Puppy Love

I had my second big motherhood scare the other day. I was detailing the car for our upcoming trip. It's a little early, I know, especially with a toddler, but I had to take advantage of another beautiful day. Well, beautiful when the wind wasn't blowing. That wind is a killer.

Anyway, G was enjoying climbing around in the car and playing outside in the yard. I went in the house to put away the cleaning supplies, and when I came back out he was gone. He's never done this before. I didn't really panic, I just started out to find him. I figured he was half-way to the park, but after going a few paces in that direction, felt like I should turn back. It was about that time when I heard my neighbor calling G's name. I ran through the yard, and there he was, in a bright red sweater, luckily, three houses down and across the street staring at the doggies. My neighbor and I reached him about the same time. She had seen the car door open and figured out the rest, so he hadn't been on his own very long. I'm so glad we have good neighbors. That's really the reason I didn't panic. He knows enough people on the street that would take care of him. Plus, it wasn't a time of day when there were many cars on the road. So he was safe. He was looking at this dog,

who came to visit while we were playing on Sunday. He loves this dog cause she's small and less intimidating. Too bad we don't have the time or stability to get a dog right now, cause G sure likes them. I think he'll settle for a stuffed animal right now instead.

Touch of Spring

We were super blessed this weekend to have spring weather. That's right, the snow took a break for a 55 degree treat. Needless to say, everyone and their dog was out walking on Sunday, playing at the park, or in the street. We joined them with a walk to the duck pond. Despite two days of warm weather, there was still ice on the pond. But the ducks didn't seem to mind, and the Canadian Geese visiting for the winter had no idea what to do with themselves, I'm sure. (It's hard to say since they generally keep themselves separated from the other geese. I guess Mother Nature segregates, who knew?) G had a great time walking and wasn't too scared to throw a piece of bread or two. I was grateful to put the stale end of my loaf to good use.

We stopped by our neighbor's house on the way home to check on her. Her husband is in the Sudan right now, so we dropped by to help her wear out her dog before bedtime.

All in all, a great day. It reminded me that winter will eventually end, though this year it seems like it's been dragging out forever. I am super excited for spring, and because of that, I was really motivated on Monday. Here's a look at what I got done:

3 loads of laundry

2 loads of dishes

4 diapers changed

3 recipes made

vacuumed kitchen floor

bought a ridiculous amount of fabric at the store

prepped 2 pieces of mail that are months overdue to get out

worked on my sewing projects that I need to get done before Brazil

finished 1 seminary lesson

and all without Meth! It's amazing when you look at what I've managed to get done on a normal day in January, which is 1 load of laundry and about 7 hours of watching tv. I can't imagine what craziness Spring Cleaning fever will bring around here.