Perspective

Our fivesome (Jenny, Joel, Samuel, Ellie and myself) hit the park yesterday afternoon for some serious outside time in the nice weather. We had the usual time with Ellie running all over, bossing Joel around. Listening to her jabber made me wonder at what point in life do we began focusing so hard that we quit seeing things altogether? I see a park; Ellie sees Dino Park. I see a jungle gym; she sees (and names) every single color that can be found in sight. I see an open field; she sees the perfect place to play chase with Joel. It's refreshing to look at the world through a toddler's eyes. Noticing clouds, airplanes, the fact that the dog has his own legs, and the color of Joel's eyes instead of thinking about my to do list. She doesn't care about solving the world's problems but she's thrilled to tell me "that's funny, the slide is blue."

Despite all the HAIR...

Our dogs are the world's best creatures. They have more personality than some of the humans I know. I was scared of Py when we first met her; now I can't imagine our house without her. She'll be ten this year and her age is started to show. Her muzzle and neck are becoming more gray each day and she moves a little slower, but she still has that spunk in her eyes that says "mom, mom, throw the ball, please." Twister was adopted out of guilt (three homes in one year). His name suits him well. His neurotic behavior once written off as "puppy" lingers on at age seven but he is so loyal. If I move, he moves, no matter what time of day.

Like all children, they do things that drive me crazy (eating metal, opening cans of playdoh) but like all children, I love them anyway =)

Time Flies

Earlier this afternoon I was trying to remember what Ellie used to call Miss Jenny before she could really say her name (it was GeeAnn). So many things have changed in our lives and are continuing to change and I figure capturing them in web form is a safe bet for now. I hope my random thoughts on our daily doings will give all a glimpse into our lives.