Today's happiness...

My boy and his BFF (bestest furry friend).

Monday puppy cuteness

Nothing to say, just wanted to share my BFF (best furry friend) Gracie. I love her to pieces.

Playing with Bowser

Yesterday we went over to Cassandra and Joe's to hang out with them for awhile and we got to hold and play with their hedgehog, Bowser.  Abby really liked playing with her. Here they are:

Rest in Peace Cooper

Early this morning my best friend Amy and her family lost their beloved dog Cooper to a terminal heart tumor. Cooper was a very sweet dog and he will be missed. As anyone who owns a dog knows, they are more than a pet. A dog becomes an integral part of the family as our playmates, exercise partners, guardians of our children and homes and sometimes our closest confidants. My thoughts are with Amy and her family today as they deal with their loss.

Puppy Love

While our friend Matt is away on vacation we have been watching his dog Teddy. Our dog Gracie loves Teddy. They are so cute together. They play together, snuggle with each other and follow each other around. Gracie isn't the only one enjoying having Teddy around. We are all enjoying having a second dog around to play with and pet. Abby and Evan want to keep him...but I think Matt would mind.

Here are some pictures of the two furry friends:

Wow, what a day!

In addition to my panic attack this morning, it has just been a rough day. I am already feeling the hypothyroid symptoms which is rough.

I also received some very upsetting news. A very close friend of mine just had a baby last week and is now in the hospital diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Not only am I very worried, but I am sad and shocked that this is happening to her. She should be at home enjoying her first baby, not worrying about having heart problems.

Despite all the negativity of the day, I am trying to find some positives. So...
*I seem to be one of the few people getting an A in french. Yay me!
*It's cold & rainy and I have my sweet Gracie to snuggle with.
*I don't have any homework to do today.

Here's my Gracie girl snuggling up in our bed.

Yay Huskies!

Yesterday morning we went into DeKalb to watch NIU's homecoming parade. Despite living here for 11 years and me attending NIU for 3 years out of those 11, we have never gone to any of the homecoming activities. The parade was short but nice. Abby loved it, especially catching the candy. She was jacked up on steroids for her asthma so it was nice to take her out and let her run around. After the parade we went out for brunch at the Lincoln Inn (again) for french toast.

Unfortunately we didn't get to the game because Josh and Matt had to work. But we were so pleased to hear that the Huskies won the game! Hopefully next year we'll be watching them in the stadium.

The marching band, marching down Lincoln Hwy.



Some of the Huskies we've gone around town finding were in the parade...



Abby catching candy.


One the way home, we found a new Huskie!





And a totally random photo of our cat Milo. When we got home from the parade and bruch, he was making a big deal out of sunbathing on Evan's floor.