So not fair! Tell me how the dog that I had to fight for, the one that I wanted sooo badly, is so drawn to my husband? The same guy who could care less about him at all! Oh yeah, Reuben follows Ryan all around and lays at his feet when he sits down. Ryan just went to bed and shut the door and Reuben doesn't know what to do with himself! Figures.

I'm a slacker, I know. I have so much to post about, and so many pictures to put up. In my defense, the last couple of days have been rough. Because I'm a lucky girl, I caught a really fun stomach bug. I basically haven't been out of bed or the bathroom for days now. I think that I'm finally over the worst of it, and I actually managed to eat some soup. On the upside- nothing beats the stomach flu for losing 8lbs in 2 days! Now, fingers crossed, I'm hoping that Griffin doesn't catch it.

All the arrangements are made and Reuben arrives tomorrow! I still haven't told Griffin. I think it will be a nice surprise for him. I've slacked on getting prepared for another dog. On the way to the airport, I guess I'll be stopping at Petco for a couple of supplies.


On a personal, and serious note I just want to send out all my love and prayers to my friend Kelly and her family. I know that you peek in here once in a while Kelly, and just in case, I want you to know that I'm thinking of you.

Here'a a picture of Reuben. I sent the money off today, and hopefully he'll be here next week. Love his little face!

We have passed a major milestone in the Karcher household. Griffin has slept away from us for the first time ever! In my opinion, it should have happened 3 years ago, but hey, what do I know? Ryan and I had planned a night out and my mother in law babysat for us. She offered to let him spend the night and I jumped on it. Hell yeah, he can spend the night! She did warn me that if he wouldn't sleep, that I would probably be getting a call to come pick him up. Well guess what? We didn't get a call. He loved it and had a great time, and so did we!

I've been meaning to do a post about some of the funny stuff that Griffin has been saying lately. It's not surprising that now that I finally sit down to write it, I can't remember most of it. The biggest thing is "That's Disgusting!". Right now every time there is something that he doesn't want to eat, he calls it disgusting. Then he says everything smells. When you ask him what it smells like, his answer is always either poop or skunk. He is such a boy! Today in the car, he told me that his tools are a "piece of junk". He said that he works hard, but his tools are all junk. I don't even know where he got that from. There's never a dull moment.

Now we'll be adding a new dog to our crazy mix. Yes, I got my way! A friend of mine is getting her 2ND King Charles Spaniel puppy next month. In talking to the breeder she found out that the breeder has a 14 month old that she needs to find a home for. There is nothing wrong with the dog. The owners lost their job and home and couldn't keep him. Per the contract that the breeder has the buyers sign, she gets first dibs if they have to get rid of the dog. So she took him back, and my friend immediately thought of me because she knows that I LOVE Cavaliers. LOVE LOVE LOVE them. After some back and forth with Ryan, and a couple of talks with the breeder, I've decided to get him. His name is Reuben, and he's crate trained, house broken, and an all around good little guy (only 16 lbs). He's in Tampa though, so arrangements have to be made to ship him up here. I'm calling the breeder tomorrow to get it started.

The current time is 2:59am. Yup, really. This has been a crappy week for me. First of all I caught my hubby's cold. Even though I wasn't aware that I was chasing it, if anything, I thought I was doing really well avoiding it like the plague. Luckily, it hasn't been too bad...except...for...the....nonstop.....headache! I haven't been out of my house since Monday, and I've probably only showered twice in that time. Yes, perhaps I'm a little gross, but I seriously can't bring myself to do much of anything- forget showering.

I've taken pain medication, and it seems to work for a while but then the headache comes back. To make matters worse, I haven't been able to sleep. Between my cold, and my pounding head, I can't get comfortable or stay asleep. So here I am, the 2nd night in a row, sitting up at 3am.

Have you ever tried to find anything decent to watch on tv at 3am? It's a total wasteland of infomercials. I'm ashamed to admit that I just got talked into buying some hair care products. I'll let you know how that works out for me when I get it. I was on the verge of believing that I can look like Cindy Crawford just by buying some skin care products. I'm glad that I had a moment of clarity and realized that it's gonna take a whole lot more than some magic melon lotion to make me look like that! So, not only am I sick, but now I'm depressed! Kidding.

Anywho, needless to say, I haven't felt up to posting vacation pictures on here this week. I'm sure that you can appreciate that I opted for the shower instead. Hopefully, I'm up for it this weekend. Then I can also write all about the "discussion" Ryan and I are having about getting another dog. For the record, I'm the "yes" and he's the "no". I'm too tired to go into detail about it now, but just know that I REALLY want this dog.

Ok, so I'm going to try to go to bed now. Keep your fingers crossed that I'm not back here at 4am with an update.