1. THE RANGERS MADE THE PLAYOFFS! WOO HOO! It's a big deal around here, the Rangers have never EVER made the playoffs before and they're doing great. Right now Scott and I are watching the 4th game of the ALCS against the Yankees, and it's so exciting to watch. If the Rangers woop some serious Yankee butt and make the World Series, Scott and I are going to spend an arm and a leg trying to get tickets to one of the games, regardless of where the seats are! I mean hey, when will this ever happen again? Based on their track record up to this point it could be a LONG time, haha! I hate watching the Yankees play, I feel like I'm watching a bunch of slime-ball, sleeze-bag, Guidos play baseball and it makes me feel like I need to take a bath. YUCK! Everyone pray the rangers continue to do well... LET'S GO RANGERS! IT'S TIME! :)
2. I'm still very involved with Legacy Boxer Rescue, and spend a lot of my free time volunteering here and there. Many of my friends are part of the group, I've met a lot of really great people with gentle souls and kind spirits that make my life incredibly enjoyable. They all love Deacon and ask about him all the time. He's become "the Facebook baby" because he's always making the LBR Facebook page doing something cute with Spruce. Today Deacon and I helped transport a sweet boy named Butch (pictured) from the vet's office to his new foster home. I always like to include Deacon in my rescue adventures because I think it's incredibly important to teach him compassion for others and that there aren't enough people that care about those that cannot help themselves, especially animals. I hope that my efforts and that of those that surround us can somehow rub off on him and teach him to be passionate about something like I am about rescuing these Boxer babies.
3. Speaking of Boxer babies... We are going to be temporarily fostering this little cutie for a week starting this Saturday! Her name is Gemini, she is one of 4 Boxer mix puppies that came to LBR as a surprise litter 8 weeks ago. Her mom, Celestial, was found roaming around outside a tractor supply shop in the country and a nice family took her in. The next morning, they found 7 puppies in the dog house with Celest! Holy moly! The family called LBR and we came to the rescue, but now the pups need to find their own foster home so Celest and her foster parents can have a break. We had a pull freeze the last couple of days until we could place these puppies in new foster homes, meaning that until they are spoken for we are unable to pull any Boxers from shelters. Yikes! Unfortunately, we lost one in the process of finding suitable puppy homes, so to keep that from happening again my friend Kim stepped up for Gemini. LBR has a rule that puppies cannot come in contact with shelter dogs until their 10-14 day hold is up, and Kim just pulled a dog named Popcorn this past weekend so she needed a temporary home for Gemini. I got permission from our apartment complex and Scott to keep her for a week, so YAY we're going to have a puppy soon! I'm excited, can you tell?! You would be too, look at that FACE! You can see Celestial, Gemini, Leo, Taurus, and Scorpio at www.savetheboxers.com :)
4. Yesterday our crazy neighbor lady downstairs FINALLY moved out! Oy, I'm so ready to not have to worry about anyone below us banging on the ceiling or calling the police because we are being too loud. Her last morning here she actually apologized to Scott for taking her frustration out on us, so at least she tried to mend things even if it was a little late :) Our lease is up December 31st, and after that we will be renting a home around here unless Scott finds a job elsewhere. Part of me really wants to move because I feel like we are WAY too close to certain family, but at the same time I'm going to be so sad to leave the great friends I've made here recently. What am I going to do without LBR? What is Deacon going to do without Braxton? I know it will all work out whether we stay or go, but if we stay here at least we will be in a HOUSE. Then Deacon will be able to walk, crawl, fall, bang toys on the walls, and play as loud as he wants to. As you can see, he's a wild man!
5. Everyone meet Braxton! This sweet boy comes to play 3 or 4 mornings a week for a few hours, and we love every minute that he is here. Brax is an absolute joy and is one of the sweetest babies I've ever met. Deacon is very affectionate with me and gives me hugs and kisses all the time, but other than Scott nobody else really gets that kind of love from him. Not Braxton though, he gives me all kinds of smooches and always wants to cuddle, he's such a love bug! He was born in February so he's only 8 months old and a little younger than Deacon, but it only took a few days for Deac to teach him how to crawl and play like the "big boys". I feel like Deacon looks like such a little boy next to Braxton, even though they're about the same size. Deacon is more slender and longer than Brax, and chunky little Braxton is more stout. They get along SO well, it's precious to see their faces light up when they see each other because they truly enjoy each other's company. Sweet baby boys!
6. Speaking of babies, I'm having a terrible case of baby fever. Deacon will be 1 in 4 1/2 weeks and I feel like I'm losing my baby boy. He has gotten so big and so independent, and even though he's still little I feel like he grows more every day. Scott and I want to have another baby soon, so I guess you can say we're "trying" even though I don't exactly know what all that entails, haha. We definitely didn't try for Deacon so we're kind of doing this "wait and see" thing at the moment. When it's supposed to happen it will, but I'd preferrably like that to be soon! Haha. I miss being pregnant and feeling like I'm "needed". I know Deac will still need me for a very long time, but he's not breastfeeding anymore and my snuggly baby boy has all of the sudden become very wiggly and independent. It's exciting to see him developing, but very bittersweet for Mama.
7. Y'all probably remember when Deacon first started eating food and how messy he was... Well, not much has changed! As you saw yesterday from the videos he thinks it's hilarious to feed the dogs and throws them a bite every chance he gets. Bite for me, bite for my buddy! Deac even throws food on the ground at restaurants, other people's houses, and when the dogs are in their crate and not there to catch every crumb. Silly baby. He eats everything in sight, the only things I don't allow him to eat are peanut butter, strawberries, honey, and chocolate. Okay... if there is a chocolate chip in a cookie I let it slide, but no Oreos or chocolate bars or anything like that. The boy LOVES pudding, chef boyar-dee, macaroni and cheese, peas, mandarin oranges, and just about anything that's on someone else's plate. He eats at 530-6 every night, and then when Mommy and Daddy eat later he walks along the table or couches between us and takes bites. Sweet silly man :) I love that Deacon is a good eater, it will make it easier when he's older to make dinner because he won't be picky. I really haven't found anything he doesn't like, but his absolute favorite thing to do with food is paint his body with it... Needless to say we take a lot of baths around here!
8. I made this soup last night, it was DE-lish! I put everything together in the crock pot around 1:00 on low, and we ate around 7:00, but I'm sure the times could be adjusted to fit your day. The original recipe says to just heat it all over the stove, but I like things to simmer in the crock for a while :)
2 cans stewed italian style tomatoes (14oz each)
2 cups frozen corn
2 cups fresh green beans
3 cups fresh baby carrots
12 oz frozen turkey meatballs
2 cups chicken broth
2 tsp basil leaves
2 tsp oregano leaves
salt and pepper to taste
9. Spruce and Willow are doing really well, we still love them to pieces. They're such sweet dogs :) They both enjoy going on playdates at Kathy's house to play with all her dogs (she usually has about 8 at a time!) and of course the dog park is still a big hit. Spruce is getting better on a leash, and Willow has become what we call a "Boston terrorist" because she can be a little bratt to her brother at times. I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world, I absolutely ADORE my babies!
10. Deacon's birthday is in about 4 1/2 weeks, November 21st is rapidly approaching! I still remember the day I had him like it was yesterday, it was absolutely the best day of my life! We have decided to go to North Carolina for a week starting November 20th, so Deacon's birthday and Thanksgiving will fall during our visit. Yay! I can't wait to see my family and spend those two special days with them, but no worries to all of our friends here we will still have a birthday party for Deacon here the morning before we leave. Mark it on your calendars everyone, November 20th will be Deacon's first birthday party in Texas! We haven't decided what day we will have it in North Carolina, but stay tuned and I'll keep y'all updated ;) Holy moly, I can't believe my baby will be ONE YEAR OLD soon! I hope he's walking by then :)
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