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So obviously I've been absent for a while.  Excuses excuses, but here are mine:
This is what happens when there's a tiny breeze and a tiny whippet. You stuff her in your jumper so she doesn't shiver as much.
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1. Pepper puppy.  She's a lot of work, and a lot of snuggles.  So I've been enjoying her for the most part.  I think we're spoiling her, but she's so sweet.  Riley is finally warming up to her.  We're going for her second vet visit this afternoon and we're going to let her run in their dog park there (as long as this rain dies down).  We've bee taking her on lots of walks too.
Someone got a little trike yesterday. He's so excited. (Don't worry, he has a helmet. We were just adjusting the straps.)
2.  Aside from walks, Paisley has been riding her bike a bunch and we bought Riley a little tricycle.  He doesn't really "get it" yet, but we're working on it since he's only had it for half a week.
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3.  I've been researching a bunch of things:  reading articles, watching videos/talks, and browsing different sites (and there might be some Pinterest and daydreaming mixed in there...like a pink/coral sofa).
4.  I upped my dosage on a fairly new medication and it's...been taking it's toll on me to say the least.
5.  I just haven't felt like blogging or spending much time on the internet at all.  Maybe it's due to my medication or maybe it's been coming.  I have a few projects that I want to do and hopefully I can soon.  They'd be fun to blog and then maybe I'd "get back into the swing of things."
6.  Steven and I have been watching Fringe still.  We're on the final season.  Then we'll be looking for another show to watch at nights before bed.  I think that's one of my favorite times of the day.  I love love love being with Steven.  And it's really nice to talk about grown up stuff and watch grown up tv shows.
Up! Up! Up!
7.  Speaking of talking...  Riley and I have been working on his speech and been enjoying his speech therapy.  He's doing SO WELL!  He's using 2 to 3 words together and he's saying a few consonants now.
Last day of school!  (teacher gifts and a crazy face)
Last day of school froyo! (We went on her first day of school and now the last. I feel like this is going to be a good tradition.)
8.  Paisley is finished with school now, as I imagine the vast majority of people are.  It's been an adjustment especially with Riley liking that he was the only one with me all day to having Paisley and a puppy around.

So there are my excuses.  Just so I don't forget what's going on.

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Introducing...

I will probably post a lot of puppy pictures for the next while. (I'll probably still post other things too, but I can't be sure.) You can unfollow me if you'd like.
Pepper!
// AKC name is "Timbreblue Gets Tattooed"
(formerly known as Kate from the Blue Bloods litter)

It's very much like having a newborn and a toddler all at once.  Steven's been missing out on the most sleep.  But I've been waking up a lot too.  We have photos from the puppy party we went to on Saturday on my camera still.  But the thought of going through all of them and writing more than a few more words makes my brain feel like mush.  So I'm off to snuggle a sleeping puppy.  Bye bye.

(Oh if you have any tips on crate training, I'd love to hear them.  Last night was less than ideal.)

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Tomorrow!

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Tomorrow we will go pick up our sweet little puppy!  We're all so excited!  Paisley stayed away over 2 hours past her bedtime last night because she is so excited.  It's been crazy getting ready for our new little addition.  It's really like having a baby, but cuter.  ;)  Which bed will be the comfiest?  Which collar should she wear in the house?  I wonder when we should look into buying her a jacket...  Do we need to get her a ____ toy?  Do you think she'll like these treats?  Where should we go for training?  Where do we want her crate?  Honestly...  I've been obsessing about it because...well, that's what I do.  I plan something and then go over it, and over it, and over it.  I'm anxious to see how Riley does with her especially because he gets a little shy when he's around dogs.  Even though they're his favorite!  But now I need to go clean some and pack some and find my camera.  Toodles!

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Cinnamon Cookies

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For Mother's Day, we were asked to send in our child's favorite recipe, which were made into a recipe book.  Paisley's favorite recipe is probably chocolate chip cookies.  Or whatever I happened to make for dinner.  But I'm happy I didn't send a chocolate chip recipe (honestly, we haven't found one we *love* yet), because I think a third of the recipes were for chocolate chip cookies.  Haha!  The best part was that they must've asked the kids how their mom made the recipe.  Here's what Paisley said about this recipe: "I like when mommy makes Cinnamon Cookies.  I think she puts dough in the oven and rolls it and puts cinnamon on it.  She bakes them and we eat them!"  It's funny because she calls me mama, not mommy.  I haven't made them in ages, so I think her guess was pretty good.  Haha!  Some of the comments from the kids are sooo hilarious!  Anyway, here's the recipe.  I hope you like it!
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Ingredients:
1 C butter, softened
1 1/2 C sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 TBSP molasses
2 1/4 cups flour
1 1/8 tsp baking soda
1 TBSP ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350*F.  Cream together butter and sugar.  Mix in egg and molasses, blend well.  In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and cinnamon and add to creamed mixture.  Mix well and drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake for 10-12 minutes.  Cool for 1 minute on pan then remove to cooling rack.
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#9 - Take (& Enjoy) a Bath

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During our trip to Massanutten, we were able to stay in a time share for the weekend.  This is a different one than the other ones we'd previously been in.  It had a wonderful cabin feel, with big vaulted ceilings, a stone fireplace, and this wonderful room that I imagine would be the perfect spot after snowboarding.  The bathtub was huge.  I could've fit three of me in there and still had room.  I suppose I always just thought "if you take a bath, you have to wash and everything" like when you're little.  Turns out, you don't.  Who knew?!  I think if I were to have a big bathtub I'd have liked baths a lot sooner.  It also made me wish I had some bath bombs from Lush, which would've been wonderful.  I ended up taking a bath for a good long while each night while we were there.  Obviously, this is the only picture I have, because why would I have pictures of me in a bath?  That would be weird.  Maybe when we get around to building a house, I can get a big tub to soak in... That would be lovely.

Checked another item off my 42 Before 26 list!  (see more here)

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