New Kid on the Block

Meet Cooper.  He is our new puppy.  He is a Cockapoo.  He is cute.   He is soft.  He is playful.  He is fun.  He likes to go on walks.  He is learning to go potty outside.  He likes to meet new friends. He likes to chew on his toys, but he prefers to chew on socks or shoes. He likes to sleep on my lap while I am computing.  He is there right now.  We like him.

Love

For seventeen years, this man has been my main squeeze.  (A little longer than that if you count the dating days.)  It has been seventeen years full of ups and downs and sideways, and definitely full of love. 

Thank you, Darin, for being patient with me when I talk on and on and on.  Thank you for rubbing my back and playing with my hair.  Thank you for letting me warm up my icicle toes on your toasty warm legs.  Thank you for holding my hand when we go on walks together.  Thank you for being a voice of reason and pragmatism when my emotion laden soul needs grounding.  Thank you for being a wonderful father to our kids - for rough housing with the boys, for talking tenderly with the girls, and for generally spending a lot of quality time with all of them.  Thank you for being a spiritual leader in our home.  Thank you for working in the garden with me.  Thank you for taking me to the symphony.  Thank you for hiking with me. Thank you for giving me encouragement when I'm feeling down.   Thank you for being my best friend.  I am so blessed to be married to you!

 

I love you, Darin! 

Quote of the Day . . . Or Maybe of the Year

Sarah threw out this bit of wisdom last night in the car: 

"You can't just quit life!  Sometimes you just have to work through things!"

How true, how true.  I immediately informed her that I would be reminding her of this sage advice frequently.  :)

The hilarious sidenote to this is the context in which she came to this conclusion.  We were talking about our hot tub.  It has been exhibiting sub-par performance since we inherited it.  I mortified the kids when I said, "I'd be fine to just get rid of it."  A chorus of "NO's" sounded from the backseat.  And then Sarah's insightful comment was made.  In regards to  hot tub.  A leaky hot tub.  Oh, yes, you can't just quit life, and apparently you can't quit hot tubs either.  I think I'll have this quote made in to one of the darling printables with a clip art picture of a hot tub on it and frame it in our home.  Truly, words to live by!