yellowbug says:

Yes, yes it is me up and at'm in the blogging world again. A lot has happened over the last 3 weeks... I just never took the time to write it all down. Shame on me. One thing that you probably saw on FB was that our dear puppy, Channing, passed away. His meds weren't working anymore, and he had a really bad episode Monday night where we literally thought he was dying in our arms. I put him to bed that night expecting him to not wake up in the morning. He woke up, but he never fully recovered and passed away at the vet's clinic Wed. afternoon. While I was shocked that he actually didn't make it, I was also a bit relieved, sadly. It was like taking care of a special needs dog for the last 2 months. Matt & I were constantly asking ourselves how much we wanted to spend at the vet next. Channing would keep us up at night, and I could feel myself constantly tense while around him, not sure what symptom would manifest itself next. Normally, I...

Well, what an eventful week! I haven't written anything this week for a couple reasons: A) I didn't want to be the Debbie Downer of the blogging world B) I wasn't feeling very motivated C) I've been rather consumed with matters of the family...dog family that is. But let me catch you up a bit: Matt & I went to the Lake house at Possum Kingdom last weekend  with my brother, David, his wife, Misty, and our cousin, John, Channing, my pup, and Roxi, their pup. We had a lovely time of relaxation and fishing and reading. The Lake House is usually pretty restful (unless we're all cooped in the house with 7 kids and it rains all weekend like my birthday 2 years ago...) The boys caught at least 60 fish, 40 of which we fried up for dinner that night. Nothing like catching and preparing your own food! This pic tried to capture Matt on all fours in front of the door teaching Zane how to prepare a "surprise attack" for his bully...