Introducing Chaucer E. Ford...

A Few Pictures...

I can truly say that Michael and I have the best friends in the world! We recently had dinner with them to celebrate Amie's b'day, and of course I took my camera...

Dinner at Bonsai with Fo1/2BuMu...

John and Amie's sweet new puppy, Phoebe. She is absolutely beautiful. I can't wait for her to meet Chaucer...

Tucker is so mad that Phoebe is stealing the attention he is accustomed to receiving...

So thankful to have these people in our lives.

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17

Plans for the Weekend...

This weekend, Michael and I will be busy preparing for the baby.

killing ant beds...
(with an eco and pet friendly concoction)

cutting grass...
(so that we can locate Chaucer in the yard when we start our intense house training regimen)

transplanting lantana...
(the berries are poisonous to pets)

securing the water hose...
(this was Winston's favorite thing to drag all across the yard!)

locating the poop jaws...
(Michael used this for poop-scooping. I used it to scare Winston when he was being bad.)

and setting up the nursery...
(hopefully he won't have a bed fetish like Winston)

A Trip to See Chaucer...

Michael and I drove to Aberdeen, Mississippi today to meet Chaucer for the first time. It was so wonderful to see Wendy (our breeder) and her children, Georgia (Winston's mom), Maddie & Lucy (Winston's sisters), and our sweet Chaucer.
I was immediately attached to all seven puppies the second I walked in. I wish I could take all of them. Of course I took about a million pictures. Meet Chaucer E. Ford...

Oh, how this trip made me miss our precious Winston. To see his sisters all fat and wrinkly really reminded me of him. A year ago, you could have never convinced me that anyone could love a dog so much, but there was something about him that stole our heart immediately. We became "the crazy cat lady" before we even knew it! Although Winston's life was cut way short, I am so thankful for the time we had with him. I cannot even put into words how precious he was to us. He taught us (in addition to lots of patience) to love life and to love the bulldog breed. I cannot wait to love Chaucer that much!

Amanda wasn't paying attention in class...

My friend Amanda posted this on my Facebook wall a few days ago...I still laugh uncontrollably every time I watch it.

My Job is DONE...

The following "duty" rule applies in our house 24/7/365...
Inside the house: Jamie's responsibility
Outside the house: Michael's responsibility

Well, I have FINALLY finished decorating the inside of our house for Christmas. It usually takes me 2 full days, but this year it took 3. I added a few extras and didn't realize how time consuming my "small additions" were. Oh well, I LURVE decorating for Christmas...it's absolutely one of my top 3 favorite things to do. I still have a couple of ideas here and there, but for the most part, I am FINISHED, EXHAUSTED, and ECSTATIC!!!









Michael is going to do the outside while I am working this weekend. He always does such a great job with the outdoor decor because he works so hard to hide wires, lights, etc. I will update this post with pictures of the outside when he finishes. As of tonight, we have santas inside and pumpkins outside...weird?!?!?!

Ahhh...

Reading this blog post felt like inhaling a huge breath of fresh air. It left me thanking God for my precious husband and wishing that he was home so that I could love on him.

MckMama: marriage, submitting, forgiving and ducking.