of her reading and I guess she was just beaming the entire time she read. She would read the pages and then hold up the picture for the class to see. The other children sat in awe and gave her "claps and snaps" when she was done. I had tears in my eyes as the teacher said lots of great things about what a neat kid she is. ...I couldn't help but feel extra special when she also said it is a reflection of great parenting. Claps and snaps to us!

So...not more than 2 min. after getting home Izzy tossed her cookies. Thankfully she hit all hardwood floor. Immediately after she threw up she begged for food. I gave her a few crackers and then an hour later when I could take no more of the begging I let her have a jelly sandwich ...and then another half. This entire time she was running all over with Drew and acting as if she was fine - so much so that I thought maybe she did simply run too hard on the playground and chug too much water after eating snack?

I called a couple moms of other kids in her class who have had this flu (Izzy is 10/16) and they both said she would act fine then go downhill. Sure enough, two hours later she puked again and then crashed on the couch.

I gotta give the girl credit because she is a fabulous sick kid. She hits the bucket, tries to keep her hair back, and just rolls with it. She doesn't get this trait from me because I hate to throw up.

The hardest part of my day was explaining to Drew that he could not sleep with Izzy tonight. He is in the guest bed and Izzy is in my bed. ...which is where I am headed now.

Snuggling Siblings

This is what I found when I checked on the kids before bed last night...