Dog Food and Ketchup

I have said many times that there is never a dull moment in Cotterville.  If I sat down and blogged about every crazy thing that happened I would never leave my computer, thus giving my kids time to do more crazy things!  The only reason I'm able to blog right now is because one kid is at school, one is in bed, and the dog is outside.

So here's the story.  I will start with a little background info.

We got Emma from our local shelter about three weeks ago.  She was 8-weeks old we we got her.  About four days after bringing her home she started coughing.  It got progressively worse so we took her to the vet. They said that she had a cough and allergies and gave her some medicine to take.  I have been trying several different ways of giving it to her to trick her into taking it.  We've done cheese (which she stopped eating her real food only wanting the cheese).  We've tried just opening her mouth and throwing it in, and We've hidden it in her dog food.

Today I decided to do the latter.  We usually put a little water in her food just to soften it some.  I did this and then tucked the medicine down in there.  She ate just a little bit and left the food.  I decided to leave the bowl down so she could go back and finish later.

In the meantime, I have been fighting all morning trying to keep Isaac out of the kitchen.  Do you see where this is going yet?

After Isaac and I had lunch I sat down to do some work.  I was going back and forth between the kithch/dining room and the living room where I was.  No problem, or so I thought.  I got up to get him a refill of milk and when I passed the dog bowl I realized something didn't look right.  Upon closer inspection I found Emma's food bowl empty and her water bowl filled with....KETCHUP!

So I'm prying that Emma ate everything before Isaac got the ketchup out for her.  I understand his reasoning...everything taste better. with ketchup.  I"m just praying he didn't eat the food!

So what did I do?  I spanked Isaac and put him in bed for nap. (It's obvious that it was nap time!).  I put Emma outside and began cleaning up the mess.  It was while wiping ketchup off everything that I realized Emma's medicine was in the food.  A wave of fear came over me that Isaac had eaten it.  I went in and smelled his breath and all I could smell was ketchup. So....I'm praying that's all he ate!

Wow...what a day!  Oh and it's only 2:30!

They aren't as innocent as they look!

Who am I?

I saw this questionarre on Facebook and decided to play along and answer the questions on here.  So here goes.

***********FOODOLOGY***************

What is your salad dressing of choice? Ranch

What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? I'm not big on going out to eat but I guess I would say Chili's

What food could you eat every day for two weeks without becoming sick?  Caramel

What are your pizza toppings of choice? Pepperoni

What do you like to put on your toast? I don't care for toast but if I had to eat it, it would be peanut butter.

***********TECHNOLOGY***************

How many televisions are in your house? 2 but I think only one is hooked up.

What color cell phone do you have? Black

Do you have an iPod? Nope.  But I do have an android phone with all my music on it!

***************BIOLOGY******************

Are you right-handed or left-handed?  Right

Have you ever had anything removed from your body? Do babies count? If so then yes!

What is the last heavy item you lifted? It would be a toss up between Isaac and our new puppy Emma.  (She is 9-weeks and weighs 16 pounds!)

Have you ever been knocked unconscious? No!  Not even when I got hit in the head by a foul ball at an Arkansas Travelers Baseball game.  (Yes that's what's wrong with me!)

************DUMBOLOGY******************

How many pairs of flip flops do you own? Wow...I think at least 10.

Last time you had a run-in with the cops? Never have..knock on wood.

Last person you talked to? Jordan

Last person you hugged? Jordan

**************FAVORITOLOGY****************

Season? Football...I mean Fall.

Holiday? Christmas!

Day of the week? I guess Saturday/Sunday.  When the family is all home together!

Month? December

***********CURRENTOLOGY*****************

Missing someone? Yes.

Mood? Tired (I should have gone to bed a long time ago!)

What are you listening to? SILENCE!  This is rare in my house.

Watching?  Nothing.

Worrying about? Nothing really at the moment.

***************RANDOMOLOGY*****************

First place you went this morning? To get Isaac out of bed.  He was standing in his crib yelling "MOM"

What's the last movie you saw? We don't get to watch movies much.  I honestly can't even remember the last one I saw.  Sad...I know.

Do you smile often? Yes.

***************OTHER-OLOGY*****************

1) Do you always answer your phone? No.  In fact, my voice mail says "I'm either busy or just don't want to talk on the phone".

2) It's four in the morning and you get a text message who is from? Probably Facebook.  I have a few friends that I get text messages when the update.  Or at 4 a.m. it could be Chris who is already at work!

3)  If you could change your eye color what would they be?  I would like them to be greener.  They are hazel now and I love when they turn green!

4) If you could change your hair color, what color would you change it to? I would go a bit lighter with some highlights....Chris wants me to go PINK!

5) What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic?  Vanilla

6) Do you own a digital camera? No...Isaac broke mine.  I use my phone currently.

7) Have you ever had a pet fish? Yes...Whizbang only last a few days.

8) What's on your wish list for your birthday? Well Christmas is first and I want a camera and a Kindle Fire.  Oh and a gift certificate to the cake supply store by our house!

9) Can you do push ups? No, don't care to.

10) Can you do a chin up? No, don't want to.

11) Does the future make you more nervous or excited? Both...

12) Do you have any saved texts? I don't think so.

13) Ever been in a car wreck? Yes.  I think 2.

14) Do you have an accent? Um, yes!

15) What is the last song to make you cry?  Cinderella, Stephen Curtis Chapman.

16) Plans tonight? To go to bed and hopefully get a few solid hours sleep!

17) Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? I've been close!

18) Name 3 things you did today: Watched a great friend's kids after school, went to cub scouts, and completed a work assignment once everyone went to bed.

19) Have you ever been given roses? Yes.  But honestly I prefer tulips! 

20) Current worry? I'm a mom...need I say more? 

21) Current hate right now? That my kids are growing up so fast. I like every other parent would like to freeze time.

22) Met someone who changed your life? Every person has changed me in some way or another.

23) How did you bring in the New Year? We were in Wichita, KS with Chris' Dad and family having an all night skate at his skating rink.  We had so much fun we are doing it again this year!

24) What song represents you? Wow.  That's a hard one.  I am up for suggestions.  This might just have to be an entire blog post.  

25) Name three people who might complete this? I would love for anyone to complete this but honestly I could care less if you do :)

26) Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? I don't think so.  

27) Does anyone love you? I am loved by so many people.  God has truly blessed me!

28) Would you be a pirate?  I would rather be a Ninja. 

29) What songs do you sing in the shower? Usually the last song I heard on the radio.

30) When did you last cry? I think it was two-weeks ago while watching Grey's Anatomy.  This has been a very emotional season ha!

31) Who was the last person you took a picture of? Emma. (our puppy).

32) What kind of music did you listen to in elementary school? Country!

33) Are most of the friends in your life new or old? I have a wide range.  I am still friends with many people from as far back as middle school (thank you band) and we have many new friends here in Texas thanks to cub scouts. 

34) Do you like pulpy orange juice? I don't care for any kind of orange juice.

35) What is something your friends make fun of you for? Wow...yet again that would be another whole blog post.  I think the biggest one would be that I'm usually the last to get the jokes.  

36) If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?  Not at all...I would just have anxiety every single day leading up to it!

37) If you could change your name, what would you change it to? I rather like my name.   

38) Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000.00? HECK NO!

Well that was fun!  I hope you got a good laugh and maybe even learned something.  If you have any other random questions you want to ask me feel free to post them in the comment section!  Now I'm going to bed!

MIA

I feel so bad that I have neglected this blog.  I could sit here and say that things have just been too busy but I would be lying.  I could have found the time to sit and do a blog post!  I am hoping to get back into a routine of posting.  I was hoping to use this blog as a way of scrapbooking and keeping up with the boys as they grew up.  Isaac is now 22 months and I haven't talked about him at all.  In addition...we have a new member to our family.  We adopted a sweet puppy whom we named Emma.  

As for Jordan, he is now 9 years old and in 4th grade.  He is so smart!  I got a call from his teacher today letting me know his test scores on their big six-week math test.  She said he was the model student and a complete joy to have.  That made me a very proud mommy!  Jordan loves playing with his Legos and riding his bike to and from school every day.  The following picture was taken today.  I just can't get over how tall this kids is....He will be taller than me probably by this time next year :(

Isaac, wow where do I begin.  He is 22 months old but has been in his terrible twos for a year now.   He began walking a little before he turned 10 months and he has not stopped since.  He eat ANYTHING, destroys EVERYTHING, and is the happiest kid I have ever seen.  He is having a hard time learning how to share.  He thinks throwing himself in the floor or maybe even banging his head on said floor will get him what he wants.  It usually just gets him a nice spanking!  He is very strong willed and independent, not to mention fearless!!  With all that being said, I love watching him grow up (though it is happening too fast.)  This picture was taken of Isaac today at our local pumpkin patch.

And finally I want to introduce you to the newest member of Cotterville!!

This is Emma!  She is 8-weeks old and joined our family yesterday.  Our local shelter posted a picture of her on Facebook and I knew that moment we had to have her!  We went to look at her and Isaac and her instantly bonded!  He has not stopped saying puppy since we saw her.  Anyway, she was given to the shelter at about 1 week old and spent the next few weeks in a very loving foster home.  She is a lab/pit bull mix.  She loves to play but most of the time she can be cuddled next to someone on the couch.  She is such a good dog!  We have a crate that she sleeps in at night and the last two nights she has gone in without even a whimper!  She is doing fairly well with potty training so I hope that won't be a very long process. It's a change having her around but everyone in the family adores her and I can tell she she is happy to be here!  

I have not had a puppy of "my own" since I was 3 years old.  I think I am not sure who is more excited about her being here but it would be very hard to beat my excitement!

So there is an update on Life in Cotterville.  I still hope to do a few blogs about our new house and what we have been up to lately....STAY TUNED!