Sunday, February 20, 2011

Three Years

Last week we celebrated my boyfriend's birthday, but also had a much bigger event to celebrate. Last week marked three years of sobriety for my amazingly strong boyfriend. I consider myself so fortunate, so blessed to be with him everyday. I am so proud of how much he has accomplished, how much he has grown & how far he has come these past three years. I thank God for everyday I have been able to be by his side & I pray for a million more to come. It takes a very special kind of person to be able to turn their life around the way he has. Every day is better than the last & it will only continue to get better while on this path!

So to my amazing boyfriend I want to say (today & every day)...I am so proud of you & so thankful for the person you are. I appreciate you & every moment we share together. I love you with all my heart!

Thursday, February 3, 2011

What Did My Puppy Eat??

Remember how the clown at the kids' birthday party would pull the long string of scarves tied together out of his mouth? Well, last night my dog was the clown...

I was about to feed my 11 month old puppy, Riley, his dinner when my daughter screams "Gross! Riley has a HUGE stream of drool hanging out of his mouth!" I look at Riley & see the long string of "drool" hanging about 8 inches out of his mouth. I grab a towel to wipe it off...and then it gets gross...

As the drool continues to flow out of his mouth, I realize it's a thick string of some sort. Slowly, I end up removing about 4 feet of this string from his mouth/belly. I have no idea where this string came from or what it was. I'm just happy it didn't go through his system & wreak havoc on his tummy.

Now, anyone who knows me well, knows that I have a very weak stomach. So, I know that the anyone reading this is probably grossed out, but at least you weren't the one who had to pull this out of him. Yes, I gagged!

Riley had an upset tummy for a few hours afterward, but seems okay now. He is never unsupervised & when left alone he is kenneled so I have no idea what he ate. Puppies are just like kids..."everything goes in the mouth!"