The patience of Job...'s dog watcher

Okay, I will in no way compare myself to having any of the trials of Job, but lately my dogs have made me feel very prepared for anything that would test my patience! In honor of keeping the Sabbath day holy, here are a few of the verses from my book of patience this weekend...

1 The carpet cleaners show up bright and early on Saturday morning to clean the much needed rugs and carpet from months of my dogs trampling in dirt, mud and cleverly using both as backup toilet paper/rear end scratcher.

2 After 45 minutes of the dogs running through the house playing because it's 9:30pm and still 100 degrees outside, Tuck throws up all over the newly cleaned rug.

3 I finally sit back and relax after a long weekend of cleaning and running errands and I hear Jane barking like it's the second coming outside. I run outside to see her laying down in the back yard apparently just barking because she likes the sound of her own voice.

4. Before bed I have to run outside again to manually turn off our swimming pool pump because sometime last winter, the dogs found the wires that connect the pool equipment to the controller in our kitchen. Just as I run back inside before I break a sweat (still 100 degrees outside) I step in a pile of dog poop as big as my foot.

And it came to pass that I then believed, having kids has to be easier than this. :)

My favorite barre

This weekend we finally put up a stretch barre in my dance studio. It's amazing what a difference it made! It all the sudden officially looks like a dance studio! We were walking through Lowe's last week and saw a banister and some mounting brackets and realized, that's really all we need! So I stained and sealed it and Travis mounted it on the wall yesterday. I love it!

Finally!

Swish....AAAHHHHH....that's the sound of fresh air traveling through my nose for the first time in....26 years! For the last 3 years I've been in and out of the doctor's office trying to figure out why I'm always sick and why I can't ever breathe normally. A few weeks ago I finally found a good doctor who referred me to see an ENT (Ear Nose and Throat) Specialist. He took one look at my sinus CT scan and said, "How have you been functioning like this?" He was apparently amazed that I was even able to walk around. I reminded him that I'd been hospitalized before for not being able to breathe and that my hearing goes in and out because my ears get so plugged. So even though I was walking around, I wasn't functioning that great!

So last Thursday I had surgery to clean out my sinuses and fix my deviated septum. Today I went for a follow up appointment and he took out the splits that were in my nose. Suddenly, it was like a whole new world! I honestly don't remember the last time I had this much air going to my lungs!

I was laughing on my way to my car thinking about the time when I was probably 8 years old and I was constantly stuffed up then too. I remember thinking "If I had one wish, it would be that all the mucus would be sucked out of my nose." Kind of a weird wish I know but this week, it very literally came true. Moral of the story, don't stop yourself from wishing something just because it seems silly....except when I wished, and prayed that Full House would be on every day. But that also came true so my point still stands!

American Idol

Who else is super excited about American Idol tonight?! Go Adam!!!

Uhh.....

Is anyone else wondering what Danny Gokey was thinking last night? I totally love him but I think he may have gone a little overboard last night in a very bad way. I hope he doesn't get kicked off because of it!

Disneyland!

Last weekend was my sister-in-law Autumn's birthday so the family decided to surprise her with a trip to Disneyland! We had a great time. It was so beautiful in California and the park wasn't too crowded in the morning. Here are some fun shots of our trip.

I especially like this one of Trav and our nephew Aidan. So funny!

Explanation

I know, it's been a long time since I've blogged. I've been a little preoccupied with my renewed hobby. My birthday was last weekend and Trav put in the mirrors in my dance room. Every night after work I've been dancing and also painting the room to get it all finished. It still needs floor boards and a stretch bar. All in good time. I do have my first client though! A lady I work with has a 10 year old daughter who wants one on one private dance lessons. Hopefully we'll start lessons next weekend.

Thanks Trav! You're the best hubby ever!

I'm also excited to show off what Trav got for his birthday last week! We found it on Craig's list for a steal! We don't have helmets yet so we haven't actually ridden it yet, just around the block the night we got it. Trav is on cloud nine!