Jan 16th - Jan 29th in Pictures

Jan 16th

Silly dog likes sitting on the heating vent.

Jan 17th

Jan 18th

Jan 19th
Peter says hi!

Jan 20th
The cat looked so comfy.

Jan 21st
I heard Em wake up and found that she had found the dolls and stuffed animals on the big kids' bed.

Jan 22nd
Em and I getting a day care kid from the bus stop.

Jan 23rd
I taught Sean how to finger knit.

Jan 24th
We got new pets for the aquarium: fire bellied newts

Jan 25th
It snowed!

"I'm cold. I want inside."

Jan 26th
Em didn't enjoy the snow as much as Sean and Maddy.

Jan 27th
Em enjoyed Granddad's birthday cake more than her own.

Jan 28th
Teething has made Em want a paci.

Jan 29th
Em has walking down and was walking all over the place!

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Farewell Keme

It's a sad day here today. Hubby brought Keme, our mutt, to the SPCA this morning. We had a pretty scary night last night. Just like every night, we got the kids to bed and then hubby fed the dogs. Last night Keme got done eating first and went to eat Annabelle's. Annabelle didn't take kind to that and gave her a warning growl/bark. Keme responded by biting Annabelle's neck. Just as hubby got to them, Keme lifted Annabelle a little over the floor and gave her a shake. Hubby fought with her to release Annabelle but because she had locked her jaw, it took awhile. It probably wasn't a really long time in hind sight but in the moment, it felt like it lasted forever. I instantly knew that Keme was no longer welcome in our home. I love Keme but with small children and small animals, that's way too much of a risk to have in our house. I'd never be able to live with myself if something happened to a child, mine or otherwise. Annabelle was in obvious pain but seemed to be doing better than I thought she would; she even tried to jump on the couch. I called my brother who agreed to drive hubby and Annabelle to the emergency vet; I had to stay with the kids. The next couple hours seemed to drag on. Finally, they were home. Annabelle was still a little drugged up but she was good. She's on pain meds and an antibiotic. We're making sure she rests and are watching to make sure her wounds heal well. I'm sad not to have Keme here anymore but I know we made the right choice. I would never feel comfortable with her ever again. Sean hadn't fallen asleep by the time this all happened and came out to the living room while we were checking Annabelle over. I briefly explained that Annabelle was hurt but ok and was going to go to the doctor. After they left for the vet I sat down and talked to him about what happened. This is when him cracking his head open and needing stitches last year came in handy. It helped him understand. I also explained that Keme did it to Annabelle and since we don't want anyone else getting hurt that Keme was going to go to a new home. He was ok with this thankfully. He then proceeded to stay up until everyone was home, around 1:00! The one time Sean got really upset was when he told me that he wanted two dogs. That was before I could explain to him that Annabelle was ok. Two dogs is not out of the question but it won't happen anytime soon. When it does happen, it'll be a small dog, probably a pug. For now, I'm beyond thankful that Annabelle is ok.

Annabelle resting up

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Project 52: Week 37

I've been working on updating and improving my daycare website lately. One thing I added was a section introducing our pets. It was then that I realized I didn't have any recent pictures of Annabelle, our miniature dachshund. I had to fix that! Photographing animals is just as difficult as photographing kids! Here's how it went:

I told her to sit...

 Sticking out the tongue? Really!?

 Add a look...

 Finally! Was it really that hard to cooperate!?

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