5 Dogs = 5 Crazy Days

This blog will be short and sweet because I am so tired. I will run down the pros and cons about what is going on. So here is the situation: Sarah-Kate and I are house sitting my parent's house. Fine and dandy, but they have 2 Golden Retrievers and 1 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Teddy, and he eats EVERYTHING. We brought up our 2 dogs also, and I honestly thought this would be easy because the dogs slept all afternoon. The real reason we volunteered was because my parents have cable and we don't, so this is a big deal to us.

We are in day 2 of 5 of house sitting. So far not to bad, feeding time really stinks because the dogs want to eat each others food. So my parents dogs eat first because they inhale their food, honestly I don't think they chew it. They just suck it up in one breath. Then I have to kick those dogs outside, and lock the door because Keeper - Golden Retriever, knows how to open the back sliding glass door. Then my 2 dogs eat and it takes them forever to eat. Then I have to give my parent's dogs their medicine, aka- "Pill". All the dogs know that the word "Pill" means, more dog treats. Cause if you give one dog a treat you have to give them all treat. Finally everyone is done, and we ALL chill out together for a bit.

My Dad did give me the lovely chore of watering the yard 2x a day. The whole yard, this one chore takes 2 hours....Not even kidding. Now I'm no idiot, but my Dad had to show me where to water, how long, and how to use the sprinklers. I'm fine with that it's whatever, I'm only 41 with a yard, family, house, and my own LAWN. So I'm pretty sure I know how to water a yard, but not his yard (I guess). Not only does my Dad take me on a "How to water MY yard" field trip, he has also drawn out a diagram of the yard with house, bushes, and trees on it. It shows where to water, directions how to water, and guidelines to knowing even if I should water. My parents are so retired. But my Dad takes his lawn very seriously....maybe too serious, I'm just saying.

So other than feeding the dogs, cleaning up poop from the dogs, giving them their medicine, and the 4 hours a day I spend watering the yard it has been a nice little get away. It's weird to not have Mike sleeping next to me and having to be quiet if I can't sleep. I watched TV till 1 am this morning, even though my parents bed is a king size there still isn't enough room for "everyone". Dasher the oldest Golden sleeps in between the pillows with his head on mine. Keeper the youngest Golden sleeps in the middle of the bed. Teddy sleeps right next to me, taking the covers. Boo, our dog, sleeps on a pillow on the floor by the bed. And little Miss Millie sleeps in front of the pillows next to me on the bed.

It has been fun staying here with Sarah-Kate and the dogs. Everyone needs some time alone, well almost all alone. But I wouldn't have had this weekend any other way. I love you Mom & Dad, and I love you my beautiful husband & kids.

Thank you Lord, Oh Thank You Lord

As a mother of four children, one out of the house and 23 years old. Two teenage girls, the sympathy can start now. Last but not least we have Joe who is 11 years old. In my previous post I think I explained Joe pretty well. OH, since that post Joe has received 2 more detentions, we are so proud :) As a stay at home mom, sometimes you just want the kids to go away. By this time I would pay someone for privacy, food in the house, and silence. We are so busy, and I keep thinking that it will slow down but it doesn't. When there is a chance that the silence almost went away, you attitude changes. Even though your children will break glasses, plates, or tables from dancing on top of them your love for them never go away. When your kid starts to learn to ride a bike they fall a lot, and do you notice how your arms are. They are reached out even though you might be out of range to catch them. The same goes for driving. Your child backs out of the driveway, arm out the window waving goodbye. And then the praying starts, lots and lots of it. But at times even the Good Lord lets things happen to the people we love. We don't know why it was their time, you can't question it...it is just God. Today Sunday 18, 2011 I received a phone call from a Kansas Trooper. This call could be about Nate or Sarah-Kate. Sarah-Kate had just left for work at Hollister in Oak Park Center. And my fear was brought to life, Sarah-Kate was on I-35 Northbound in the middle lane, lost control of her car and at 65-70 mph and hit the concrete wall head on. Mike was working, so I couldn't get in touch with him, but my parents were over and my Daddy and I drove on the right shoulder to her wreck. All my Daddy kept saying was "you didn't tell me that is was on the highway". He must have said it 5-6 times. My Daddy and I had to cross the highway which wasn't moving because of her wreck. It was so weird to be on the highway and trying to keep it together for Sarah-Kate. So the "Pink" car is now totaled, but so what. We bought that car for a couple hundred dollars, Sarah-Kate is priceless. There are so many miracles that happened today, and you can't say "it's weird", cause it's not. It is God. So here how they go 1- The State Trooper driving behind her was headed to another accident on I-70, he saw it all 2- She was wearing her seat belt and walked away with a bloody nose 3-My parents were at my house so my Daddy and I could go to Sarah-Kate 4-The car is totaled, but she is not 5-No one else was involved 6-Our love for Jesus Christ grows everyday 7-To know that it is our Lord that kept her safe....and a seat belt.