Back to My Addiction...

In my early college years (pre-nursing days, of course!) I had a small addiction to making jewelry. It became a small source of income in college, and it was such great therapy for me. I am thankful that my friend, Julie, gave me an excuse to get back into it. I just finished making LOTS of these earrings for her upcoming wedding...

and a few other things to sell...
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$28

$18

$45

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If you are interested in these or other custom pieces, please feel free to contact me. All are made with high quality materials - sterling silver, 14k gold filled, Swarovski, etc.
jamieford416(at)gmail(dot)com

Lazy Weekend...

It has been quite the lazy weekend at the Ford's, and completely focused on the Chaucer...

Johnnie Pop and Meme Mary came over for dinner on Friday and brought treats as any grandparent would...

we took lots of naps...

lots of potty trips...

had lots of snuggling with mommy and daddy...

and did lots of Olympic watching...

Chaucer will be going to Bob and Medow's for the day tomorrow, so we are off to bed to get lots of rest and prepare for an exciting day!!

Chaucer's New Friends...

Chaucer has been one busy pup...

Family Dinner Night...

Fo1/2BuMu came to visit...

Meeting everyone at Michael's Office...

Shopping at The Cupboard...
Being this precious is exhausting...

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!