Growing up fast...

Well, as of yesterday, our sweet little Bentley girl is 7 months old. She is well past 65 pounds and is still growing. We continue to laugh at her and enjoy her company. We joked the other day about talking to her like she is human. She is so smart. Brian will ask her, "Where's Mommy??" and everytime, she has no trouble finding me. She has 2 toys that she favors...a blue ball that used to have cheese in it and a yellow bowling pin that squeaks. I don't like playing fetch with the blue ball because it is constantly slobbery and yucky. If she brings me the ball, I tell her "Mommy doesn't like to play with the blue ball. Go get your pin." She does it every time. It is so funny that she knows what I'm talking about. This morning, she came and found me and jumped up on the bed and laid down with me. Brian asked her if she wanted to go potty, she jumped up and ran to the door. She is getting VERY good at "lay down" and we're trying to get her to learn to stay. Brian likes to play fetch with her and see how long she'll sit while he's walking away from her. It's good to see her growth and to see how much she's learning. I never knew it was possible for me to love a dog this much. One night last week, I was gone and Brian was here to take care of her. He took her outside and wore her out before going in her kennel. When they came inside, she was still pretty hyped up and he told her to just go get in her kennel. She did and Brian fell asleep on the couch without latching the door. In the morning when Brian woke up, she was still in her kennel and had successfully closed the door behind her. We both got a pretty good laugh out of this because she just knows thats where shes supposed to stay at night. She is truly precious and we love her a lot. Right now, she is just chowing down on the new bone that she got today. If I don't take it away from her, it will be gone by dinner time. I'll take new pictures of her soon and post them so you all can see how beautiful she is!!!

This IS the next 4-8 years...

It has been 18 days since the inauguration of our new president. I find myself, daily, sickened by the people's vote. I say that to tell you that I did not vote for Obama and also did not vote for McCain. It is a sad reality that neither candidate was worth voting for. I did vote and I don't consider my vote a waste. In the last election, I voted for Bush. It was my first Presidential voting experience and I was so excited to cast my vote. I was urged to vote for an independent but at that time, I felt like Bush must be better than Kerry. I casted my vote for Bush and thought that I was doing my part. This time, I felt like there was nothing in me that wanted to vote for either of them. Ultimately, I wanted to vote for Ron Paul. Up until the very last days, I still wanted to vote for him, knowing that my ballot would just be filed in the trash can. All this to say...it's not like God doesn't know what He's doing. Let's be honest here...do I really think that God has forgotten about us? No. Do I really think that God made a mistake in the election? No. So, on that note...I find peace. Thank you Lord for always knowing what is best for me and the ones I love. Thank you for taking care of Your people. It will be an interesting 4-8 years (only 4, I hope) but I'm in it for the long-haul. I do not like him (or anyone he's bringing in with him) but I'll support my president...because that's who he is.

I also must comment on a Dr. Phil episode I saw with Ann Coulter and Alan Colmes. I'm not much for watching the politics on TV because it just becomes a wrestling match but, it was interesting to listen to this debate. Ann pointed out that the republicans took this loss very gracefully. We did not see the republicans protesting and throwing a fit. That is quite a difference to what the liberals did when Bush was elected. Like I said...I'm in it for the long-haul. There is nothing I can do to change it...so I will keep Obama in my prayers. It's not like God doesn't know what He's doing.