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Friday I was checking Craigslist for Halloween Costumes and decided to check the pets section (okay, okay, I often look at the pet listings there). There was a listing for a free 8 week old puggle puppy. Levi called the number and was told the pup was ours. I went back and forth second-guessing all morning- should we? shouldn't we? As you all know, we haven't had the best luck with dogs over the past year. I was thinking that having a pet wasn't in the cards for us. But I still miss my Little Bit. a lot. So I decided to go for it. We aren't taking any long trips any time soon (taking a dog on a long trip isn't something I really want to do again) and since she's a pup, we can potty train her (instead of dealing with an older dog that is sorta kinda house trained). The owner was going to bring the pup here, but got lost, so Levi ended up meeting her a little down the road. He said she just rolled down the window, said 'I don't know what I was thinking,' handed him the pup out of the window and took off. (He called the next day to ask her about shots, etc). The pup had lots of fleas, so she has had several baths over the weekend until we can get her some flea meds. She is tiny and so cute! She loves to take naps, but also loves chasing the kids around when she's awake. She has taken a very big liking to Levi. She stays (sleeps) right under his computer chair or naps with him on the couch and when he gets up, she follows him where ever he goes. When he left for work this morning, she whined for him to come back. We don't have a crate yet (mom is bringing one when she comes to visit next week), so she has been sleeping with us. The first night, we tried to have her sleep in our bathroom, but she wasn't having it. She cried and cried until I let her out. I put her up on the bed and she went right to a pillow, laid down and went to sleep. She's definitely a cuddle bug. The kids are really good with her. I think the newness is starting to wear off, so they leave her alone to sleep or hang out by herself. Well, she's starting to wake up from a nap, so I'm off to take her out to potty.

After two whole days of discussing (and changing) names, we all finally agreed on

Daisy

School and Soccer

It's been a month since my last post and, yep, still busy!! The big things right now are school and soccer. Both Kira and I have been super busy with school. Kira is adjusting very well to school- every day is 'great.' She loves getting to choose what she has for lunch every day, whether it's buying lunch at school or having me pack it for her. Kira's teacher has been great about working with her advanced reading. Right now she's reading AR books at home at night and taking the tests in the mornings during her reading time at school. Parent/Teacher conferences are coming up soon and I can't wait to hear how she's doing! Tomorrow Kira is supposed to read a book to her class- 'Some Smug Slug.' I wish I could be there to see it!!
My school is...school. I'm taking two history classes and one sociology stats class. Fun stuff, let me tell you. Only 3 months to suffer through it, then no more school for me!!!

Now on to the fun stuff- soccer! Kira has so much fun. She doesn't have much intensity, but she plays while she's in the game, laughing and squealing the whole time. Jefferson is now the opposite. His first game was a lot of crying about the ball being taken away, but after explaining how the game works (I don't think the practices quite prepared him for an actual game), he was a superstar in his game yesterday. He knows 'I have to take the ball away from the other team and shoot it in my goal,' and that's exactly what he did. It's so funny to watch both kids with their different attitudes- one playful and carefree, the other intense and aggressive. Needless to say, dad was proud of his boy ;)

Next month we will probably be making a trip or two to Covington/Memphis. I know I was just saying how glad I was to be done with road trips, but I miss my family and friends! And speaking of family, in about 2 months my new nephew, Harrison Miles, will be here!










you may want to watch this one w/out sound- there's a loud, excited, yelling dad