April 16, 2008
· Filed under Family, Pictures
Today has been a sad day at our house. We lost a loyal member of our family. We had to have our sweet dog, Bo, euthanized. We have had Bo since he was only 5 weeks old, and his 9th birthday would have been this Saturday, April 19. Everything happened so quickly that we really didn’t have time to think about it which is probably for the best.
About a year and a half ago, we had a couple of tumors removed from Bo’s leg, and the vet told us then that it was cancer and to watch him because he could develop more. About a month or so ago, Luke took Bo and Coco to have their annual checkup and shots, and Bo had a couple more tumors on his leg. The vet didn’t want to remove them because of where they were on his leg (not enough skin to close after surgery, too close to Achilles tendon). So we just watched them. They grew large very quickly, then one of them opened in the last few days. Also, Bo had been laying in his kennel more than usual lately and was not as active. We asked a retired vet friend to come over this morning to look at the tumors since we are leaving to go out of town for two weeks tomorrow morning. We didn’t want to leave Bo in someone else’s care in that condition. After thoroughly examining Bo and discussing the options and possible problems, our friend recommended euthanasia. We were concerned with Bo’s quality of life so after Luke and I talked, I called the vet to make the appointment and called a couple of people to come watch the kids so I could go, too. Through tears, we stayed by Bo’s side until his heart stopped beating.
Bo was one of the sweetest dogs I have ever known, and we will miss him a lot.
We love you, Bo!
April 15, 2008
· Filed under Family, Prayer requests, Travel
Luke and I and the three kiddos will be leaving Mississippi on Thursday morning headed for Texas in our overloaded minivan. Please pray for safety in travel, and that the kids will do well during the trip. Also, Luke will be flying out of DFW on Saturday the 19th for a mission trip to Mexico. He will be gone 8 days…..8 long days. We have never been apart for that long, and I am not looking forward to it. But I know it is for a good reason. Please pray for the mission team from our church and association as they minister physically and spiritually in Mexico.
I’ll try to update while I’m in Fort Worth. Until then….gotta get packin’!
April 8, 2008
· Filed under Kids, Pictures
So, tonight at dinner Ashleigh wasn’t eating very well. Utilizing my excellent parenting skills, I proceeded to bribe my daughter. I told her that if she would eat her chicken and green beans ‘all gone,’ then she could have blueberries. At which point she began shoveling in pieces of chicken faster than she could chew resulting in chipmunk cheeks full of chicken. With a little coaxing, she also finished the green beans. Soooo…..
Look, Mommy! I ate them all!
Licking the bowl clean
This child LOVES blueberries!!
April 8, 2008
· Filed under Kids
It has come to our attention that we must say ‘good girl’ quite often to Ashleigh because she has started saying it whenever she accomplishes a task. For instance….
Pick up a piece of food with a fork….Good girl!
Put a shape block in the correct shaped hole….Good girl!
Go tee tee in the potty….Good girl!
Anyway, you get the idea. We are learning to be VERY careful about what we say around her now. Like her cousin, ‘Carrot’, she will try to repeat just about anything you ask her to. We’ll try to get video of it soon. Like most things at this age, it probably won’t last long.
