Juliet Birdie Fisher

We have a new addition to our family, a yellow lab named Juliet Birdie Fisher.  My husband loves labs.  We owned two black labs and they passed, but since then he has wanted another.  With all that was going on in our lives, we didn't make a move.  Last week my co-worker posted a picture of his daughter's new yellow lab puppy and that set into motion our lab story.  Thanks Edgar.

Our good friends, The Rackley's had adopted a their lab from Lab Rescue of Tulsa a couple of years back so I wanted to do my part and went on the website, labrescue.net.  They had about 10 dogs, and at the bottom of the page was Birdie.  So adorable!  I couldn't resist so I filled out an application on the spot.  I figured this could be an anniversary present for Fish.  We were approved and her foster parent called me Friday night to set up a meeting.  She told me that she had been turned into lab rescue at 6 weeks.  Normally they don't take them from their litter before 8 weeks.  She expressed concern that the dog might have behavioral problems.  She was an alpha type with lots of energy.  She was also a biter.  The foster mom had three labs of her own and was fostering another puppy in addition to Birdie.  So I got very nervous and started to have second thoughts.  I decided I still wanted to check her out.  I took Jamison and Jasper to meet her.  When we met, she didn't act anything like was described.  She got along well with both Jamison and Jasper.  We brought her home and have been impressed by her.  I think she is potty trained.  She goes by the door when she needs to go outside.  She hasn't had one accident in 2 days.  I haven't noticed any biting or nipping.  I think she's gonna be a once in the lifetime kind of dog.  We named her Juliet after a character on our favorite show Lost.  Happy Anniversary to us.  Can't believe it's been 8 years!

Veggie Garden

I think most everyone in my life knows about my new diet.  A brief recap, I have very high cholesterol.  Normal ranges are under 200 and mine is 266. To avoid taking medication for this, I have decided to change my diet completely.  The diet restricts dairy, except for butter, red meat, sugar, flour, basically anything tasty.  My typical day consists of fresh vegetable juice for breakfast, sweet potato and raw veggie for lunch, and a raw veggie and vegetarian dish for dinner.  I can have one meal a week of whatever I want.  So I'm a month into the diet and have lost 4 pounds.  I'm trying to keep a close eye on it since that is not the goal of this diet.  Anyway, Fish wanted to grow a garden to help me be more excited about this life change.  A month in and you would think I would have turned the page.  I'm at a point where the diet still isn't appetizing, but neither is anything I used to eat.  So hopefully I can find new and healthy things to cook in the coming months as taking medication is not an option for me at this point.  We planted tomatoes, carrots, squash, cucumbers, corn, and beets.  We'll see what we get in a couple of months. 

Caution: Braggy Mom Moment Below

A couple of weeks ago I was working in my office when I heard Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on the piano.  My first thought was, "I didn't know my husband could play the piano."  Well I went to investigate and found only Jamison in the room.  He was trying to figure the song out on his own.  Normally I'm not one to think that my kids hung the moon because they can breathe air, but I have to say it was a very proud moment for me.  Not that I had anything to do with it, but it was a very cool feeling to see my kid express interest in something that I never have before, music.  He worked out the second verse the following week.  I looked into lessons and the teacher I found thought it would be best to wait until he could read.  We did some research and found a program called Piano Wizard.  We had bought a new mac and it was easy to find found a piano program.  It is an easy version of Rock Star on the computer.  We bought the keyboard and software for Jamison to see if he likes it.  So far so good.  In this version he is trying to work it out in the lower ranges.  

Jaxson Turns 1!

Although Jaxson's official birthday is April 6, we celebrated a day early on April 5.  We thought it would be easier to have a celebration on a Sunday as opposed to a Monday.  I also had to go to Houston on Monday, so it worked out.  Initially we were just going to have a family dinner, but I changed my mind a decided to have a party with family and friends.  We've had such a wonderful year with our little guy, I didn't want to short him.  So the evites went out and I was able to order all the paper goods from evite which was awesome.  Planned the whole thing in like 10 min.  We got the cake from Merritt's which was delicious.  They were able to decorate the cake to match everything.  We had our usual group of pals over.  We are so blessed to have these people in our lives to celebrate our happy time with.  

The highlights of our year with Jaxson include getting to see how much love he has brought to our home.  Of course we love him so much but it is also amazing to see how much Jamison loves him and how much he loves Jamison.  He isn't walking yet, but he's a pretty good crawler.  He is a garbage disposal and puts away everything we set in front of him.  He and Jasper fight over toys.  The only word he knows is "Da Da."  Can't wait to see what the next year will bring.   

Snowy March

Can't believe the snow fall that we're getting.  It's the end of March.  I've spent most of my life in OK and the last time it snowed in March it was at least early March.  I think the best weather we've had this year has been in February.  We had to stay in the entire weekend, it ended up not being so bad.  Fish had is wisdom pulled so we were going to be in anyway.  We're  definitely ready for spring, 4 males in one house going stir crazy is not fun.

Krispy Kreme Field Trip April 2009

Jamison's preschool goes to Krispy Kreme every year for a field trip.  I was out of town last year, but I was able to go this year.  I've never been to Krispy Kreme and now I know why.  I don't think I could stand being in a place that smelled so good without being able to partake on a regular basis.  Everyone at the shop was incredibly nice.  They gave the kids a behind the scenes peek at what it takes to make a donut.  Starting from the yeast and flour that goes into the donut, to making the dough, to the cooking process.  The gave each kid their own donut to dip in chocolate and dip in sprinkles.  Not sure which part Jamison enjoyed the most, decorating or eating.   If I were able to partake in donuts, I would go there everyday.  

Jamison's First Crush

Never would I have guessed at the age of four my son would have his first crush.  Her name is Ridley.  We started hearing about her a week ago.  Things like "Ridley wasn't at school today." or "Can you call her mother to see if she can come over and play."  Curious about this girl, I looked her up in his school book and I found a cute little girl.  It is so funny to talk to Jamison aobut her because he knows it is different than talking about his best friend or other school mates.  He told me, "I think she is so cute."  I remain hopeful that in the future my son will feel as open and comfortable talking to me about the future ladies in his life.  I know one day I won't be the first person he talks to about what's going on in his life, but for now I am relishing every moment I have being that person.