The one about the grandpa

I know only my dearest friends and family see this, so with this I ask you to keep my grandpa in your prayers. This week has been really tough on him, and he is having a major heart bypass surgery on Thursday. This, in my honest opinion, is the strongest man I know. Arnold, you have nothing on this guy. He has more determination and drive than many 30 somethings I know, and can overcome it all.

Through the last few days, I have realized the importance not just of life, but of family. We always talk about extended family and immediate family, but I see no difference. There really doesn't have to be a difference if you don't want there to be. And in my immediate family, we have my mom, my uncle, my two cousins, my grandma, my new husband, and the man of the family, my grandpa.

We are a tightly knit family. Our everyday life revolves around another. We have family meals together, spontaneous breakfasts, and lots of good talks. We have the occasional drop by, with gifts from the thrift store, and long phone calls. We have constant dog sitters, moral support, and most of all love.

I am very thankful that I have this right at my fingertips. A quick drive, or walk even, away. And to those of us that have this, I think that we sometimes take it for granted.

So this is our special present that we gave to Grandpa last year, on his 80th birthday.

The one about 2 dogs in a new house...

The dogs love, love, love their new house, and so does Rosie-cat! I am not sure what it is that makes them so comfortable. Maybe the beach, being able to see grammy now that she lives down the street, maybe just having this huge yard they can play and run in. But whatever it is, it makes our jobs, as dog-parents, a lot easier.

They have their little quirks. Lady has found two holes in the fence. One gap between the two fences, and another hole which leads to the backyard, in which cats often play. So her routine when going outside is to check both cracks, just to see of any activity. This is the life of a neurotic ball dog.

Thor had his first real trauma experience today. :( He was outside when the wind and rain blew the backdoor shut, forcing him to be outside all day, while his sister was inside sleeping in her warm bed. When I came home from San Luis, he was in a little ball in the garage, which he finally figured out was the only shelter from the cold. He has made a full recovery though, and is staring at me right now, trying to tell me its bed time.

Here are a few of the pictures of them in their new casa, one being my favorite. When it gets warm here, I leave the back window from the kitchen open, and keep the dogs outside. Lady likes to put her head through it to see what is going on inside without her!

The one about the cute dog...

So we have the most adorable new member of our extended family, Lucy Bug Floyd. I have mentioned her before, mostly as the little stinker, and she is growing so rapidly, but I had to post some adorable pictures of her as a puppy. I have just recently gotten these off of the camera, so they are quite a while ago, but I will post some new ones soon.

No updated blog lately...

Okay, so my LAST years resolution was to keep everyone in the loop with this fabulous blog... however, life gets away from you, and here we are, January, and no posts since sometime in December... so I will update you on some great memories through the holidays, and hope you can catch up!