Show Us Your Life- Pets

I have been reading Kelly's blog for a few years now, but I have never linked up! Today is all about pets and I couldn't resist! If you aren't sure just how crazy I am about my dog, please look over to the right and click on Amos :)

My husband and I had been married for 6 months when we decided to get a dog. I wanted a cute, cuddly house dog and he wanted a "man's" dog... whatever that is?! One night we had people over for a Labor Day cookout and he came in the house and announced "hon, I just bought us a dog! Do you have a Paypal account?" I was less than thrilled with him at that point and even worse when I found out he had bought a Mastiff! A 200 pound, slobbering, hairy dog was not exactly what I had in mind... BUT when I met the little underweight, sickly pup my husband bought from a puppy mill I couldn't get enough of him! Amos was 12 weeks and 15 pounds when we got him. He should have been around 45 pounds! It's been a long, expensive 3 years, but I wouldn't trade it. Enough with the rambling... meet Amos Moses!

The day we got him! September, 2008

Tiny little paws wouldn't stay tiny long!

Our first "family of 3" picture

Amos snoozing on our loveseat... come back to this in a second.

See how tiny? Ignore the mess...

Fall 2009! One year later... look how much he had grown!

March 2011



January 2011, same loveseat :)

 Amos is now 3 years old and averaging 185 pounds. He's still underweight for a Mastiff, but that's fine with me! :) Mastiffs are called the Gentle Giants and that is SO true. He is by far the sweetest, best dog! He's very protective though... he will "guard" me when I'm home alone. It's so cute!

I could go on and on, but I won't. Just click on his name to the right if you'd like to read more... There is plenty!

Thanks for stopping by!

Friday 15

I have absolutely no idea where to start with a catch up post. Things have been bananas lately! I'm going to post the first 15 thoughts that pop into my head. Bare with me... :)

1. We sold the house! I'm still sad and happy that I've only stalked it once.
2. We moved everything into a storage unit. I spent lots and lots of time researching and organizing. I can honestly say I know where 95% of things are. Plus they're packed away with dryer sheets {to keep bugs away}, wooden pallets {to keep things off the floor}, drop cloths {to keep the wood furniture protected}, plastic, mouse poison, moisture catcher thingys and lots of bug spray. I feel much better now.
3. I still haven't finished unpacking and organizing the apartment though. There are about 3 more tubs I need to work on. It doesn't help that Brad has moved in some of his hunting crap things already. 
4. I would have liked to finish the unpacking part, but I've been busy lately. Plus I can't sit in the floor to sort through things or sit on the couch and bend over digging in plastic tubs. 
5. My broken tail bone seems to be healing nicely. I'm very impatient though and want it to be done with... NOW. Combine that with the fact that I forget it's broken and then bad things happen. Long drives (over 30 minutes) are still not fun; neither is sitting at my desk at work. 
6. Brad and I went to an air show in Millington, TN a few weeks ago (pics to come soon) and had a good time. This was before I knew my tail bone was broken. I couldn't figure out why I was hurting SO badly. I was sitting in one of those folding chairs that you carry in a bag and I could barely move at the end of the show (almost 3 hour drive, 6 hour show and 3 hour drive home). I normally have a good tolerance for pain, but that was driving me crazy!!
7. The next week Brad went to another one in Halls, TN or somewhere around there. He took a ride in a cool plane (pics to come). I stayed home :)
8. Last weekend I drove to AR and met Brad at his workplace. We hopped in a plane and flew south to Inverness, MS for "Duster Doings". Basically this older ag pilot lets all of his ag pilot friends fly in and spend the day swapping stories and eating. It was an hour flight down and then a little more than an hour back {strong wind!} and so flippin' bumpy. It was my first flight in a 4 seater plane and my first flight to ride in the backseat {I don't even ride in the backseat of a car!!}. I didn't throw up, but I did come close on the flight back!
9. Brad is registered for a week long ag course in Ft. Pierce, Florida! Guess who will be taking a week vacation and going with him? Me! The room is booked and the rental car is booked and we're ready to go! Just a few more weeks... I'm going to miss Amos though!! I've never been away from him for this long before. Amos is a special needs dog so I'm worried about him, but I know my mom and dad will take good care of him!
10. Courtney {my sis} turned 29 and Chloe turned 6 last week. We partied Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday! I was party pooped out!
11. I have no idea what this weekend holds and that's ok... I have a few things in mind.
12. Monday is Columbus Day!! That means no work for me Monday!! Woot woot! I'm thrilled about this. Over the moon excited. I'm so ready for a day off.
13. My mom, sister, niece and I plan on shopping Monday. Lord help us! Chloe hates shopping, I'm crippled, mom's crippled and Courtney has a heart condition. Fun times! Ha! Court and Clo are going on a cruise soon so they're looking for cruise clothes. Chloe needs fall clothes. Mom is just going {although we might convince her to buy a thing or two}. I'm in desperate need of fall clothes. I have sweaters, plenty of sweaters, but nothing to wear in fallish weather.
14. Amos threw up four times this week. I have no idea why. He's such a sickly dog. He started chewing on his toy last night so I think he's finally feeling better.
15. I plan on posting pictures very soon! I have so many I need to upload and edit and hopefully I'll have time to do that soon.

Happy Friday!!!

Friday Confessional

I confess...

• that I had a Mt. Dew today... and it was wonderful.
• that I've watched {possibly} too much tv this week.
• that I'm going to spend tonight and/or tomorrow cleaning.

I confess...

• that I freaked out about Amos this week.
• that is he finally feeling a little better.
• that I feel responsible for him being sickly.

I confess...

• that I haven't bought my mom & dad's birthday gifts yet. Mom's is tomorrow and dad's is Sunday.
• that I have no idea what I'm getting them.

I confess...

• that I haven't "gone off" on anyone today {either in front of them or behind their back while I'm alone in my office}
• that I have been in a good mood most of the day {Mt. Dew high, perhaps?}
• that I have discovered pinterest.com
• that I have been doing some major "pinning" since then.

I confess...

• that I have no idea what I'm doing this weekend.
• that I've been invited to a ummm some sort of house party thingy. What was it???
• that I have a friend's wedding reception tomorrow afternoon.
• that I might skip it all and head to Arkansas.

I confess...

• that I'm flipping thrilled it's Friday!! Woot Woot!! :)

Happy Friday!!!

Bigger car, maybe?

I took these pictures one day after taking Amos for his bath... Enjoy!

My view of the back seat

All the way from one side...

to the other!

His little tail fails down once you open the door!

"No pictures please"

Once inside, he just falls over!

"I'm not looking at you. I'm not looking. Stop!"

If I look, will you go away?

Luckily Amos should be done growing by now! I'm not sure my car could hold him if he got any bigger!

Hope you all have a great weekend!!

WILW: Amos

You know what to do!

What I'm Loving is that Amos is healthy!!

What I Love includes the following items! {I'll give you a second to scroll down and see then come back here! :)}

Oh, you need to me explain? Hehehe... let's start at the beginning, shall we?

My dog is "special". He has a routine and you do.not.stray. from the routine or you will have a 200 pound mess on your hands. Do not move his bed, food bowl, or any piece of furniture or he will freak out. Seriously. Anywho, let me speed up... He has always, always gone to potty at or around 730am, 12, 5pm and 10pm. Those times can adjust 30 minutes to an hour, but that is all you're getting. SO imagine how I felt when all of a sudden Amos is only going out every 12-18 (or more!) hours?!?!

This "mama' just knew something was wrong. Not only was he not going, but he wasn't even getting up off the floor! I called the vet and they suggested ME collecting a urine sample and bringing it to THEM. HUH? "You want me to do what?" I think is what I mumbled.  Yeah, it was either that or load him up and carry him myself! So, I put on my big girl panties gloves and grabbed an old Betty Crocker icing tub with lid and followed him outside... You can imagine what happened next.

 Did you imagine me chasing him around the house with my pretty blue gloves and cup hoping and praying he would stop long enough to let me catch him? Because that is what happened.

 Guess what? I took my sample {in the can with lid, in a gallon size freezer bag} to the vet and the sample was "no good". What? Huh? Really? They need fresh pee and it needs to be in a cooler. Too bad they didn't tell me that before!!! I go back home for round number 2 of "catching the pee" and it was still a game to that poor dog. He wouldn't get out of the floor so I had to ram him {gently} with the vacuum cleaner until he got up!

This time I got TWO samples for them.

 After all that "fun" I feel like this woman!

{Side note: I googled "frazzled woman" and got this. Really? She's a 50's housewife-- how is she frazzled??}



 The Vet's office called later to tell me that Amos does NOT have a UTI. He's probably "being rebellious". Huh? We moved over 4 months ago and he is just now rebelling? Whatevs.

Now he's holding it over 20 hours and I think that's insane, but apparently Vets do not.

If you made it to the end... CONGRATULATIONS!! I know this isn't my typical WILW posts, but I really do LOVE my dog and I LOVE that he doesn't have a UTI. I also LOVE the fact that my life consists of text messages like this: "Gone home for more dog pee" or "I just took a 200lb Mastiff's urine sample all by myself" or "You owe me!! I just chased your dog around the house to catch his pee in Mama Lynn's icing tub!!"

HAHAHAHA

Have you done anything interesting lately?? I'll leave you with a picture of my patient! :)

Friday Confessional

I confess...

that I haven't been doing so well with my eating habits this week.
that I am ready for the weekend.
that I am curious to see how tomorrow night goes {Jenessa's "Girls Night Out"}

I confess...

that I'm ready to be home, in my pajamas, and eating orange sherbet a healthy snack.
that Amos has been slightly neglected this week.
that my apartment has been slightly neglected this week. Definitely in need of a deeeeep cleaning.

I confess...

that no such "deeeeeep cleaning" will take place this weekend. Way too much to do!
that I'm behind on Big Brother, but I will catch up tonight... along with Suits {who else loves that show?}
that I'm already planning my next unhealthy meal! Some days a greasy burger and fries makes everything better. Get used to it!
that I've done some slight damage while shopping the last few weeks! :)

I confess...

that my "baby" will start Kindergarten next week and I might cry. When did she get old enough to start school??
that I might be late for work the day my niece starts Kindergarten. I will have to stalk her and take pictures, won't I??

And lastly, I confess that my frig looks like this...

What? You don't keep lumps of coal in your frig?

And newspapers? And coffee??

I Someone may or may not have accidentally turned the refrigerator completely off last week?!?! Apparently, coffee, charcoal, and coffee are rumored to absorb any nasty smells. We shall see!!

WILW

 Don't forget to link up today!

I'm loving Starburst!

I've been craving Starburst and finally got a small bag on Monday.

 I'm loving these brownie bites!

I'm not loving the calorie count though :(

 I'm loving this oddball too! Even if I think he has more crazy days than normal ones :)

I'm loving this store. I can probably count on one hand how many times I've been into Loft since it opened in the mall in Tupelo. They have such cute things, but not cute prices. I lucked up on a good sale two weeks ago so now I'm stalking them again! :)

 I'm loving Target, as usual! Too bad I have to drive 60+ miles to the closest one! Target people, if you are listening, please add Tupelo, MS to your list of places to build!

I found this dress and this dress this past weekend. Can't wait to wear them!

* I'm loving that fall clothes are starting to hit the shelves! Yes, I'm still buying for summer, but I LoVe fall. It's my favorite season! 
* I'm loving my sweet Amos. I hate he can't be my little lap dog so instead, I crawl down in the floor and lay in his lap :) And when I do, he'll put his little big sweet paw on me.
* I'm loving my sweet, brave, precious mama for cleaning out my horrible, nasty, terrible, stinky, yucky, gross, nasty, horrible, very bad smelling frig this past week. It was bad. Very bad. Ugh, I might throw up {again} thinking about it. Yeah, I was hid out in the bathroom making friends with my toilet while my mom was cleaning that nastiness out. Ewww. Bless her. She's a tough woman.
*I'm loving that this Saturday night will be spent with a close friend and some others for a little Girl's Night Out. Jenessa's getting married in 9 days!

I think that's all for now! Happy Hump-Day everyone! I've got to get back to work :(

Just another Manic Monday

So, the camera stayed in the purse all weekend and not one single picture was taken. There just wasn't much to see! Next weekend should be better!

I was busy this weekend though! Friday night rounded out a week of VBS at my mom's church. Exhausted doesn't even begin to describe how I felt after it was over! Saturday, Kayla and I met up and went shopping in Jackson, TN. Our first stop was Trees N Trends and I was so disappointed! :( If you were in the mood for patio furniture then you were in luck. Those of us not shopping for that was definitely out of luck. We'll definitely have to go back this fall. Next up was Hobby Lobby and it didn't disappoint! Kayla was shopping for Minnie Mouse items for her niece's first birthday and we found several things. I also picked up a few things that were not on my list, but oh, well... Now if only I could find somewhere to put that pillow!! :) A few other places were Ulta {nail polish x 2}, Bed Bath & Beyond {hangers}, Dress Barn, Rue 21, Old Navy, Grass Monkey {two scarves}, Target, {two dresses & earrings} Dollar Tree and a party store. I'm not 100% sure that this is the complete list though! :) We rounded out our shopping trip with Steak N Shake! Yummy to my tummy! Eight hours after we left going, we returned home. Eight hours! It was super fun though! {Minus the part about me finding a lost little boy crying and terribly upset in Target. I really wanted to slap his mother, but I didn't. Heifer}

Brad got in from Arkansas right before I got home. We cleaned up and headed to a friend's 30th birthday party. Chad is the funniest guy you will ever meet. I call him sometimes when I'm having a bad day and he will have me rolling in tears in less than 5 minutes. In fact, one time I was laughing/snorting/crying so hard two people from around my office came in to check on me!

Sunday was an interesting day! We started it off at church, followed by lunch at Pizza Hut. I wish Brad didn't have such a love for PH, but oh well. Pizza is one of my favorite foods, but Pizza Hut buffet is not. Anywho, it wasn't that bad. After we ate, we headed to our house to check on this AND to show it to a lady.  A lady that never showed. I called; she didn't answer OR call me back. Heifer. We waited around 2 hours. In the mean time, we both took naps. Brad really does miss that enormous, leather recliner! I miss my couch as well, but it's all for a good cause, I suppose :) We headed back to the apartment and relaxed for a bit. Then we headed back to town to eat at a local steak house then home to bed because 3:20 am comes reallllly early!

This morning, I feel like a zombie. Amos kept me up most of the night and then I had to get up early with Brad. Then I could not go back to sleep {Amos was whining/crying}. Ugh! Zumba is going to kick my tail tonight- it's been two weeks and I haven't stayed the least bit active in those two weeks!

Hope you had a great weekend!

Random Thoughts

This week has been a whirlwind... I can't believe that tomorrow is Friday {normally the week just drags on and on, but not this week}. Instead of my What I'm Loving post or post about once certain thing, I thought I'd fill you in on the last few days all in one random post. Try to stay with me :)

My first chiropractor appt was Tuesday and it was Heaven. Should have gone sooner!

Found these little gems in a bin at Wal-Mart for 97 cents. They're so good! The next box will hang out in the frig for a while before I eat them though; I think they will be even better cold!



A fan similar to this helps Amos and me stay a little cooler at night. Couldn't live without it right now! It's July. In Mississippi!




Amos has had some nasty sores pop up and this stuff really helps!

 * I may or may not have *accidentally* turned off my frig at our house.
* It may or may not smell like a dead animal... in my house... it's nasty. Beyond nasty. Thank God for moms! Mine is going to clean that mess out!
* Amos is getting better at taking his vitamins and that really helps this mom out! You try forcing 3 big pills down a 190lb dog's mouth after he shuts his jaw- it's like steel!
* It's hot. Too hot. But I found this on the world wide web and now I will shut up:
“I was going to complain about how hot it is... then I realized: 1.) It isn't 109 degrees; 2.) I'm not 5,700 miles from home; 3.) I'm not dressed in a full BDU uniform & helmet and carrying 70+ lbs. of gear; and 4.) There is very little chance that anyone will shoot at me or that I might drive over a bomb in the road today! Thanks to all who serve!!”


* I must clarify that it is 109 degrees in MS, BUT you get the idea!! I'm sorry, I'm just one of those people that like to make sure things are explained. Fully.
* I'm going shopping this weekend with Kayla. I hope to find/buy a few things!
* Saturday night, a friend is having a 30th birthday party. Chad is the funniest guy you will ever meet. He has me in tears every time I see him {I cry every time I laugh}.
* The weight gain/loss thing is annoying me.
* Chloe starts school in two weeks. I am in awe. Yesterday she was still a tot in diapers running around with her mullet!
* I hope Brad gets to come in this weekend. 1) I want him to be able to go to Chad's b-day party. 2) I don't want to drive an hour to Jackson, TN, shop all day, then drive an hour home only to pack up and drive two hours to Nowhereville, AR. 3) Brad would rather come in town than stay in his tin-can.
* I've been helping my mom's church with VBS this week and I'm exhausted! We go straight home after work, change, then straight to church. If I keep going downhill, by Saturday morning I will need a swift kick to get out of bed!
* Amos still hasn't stopped shedding.
* I'm not liking the fact that Big Brother is already making me nervous! Hello! It's only week 2! I'm not happy with the fact that Jordan didn't put up Brendon and Rachel. That "red haired hyena" drives me nuts! That's Whitney's nickname for her :)
* Tomorrow is Friday!! I go back to the chiropractor! It's only 75% awkward. I know him. Knew him in high school. We were good friends. I used to pet his hair {true story, the boy has the softest hair!} and sit next to him on school trips. Oh, and we went to Prom together. I {the senior} took him {the junior} and it was fun. Anywho, awkward! But it was nice too.
* Want me to keep going? No? OK, fine, but I have a dozen more points I could use...
Happy Friday Eve!