Puzzle Blog

Puzzle Blogs.
It's a new idea I have..The way it works is that I will write a few words, and let you figure out what was going on in this house over the past few days..

 

 

head in a can

Opposable thumbs

they are so clear yet not

you stole the covers

her head is a pumpkin

 

Later I will explain...

Puppy

Our sweet silly Perriwinkle MistleToe turns 3 months on Wednesday..And she is weighing in at a hefty 2 pounds and something..Actually she goes to the vet again Tuesday and they will give us her updated weight. Her legs have gotten really long, and I can tell she has gained weight, just not sure how much yet.
She's at that stage where she bites and bites and gnaws on everything. Her tiny little teeth are like razors..

She is almost puppy pad trained. She has poop accidents, but not tinkle accidents. She is so tiny, that we can't take her outside for very long. She shivers too much. She has a coat and a pair of PJ's, but it just isn't enough..

She has really brought Anni joy. She loved our other pound dog so much but he just wasn't safe. He was going to eventually bite one of the girlz and hurt them. It was so unfortunate. Because he was a great lil' dog. That is the risk of getting a pound pup. The best part of the video is that my mom is asleep on the sofa while we are playing with our little girl!!

Perriwinkle is suppossed to be about 10-12 pounds but isn't quite charting to be that big..We prefer her to be around 10 pounds so she is more sturdy. Right now she is charting about 6 pounds. At the vet, we hope to get a more accurate weight. Speaking of the vet, she had her first round of shots before we got her. Last month she had several more shots. Next week, she will get her final round of shots including her rabies shots. It has been a long time since I had a puppy, but I honestly thought there were lots more shots..I am having her microchipped at our appointment. And we are planning her "no babies operation" too. She doesn't weigh enough yet, but we want to get that done soon.

Perri seems to be taking after her dad in her coat,'s texture, and her mom's color..

This is Bo, Perriwinkle's Dad..He is a supercoated mini schnauzer.

This is her mom, she is a bichon frise, groomed in a short cut.

Cold Days...

And even colder classroom...It was 19 when I was driving to work yesterday. When I arrived at school we had no heat..Halfway through the day everyone else's heaters began to work..Mine not so much. Today driving to work it was 17 on my car thermometer..And guess what awaited me when I arrived at school? YEP, no heat. I was furious.
So much so that I showed myself and said it was unacceptable and that I couldn't teach with gloves on and children can't write while wearing scarves, hats, and mittens..I was given the afterschool care room to work in. I had to pack up everything we needed, which required a 3 level cart..
At lunch, I was told it was working..
We went back and the room was 1000 degrees..Ahhh, back to being a peetry dish. This is what happened earlier in the year. It was so hot that the kids starting getting sick. It took all of December and part of January to get everyone back to class..

This is what tax payers are getting. Schools that can't even fix the ac/heaters..
What a joke.

Its Not My Fault...

I couldn't clean the house today because the weather was AMAZING. The girlz and I started out downstairs in the backyard with the pup. They played soccer and threw the tennis ball for a bit, then when the neighbors came out, we headed up front. It was so nice that we just hung around and played and then went to WallieMart to get school snacks and a hair shaver thing to use on the pup..I needed a small one to keep her hair short around her "sanitary" area. She is what you call a supercoated, and her hair is growing and growing! She went to the vet almost two weeks ago and they shaved/clippered it and it has already grown a lot. When she goes poo, sometimes she gets the tiniest little bit stuck and she runs and cries! It's kind of sad!!!!

The girlz stayed at Aunties last night and Anni came home feeling a little punky. My sister is on a gluten free diet, and Anni seems to get ill when she eats the pancakes..After playing in the early part of the day, she layed down. She actually took a nap for several hours. I know she doesn't feel well, because she is asleep on the bedroom sofa.  It's Auggie's turn to sleep with me tonight!

Wednesday, Auggie caught some sort of bug and threw up for the first time. YES, she has not thrown up once since she was born to me.
And boy did she make up for lost time. Poor thing had no idea how to do it. It started and she just looked at me and said, "Mommmie" and then threw up all over the bedroom couch and herself. I jumped up and she kept going. She didn't know to get up and run to the bathroom. I told her to go to my bathroom and once she got there, she threw up on the floor. Poor thing.
At one point, she was sleeping on her face and threw up. It was awful. AND EVERYWHERE!! I stripped her and the sofa so many times I ran out of blankets. She was terrified. She kept asking if she was every going to feel good again? Like I said, she hasn't been sick like that before.
She stayed home from school the next day and didn't eat more than 4 or 5 crackers all day. But she did sleep and when she woke up on Friday, she felt fine. I guess it was some sort of bug. I guess I should have taught her how to be sick like that...

Tomorrow's weather is going to be beautiful, but I do have to work on cleaning out the kitchen cabinet. I am finally starting my kitchen renovation, and the first step is to remove my pantry. The space is so awkward and if I remove the pantry, I will have more counter space...After I get this done, I am going on to step 2 ...The cabinets..And oh do they need replacing!! I like my house, but HATE the kitchen. But soon, it will be better!~

So, this weekend the house won't get tidied up, but I did take down all the Chriistmas Decor! 4 Trees, a million lights, 2 banisters full of cards and pictures, a gingerbread display, and even the glass Christmas tree from my Grandmother!
YEAHhhhhh!!!!
Happy Weekend ~

Really, Can Someone Tell Me

How to keep my house clean?
I did so well during the Christmas break. Without having to go to school, I was able to do laundry, straighten up each day, and actually cook..

What are your best house-keeping ideas to encourage my girlz..
Well, actually it is just my big girl who says she likes the mess.
And help for me to keep it all going when it is clean. This weekend I will spend the whole weekend cleaning up again as if we never had it clean at Christmas.



I don't like the mess, and I am willing to toss things easily, so I know I am not a hoarder, just a big H O T M E S S !!!!

I AM Proud of You Russia...

Thank you for giving me hope. Thank you for trying to undo the hurt the government has caused. Thank you for letting my girlz chapter continue to unfold, in a story of openness and acceptance and love and appreciation. Thank you for standing up on a cold day for the story of my all orphans and all of us. . For those yet to adopt. For those who have already adopted..
Thank you for making my heart return to you. To ease my anger and frustration. For putting it back on the GOVERNMENT and not on the gloriously wonderful people of Russia. 

My children are Russian first. No matter what anyone thinks No matter what their accent is now, they are Russian. And I want them to be. Thank you Moscow for reminding me that there is a fiery spirit within you to support the story of orphans. To support the families that they are  now with, and to support the dreams of those wanting to bring a Russian orphan home if nothing else but to give that child a family....

Pride..

Our Lil' Pup

Our sweet lil girl...