First Day of School!

Well, Kalee's first day of school was a success! She didn't get the teacher that she wanted (thank the LORD!!! because momma did NOT want that teacher!), so she was a little disappointed on 'meet the teacher' day. She has since decided that her teacher is pretty awesome, so now she is happy!

I can't believe Kalee is in 3rd grade. Time is just passing by so quickly - I really don't like it! 3rd grade seems to be the year where you get to join different clubs and become more involved in different activities, so it should be interesting! I feel like I do a poor job of keeping up with daily life...throw in some extra's and I will really be in trouble!

Kalee is going to play Soccer this year. She opted for soccer in place of cheerleading - not sure she is going to be happy with that decision (especially when all the running starts!), but I gave her plenty of chances to change her mind! This will be her first time playing soccer since she was 5 - and the rules of the game are completely different than she remembers - but I'm sure she will be awesome! She had a lot of fun at soccer camp over the summer - and didn't complain once about having to run around in the heat for 3 hours, so I think she is cut out for it. Sure takes after her daddy!

Uncle Joe and Aunt Cindy - thanks for your message - I felt the hug! I hardly remember a time without Jade, too. Seems crazy that 10 years went by so fast.

Stacey - thanks for your message too!

Jasper is doing great - settling right in. He really is a perfect puppy - and we've only had 2 accidents in the house - one that was more out of spite than an accident! He had been chasing Midnight for about 10 minutes, back and forth across the living room. She had a bone that he wanted. Normally she has been giving in to him and letting him take whatever he wants, but that night she decided not to share. SO, after 10 minutes he walked over to HER bed and peed in it! He got in trouble, but I couldn't stop laughing!!

Goodbye to my Sweet Jade...

My sweet Jade, as a puppy... One of my favorite pics...Jade loved to climb up into Kalee's chair and sun herself during the cold winter months!

All 3 of our dogs...Jade approved of the new puppy and got a kick out of barking at him and Midnight as they tousled.

I spent my evenings this week giving Jade extra love...don't know if it made her feel any better, but it helped me :)

I don't know how I talked Rich into it (actually, I didn't...I just e-mailed him a pic of the dog and asked if I could have him!), but we decided to get a puppy.

We rescued this boy from Animal Control. We found him right on time, as he had already been there longer than they usually allow. Kalee named him Jasper - we wanted to pick a 'J' name, for Jade, and Kalee came up with it all by herself! He is the perfect puppy...no crying at night, no accidents in the crate (or the house, for that matter), sits on command (most of the time) and is just downright lovable. Midnight is having fun playing with him...I think she would have been really lonely without Jade.

I am so going to miss my Jade...miss her greeting me at the door EVERY time I walked through it...miss her following me EVERYwhere I went...miss hearing her settling into her bed at night. She was such a sweet dog.