Please Save This

I received this in an email from a friend the other day. It just melted my heart and I wanted to share. I'm a huge animal lover and have two dogs of my own. It never crossed my mind to get rid of our furry friends when our daughter was born. I consider my pets my babies too. Our amazing Golden Retrievers are my daughters playmates as well as her best friends. I couldn't imagine my life without my furry friends. Pets truly do enrich our life's.

Please save this for the next time you hear someone say:

They have to get rid of their pet when they have a child.

Thanks for taking time to stop by today.

Still Struggling With Potty Training

I few months ago I posted about my daughter and her potty training accomplishments. She finally started using the potty full time. I was excited!!!! No more diapers. Then a few weeks ago our daughter was playing super hero and decides she is going to try and fly, right off of mommy and daddy's king size bed which is at least 3 feet above the floor. My poor little superhero fractured her left wrist. We took her to an orthopedic surgeon and they ended up giving her a cute little purple cast. Yes purple, mommy's favorite color. This cast has made it difficult for her to use the potty on her own. She has decided it's to hard to use the bathroom anymore. So we are back to pull ups. Uggggggggggg!!!! I've heard of kids regressing back but I was hoping that it wouldn't be my kid. I feel like I'm right back to the first stages of potty training. I found this great website that offers some great advice on potty training and just wanted to share. It sounds like it's a normal thing what my daughter is going through. I guess I'll just buckle my seat belt and try and enjoy the ride.

Adoption

Me and the hubby have been talking about adopting for several years now. Even before I got pregnant with our daughter. My sisters friend just adopted a baby girl fromThe Adoption Center of Kansas. I've always had a soft place in my heart for orphaned children. My dad was on of those children. He was in foster homes until he was 9 years old. Then finally my grandparents adopted him. I can't begin to tell you the terrible things he went through in foster care before my grandparents took him in. I can't imagine being a lone in this world. I don't know what I would do with out my parents. So, this morning I talked to the hubby about this place in Kansas and he gave me the go ahead to call. Everything sounds great about this place. They only adopt out newborns and on a rare occasion a toddler. They were extremely nice and very helpful on the phone. Then my dreams were squashed. The nice girl on the phone told me it cost around $27,500.00 for the entire adoption process. On top of the $27,500 you have to pay an additional $500 to $1500 for the home study. Where in the world am I going to get that type of money, I thought to myself as the nice girl continued to give all the information. Though I think there is an adoption credit you can file on your federal tax return for $10,000.00 of it. I've looked into adopting from Michigan but I keep running into special needs children or babies that are born drug addicted. Just don't think we are the right people for that. I've read that those children are better placed in a home with no children and I have a 3 year old. I'm not going to give up on this dream we have. I'm going to continue my research and see what I come up with. Wish me luck.

The Easter Bunny

The bunny as an Easter symbol seems to have its origins in Germany, where it was first mentioned in German writings in the 1500s. The first edible Easter bunnies were made in Germany during the early 1800s. And were made of pastry and sugar.The Easter bunny was introduced to American folklore by the German settlers who arrived in the Pennsylvania Dutch country during the 1700s.

The Easter bunny has its origin in pre-Christian fertility lore. The Hare and the Rabbit were the most fertile animals known and they served as symbols of the new life during the Spring season.

The Easter bunny was introduced to American folklore by the German settlers who arrived in the Pennsylvania Dutch country during the 1700s.

The arrival of the "Oschter Haws" was considered "childhood's greatest pleasure" next to a visit from Christ-Kindel on Christmas Eve. The children believed that if they were good the "Oschter Haws" would lay a nest of colored eggs.

The children would build their nest in a secluded place in the home, the barn or the garden. Boys would use their caps and girls their bonnets to make the nests . The use of elaborate Easter baskets would come later as the tradition of the Easter bunny spread through out the country.

Happy Easter to all my family and friends.

Thanks to www.holidays.net for the fun facts.

No Strings Attached

No Strings Attached

I've nothing else to offer,
so, to you, it's love I'll send.
It's nothing that I borrowed
and it's nothing that I'd lend.

It has no dollar value
and it can't be overused.
It isn't fragile, so it can't break,
though often it's abused.

I've given it to others,
but each time it's unique.
Its meaning's always different;
it depends on what you seek.

It's something you can store away,
to feel when you're in need.
But never is it on display,
its beauty can't be seen.

I'm giving it 'no strings attached,'
no costly warranty.
This love that I am sending
has a lifetime guarantee.

-author unknown