Blogger, Blogger, Blogger........

I don't know about you all, but I'm so near my breaking point with this blog service. It's been absolutely horrible the past week, I can't access blogger sites, I can't leave comments, no one can see mine either etc. It's ridiculous.

Anyway, about two years ago we went to the local animal shelter and picked up a puppy. He is an australian shepherd mixed with something else. From the get go this dog has been nothing but trouble, he destroys the yard (literally), I have no grass in my backyard because of him, he digs holes, he barks constantly, he continuously takes off only to be returned by the SP's (security force police), and now the latest is that the past 2 weeks we have had the cops called on us 3 times because of his barking. It's just getting to the point where I can't handle keeping him because it stresses me out.
So, this weekend we are taking him to the animal shelter and hopefully he will find a home that he likes. We've done all we could and he just doesn't seem happy here.

With that in mind, I came across a message posted on my local Pug Meetup Group, about a 4 year old female pug named Bella, who is in desperate need of a home. She is extremely thin and just needs a loving home and someone who will take care of her. You all know how much I love pugs and it breaks my heart to know that she doesn't have a home. So my plan this weekend is to go pick her up and give her a good home. Will be easier with the other one being gone.
My question is.....why do I feel so bad about having to take him back??? I just can't keep him, he's been nothing but trouble since the beginning and living on a military base, the minute you start having the cops at your door is NO GOOD. They call the First Sergeant, the commander and anyone else needed and I honestly don't want to see my hubby get in trouble at work because of the dog. So please keep you fingers crossed that he finds a loving home and someone who he will be happy with.

I was talking to a friend the other day who asked me if it bothered me that some blogs get tons of comments and mine at times gets only a few. My answer: NO!!! It really doesn't. Before I started the blog I was a lurker, I would just read and look through the tons of blogs available and I noticed a pattern.

Some blogs had no comments and were actually really good, and then there were blogs that seemed to have their own little clique and no matter how non interesting they were, they seemed to have tons and I mean TONS of comments, some at times over 50 comments. So when I decided to join the blog world, I did it for ME and my family. I wanted a place where the family that lives overseas could still feel like they were right here with us.

Along the way I've made some really good friends, truly amazing women who inspire me and bring a smile to my face, who make me want to be the moms and christians they are. To me blogging is not a popularity contest, I'm not here to compete with anyone, but if my posts bring a smile to at least one person, then I'm happy. Her next question was if it upset me that I would leave daily comments on some blogs and NEVER hear from them back. Again my answer was: NO!!! I do it because I want to, not because I feel that if I do someone will come back to mine and post too. Maybe I'm not cut out for the competitive world of Blogdom, then so be it, I am here for my family, for my friends and for God.

But anyway, I can't tell you how glad I am that it's friday. Curt and I have gotten no sleep the past two days because of the dog barking and the cops knocking at our door. I am in desperate need of some rest, not even my coffee is doing it for me.

Jasmine is finally sleeping alone in her room without crying and waking up every 5 minutes. It was so stressful when she was going through that phase, because the only way she would sleep was if either I or Curt would go in there with her. But now we have Nicholas still wanting to sleep with us and I think it's time to move him to his own bed. I tried not to push it the past few weeks because he was being potty trained and I didn't want to overwhelm him with all these changes. I tried one night and he just shut down completely, and next thing I knew he was demanding a diaper again....big NO NO.

Now that he is potty trained though, we can start working on the bedtime issues. Wish me luck!!!

Well I am out of here, I have to run to the library to return some movies and pick up Jarhead which is on hold. I then have to run by the self help to pick up some tools so that I can get my backyard cleaned up and fixed this weekend. I still have 2 baskets of laundry to put away (please please won't the laundry fairy come down and do them for me?).

I will be posting my "Remember When???" this morning, so check back here for that, if you're interested obviously if not, that's fine and dandy too LOL
Hope you all have a blessed day :)