It didn't help that I hit the snooze bar more than I should have, but there was an important task that needed to be attended to. I was late for work, because I had to dress a chicken. Does your dressed chicken look this good?
We still can't find one of the chicken feet.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
No Words
I'm at a loss for words. This makes my heart swell. I can't believe how grown up she looks. This was her first Daddy/Daughter dance and she had a blast.
I was sad I wasn't allowed to go, but we had fun shopping for her dress.
I'm going to sit back and look at this picture for the next few hours.
I was sad I wasn't allowed to go, but we had fun shopping for her dress.
I'm going to sit back and look at this picture for the next few hours.
Friday, February 8, 2013
I Miss the Things That Annoyed Me the Most
Murphy has been gone for 2 months. There are days where I think of him and smile and there are days when I come across a picture of him and shed a few tears. He was our dog and became such an everyday part of our lives.
Murphy had a few habits that would test my patience. Here are some of my favorites:
1.) Whenever I would get ice from the freezer, Murphy would come running. Sometimes as I was rushing to get out of the house, grabbing a handful of ice for him and tossing it on the floor would annoy me. I didn't have the time for it and he was always under my feet, jockeying for the quickest route to the ice when I'd put it down. Lately, when I get ice and I don't hear him running my way, trying to trip me, I feel a twinge of sadness.
2.) Some might say I am the lightest sleeper in the whole entire world. Even on the nights when I wear ear plugs, I can hear a faint whimper from one of my kids. Super sonic mom ears. I digress... Murphy slept in our room on a dog bed in the corner. A handful of times throughout the night he would wake me as he moved around on his bed, moving from his bed to the floor, etc. Some nights, when I knew I wouldn't get that much sleep, I would get terribly annoyed by being woken up by him. Now our room is eerily quiet, a very uneasy quiet. Sometimes when I wake during the night for no reason, I have trouble falling back to sleep because it's way too quiet.
3.) Murphy had a habit of eating the smallest of toys the kids would leave on the ground. I would tell them continuously that if there was a small toy they treasured, they needed to make sure it wasn't left on the ground. There would be days where I would pry his mouth open and fish toys out of his slimy saliva filled mouth at least 10 times. Now, when I see small toys on the ground, my instinct is to tell the kids to pick them up because Murphy will eat them. I no longer need to give them that reminder.
The memories associated with the habits of that darn dog that used to annoy me, now make me smile. I sure miss that dog!
Murphy had a few habits that would test my patience. Here are some of my favorites:
1.) Whenever I would get ice from the freezer, Murphy would come running. Sometimes as I was rushing to get out of the house, grabbing a handful of ice for him and tossing it on the floor would annoy me. I didn't have the time for it and he was always under my feet, jockeying for the quickest route to the ice when I'd put it down. Lately, when I get ice and I don't hear him running my way, trying to trip me, I feel a twinge of sadness.
2.) Some might say I am the lightest sleeper in the whole entire world. Even on the nights when I wear ear plugs, I can hear a faint whimper from one of my kids. Super sonic mom ears. I digress... Murphy slept in our room on a dog bed in the corner. A handful of times throughout the night he would wake me as he moved around on his bed, moving from his bed to the floor, etc. Some nights, when I knew I wouldn't get that much sleep, I would get terribly annoyed by being woken up by him. Now our room is eerily quiet, a very uneasy quiet. Sometimes when I wake during the night for no reason, I have trouble falling back to sleep because it's way too quiet.
3.) Murphy had a habit of eating the smallest of toys the kids would leave on the ground. I would tell them continuously that if there was a small toy they treasured, they needed to make sure it wasn't left on the ground. There would be days where I would pry his mouth open and fish toys out of his slimy saliva filled mouth at least 10 times. Now, when I see small toys on the ground, my instinct is to tell the kids to pick them up because Murphy will eat them. I no longer need to give them that reminder.
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