Maya... The dog from HELL....

I know you are looking at this picture saying.... OH CUTE PUPPY... Don't deny it, if you have any feelings at all that is what you are saying to yourself... I understand that this is my second post today but after several events over the past few months I have just realized that this dog is completely INSANE!! Don't let this adorable sleeping hunk of loose fur fool you... She has grown about 10 times this size and has become the devil. Some things Maya has done over the last year or so..

1. Chewed a corner of siding off of our house. Yes this dog eats houses.

2. She completely ate (chewed up and swallowed) our drip system for our new garden.. and managed to eat a few plants as if she wasn't full yet.

3. She has eaten numerous blankets and dishtowels... (when I say she has eaten them, I'm not talking about chewing up and spitting out... I'm talking completely ate them. She once ate a blanket that she pooped out for several weeks after.)

4. She eats her own poop and our other dog, Gus's poop... (which really isn't that surprising after reading the above three things)

5. Jay made a dog run on the side of the house and filled it with river rocks the first time she went in it she ate a rock.. literally picked it up with her mouth and swallowed it whole and it was roughly the size of an egg.

6. Jay bought new collars for the dogs and she actually ate Gus's collar. He sat there while she chewed it off of him and then she ate all of it but the buckle... The day we bought them. This was just one of 4 or 5 that she has eaten previously.

7. She eats her food and then flips the bowl over and then barks at it non-stop until you flip it back over. It's like she needs you to prove that there is nothing hiding under there that is out to get her.

8. Today- the moment I realized that she isn't just a normal dog going through a "puppy phase" for an abnormally long time was when I heard a pounding sound on the side of my house, I went to the window and saw that she was chasing her tail... which sounds really normal for a dog right? But is it normal when it lasts a full 20 minutes? And each time she rotated through her circle her head was hitting the side of the house... Was that not enough to make her think... "Hmmm maybe this isn't such a good idea"?????

Maybe that answers my question... she has head trauma from banging her head against the house in an attempt to catch her tail once and for all and that is what is causing her to eat everything in sight and act like a complete and total lunatic!

I love my husband more than anything in this entire world... I really do.. He is the most amazing person I have ever met and I don't know what I would do without him. I love that he is an animal lover... but I swear on my life if he brings one more animal into this house I am going to kill him with my bare hands!

My new favorite things.....

I'm bored... Sophie is sleeping and I don't really feel like cleaning since I know that as soon as Sophie wakes up and the boys get home from school the house is just going to look like a bomb went off anyway... so I'm going to bore you all with a list of my new favorite things... (well sort of new.. sort of not but I love when people tell me about fun websites or products that they love) so here you go...

My first one (which has been around FOREVER, but I love it) is www.entertainmentweekly.com
Oh my gosh!! Their writers are SO funny!! If you go to their website and click on the TV WATCH section and then click on a show that you watch it will give you a rundown of what happened on that show the night before. (Warning... they contain spoilers so if you have recorded the show but haven't watched it, I don't recommend reading it until you have watched the show.) The recaps are things that you are thinking while watching the show but these writers have a way of putting it into words that will make you laugh out loud!! I LOVE IT!!

2. www.dooce.com (this one has also been around for a long time but I just rediscovered it)... This is a woman that lives in Utah.. She has written a couple of books and this is her blog. She is HILARIOUSLY funny but beware because she does use some profanity! I can't get enough of her and wish that I could be so witty when I write!

3. Pledge Multi-surface.. ( I know, random)... I was complaining about my constantly dusty house (no matter how much I dust) to my friend Jodi and she said she had purchased this spray and that she really liked it.. After I tried hers, I bought myself a can and now I cannot be stopped! I LOVE it!! While I've come to realize that my house is just a dust magnet, (partially because we have a horse field in our backyard and the kids don't understand what it means to "wipe your feet off or take off your shoes before you come in the house"..) This spray works so much better than anything else I've used. We have a lot of dark wood furniture and everything else I have used leaves streaks but this doesn't! Also- I have discovered other uses for it... No I don't inhale it. We have a shiny black refrigerator which was so pretty in the store but once we got it home and it got food streaks and tiny fingerprints all over it, it didn't look so pretty. This spray with a soft dishcloth makes it look brand new!! Woohoo!! I had come to accept the greasy streaks and fingerprints but NO MORE!! It also looks great on our ceramic cooktop! LOVE IT!
(Sort of ridiculous that I could write that much about a dusting spray but there you have it.)

Ok that is all for now... I have an extremely short attention span but if I think of more I will add them to this list!

Update....

Other than Jake's birthday post it's been a while since I've updated so I will catch up real quick...

We had a great weekend.... Ike and Jake won their game on Saturday 36-22 so they have their first play-off game tomorrow. They are so excited and so set on winning... I've had to had the talk about how "it's not all about winning" about 15 times but they aren't convinced. After the game last Saturday, we went in to Grandma and Papa's house to celebrate Mother's Day. It was great to visit with everyone and eat delicious food! It is especially nice now that Sophie is old enough to play with the other kids and we can actually visit!!

On Mother's Day, the kids and Jay gave me flowers, a new memory card for my camera and an organizer for all of my photo stuff! It was the perfect gift for me! Jay knows me so well. We decided to celebrate Jake's birthday on Sunday since he didn't have school.. We went bowling and it was SO much fun! I haven't been bowling in so long! Later that night we had Harley Davidson birthday cake (Jake's request since he couldn't get a real Harley).. darn.. Jake got a Spark scooter and some other little toys.. We had a great day.

We have been LOVING this weather! It has been beautiful and is suppose to be even better this weekend so I'm sure we will be spending a lot of time outside! Life is good. We are all healthy and happy!

I will finish up with the latest from Sophie...

Sophie: "My friend is Jodi."

Me: "Really?"

Sophie: "Yes she speaks mostly French".. (she learned this from the Fancy Nancy books)

Me: "Really?"

Sophie: "And I'm Hispanic... and I have no arms."

I honestly have no idea where any of this came from except the French part!! She is a crack up and will randomly quote movies... the other day she came up to me with a dead serious look on her face and said.... "What is this.. a hot tub party? Get the hell out of here."

And not only does she quote lines from movies but she always quotes the ones with swear words in them! She takes after her Dad I guess :)

Happy 9th Birthday Jake!!!

Jake is our middle child and he is the "wild child" in our family. There is not a dull moment when he is around and he is constantly trying my patience and making me laugh hysterically! He has been a handful since he was 11 months old and spilled an entire can of laytex paint on the carpet while splashing in it with both hands. That was just the tip of the iceburg! He is spirited and crazy but he is such a kind hearted child! He is brilliant and wise beyond his years! I adore him and can't even begin to imagine my life without him! Thanks for 9 wonderful years Jake... and many more adventures and laughs to come!!

I am honored to be your Mom!!

I love you so much!!

Happy Birthday sweetie!!

xoxox Mom