H A P P Y S E C O N D B I R T H D A Y M U R P H Y

when allie says she liked you better when you were small

and asks if we can give you away

and get a little dog

I tell her that she will grow big too

and to rest assured that we'll be keeping her as well

You make those picture perfect moments a little more perfect-

Saturday's Musings

Do you have to cheer for the "other" team at your 4th graders basketball game?

Watching our 5 year old girl having a tea party, a cookie in one hand, wielding a lazer gun in the other. How worried do I need to be about the male influence in our home?

My sweetheart is restringing his acoustic guitar, the one a toddler cracked while standing on, the one a puppy chewed while teething, the one that gets retuned daily by little hands. Will we ever replace it?

I heard that Patriarch Gleed has a Wii. Patriarch Gleed that has two grown daughters that live away from home. Does this solidify our children's argument that we are the only people on the face of the earth without a Wii?

The dog has been sick. Really sick. The "he really should get a $200 x-ray with barium" kind of sick. No socks are missing so I went through the gloves to be on the safe side.

Do I need to be concerned?

Dog Years

Enter your age (or your dogs age) in years:

2

If you are a human, your age in dog years is:

.19

If you are a dog, your age in human years is:

21

Note: It is a common belief that 1 human year is equal to 7 dog years. That is not very accurate, since dogs reach adulthood within the first couple of years. The formula used above is from a canine expert and is a bit more accurate. (as accurate as one can judge these things)

The formula is: 10.5 dog years per human year for the first 2 years, then 4 dog years per human year for each year after.

So then why is it

my dog acts like he's a toddler

and my 5 year old acts like she's 21?

We cleaned out our 72 hour Emergency Kits last night for Family Home Evening. Allie had diapers and wipes in hers and Nick had seizure medication that he took when he was 3. We put a razor in Nicks new kit because we figure he'll be using one by the time we get around to updating them again.

You think I'm kidding.