Survivor Sadie!

So little Miss Sadie is a trooper to say the least! She is coming back from the nasty disease of Parvo and she is coming back with a vengeance! She is still rail thin (we have been calling her our back of bones-poor thing) but now she is not puking or having diarrhea and so she is now starting to gain back weight, which is great. With the weight her personality and spunk is back too and she is so fun. The potty training thing has totally reverted back to square one but she is smart so I am sure she will do just fine.


This is a picture of where Lindsay found her when we was getting ready to finish his business. SOrry-kind of gross, but too funny not to show! And the second is just a picture of her curiosity.





On friday night Lindsay and I attended our Ward's Trunk or Treat and because it was raining we passed out candy from the classrooms. It was a fun night, it was especially nice to get out after having cabin fever with Sadie all week. It was nice to be her little nurse but nice to socialize too.




This is my dear friend Amy and her sweet Hannah girl! I am lucky that I get to see her cute dimpled face in the mornings when we walk and whenever else we hang out.






I talked to Haley (BEst friend and Sister in-law) this weekend and even though I already knew we got to talk a bunch about her pregnancy and how she is having a sweet little girl! My brother and his wife Wendy are also going to have a baby next year, but we don't know what they are having yet. If they have a girl then Lindsay and I will have 5 nieces and no nephews, crazy huh? But that's all right that just means everyone can share hand me downs and girly stuff. I miss our families so much and hope that we can make it home for Christmas.

Families have been on my mind a lot lately and I was reading another blog yesterday where they had bore their testimony. I thought that was very courageous and inspiring. So today I would love to share a part of my testimony with you all as well and please feel free to follow suit on your blogs or in emails!

I know that Heavenly Father has an amazing plan for each of us, the plan that some of us know as "The Plan of Happiness." I also know that each of us while here on earth will suffer and go through things that we think we can not handle at times. Whenever I get to this point, I am always humbled as I pray-feeling warm conforts from the spirit and knowing that part of Heavenly Father's plan was to have an Atonement. This event that continues to play out in all of our lives leaves me speechless! I know I do not understand the whole thing but I do know that it has given me the most rich blessings and I can't wait to learn even more.

I am so thankful for the opportunity to pray and talk to my Father knowing that He hears AND answers my prayers. And when I recognize the answers it always makes my heart swell with JOY because it makes me feel special that he knows me so well and always gives the best answer, even if it is across the moon different from what I had in mind.

I know that Families are forever and that through temple ordinances our families can be sealed for all Eternity, the Greatest Blessing! I love my husband with my entire being and am so glad that no matter what we will always be sealed.

I hope that each of you feels the love that God has for you and knows that YOU are HIS children and he loves you. I look forward to reading your testimonies as well.

With love,
SOmmer

Poor Puppy!

So this cute little one is a stray that our neighbors found.We told them that we would foster her (who couldn't foster such a cute girl?) until we could find a home for her and asked that they would still look also. Well those of you who know us, know that we are huge dog lovers! Lindsay first off wanted to keep her, but our rental lease only has Boomer on it. We didn't name her for almost a week hoping that we could find a home and not get too attached. Well we ended up naming her-Sadie. When she first came to us we could tell that she had worms so we went to the vet and got de-wormer and took care of the nasty little things.

She has honestly been the best puppy we have ever watched, and let me tell you we have not only had plenty of dogs of our own but watched many other military members' pets while they were TDY (temporary duty- business trip) or Deployed. She is not perfect but has picked up potty training well and is eager to learn. Just all around great.....

....Sad news is she has got Parvo! Yikes! She has been in the hospital since this weekend and I am picking her up today to help her continue to recover which is a miracle in itself. Most puppies don't survive. She is a total survivor. So we are now debating whether or not to try to convince our landlord to let us get a new dog, or still try to find a good home for her.

On other news.....Lindsay and I had a great weekend! We went hiking this weekend to keep in shape and keep the skin on our heels tough ( I know sounds totally lame, but blisters suck on the trail!) and then I made Proposition 8 calls with my dear friend Amy from our ward.

It is so amazing at what some people believe on this issue. They think it is just about the definition of marriage, but it goes so much deeper. Parents will lose rights to what their children are taught in schools, and religious institutions such as LDS Family Services could lose their right to help with adoptions. HOw ridiculous!!!! It is so sad, so we were calling to make people aware of repurcussions. Please anyone who knows anyone in California please tell them to check out protectmarriage.com and vote YES on PROP 8!!!!

Later on Saturday we went to a church function where I got to play softball and we had a big picnic dinner. It was so fun! OUr team lost but it was fun anyways.

Sunday we rested, and then Last night for Family night we did self defense with our friends Orin and Amy! Orin is a highway patrolman and knew a bunch of stuff, so he taught us how to take a gun out of someone's hands and get out from underneath someone who had you pinned down, and flip them over your back. It was outstanding! I like to know how to protect myself!

Hope you all had a great weekend too!

Crazy Adventurous weekend

This weekend was busy AND adventurous. Pictures were taken with other people's cameras cause our batteries were out but as soon as I get them, I will totally post!

Friday night we had the opportunity to meet with some of our friends' friends where they were camping in the middle of the mojave desert. It was crazy warm (still 80 at 9pm), it was the first time that I have not had to put on a jacket at night at a camp site! There was not much around but sand and huge bushes that look like giant tumbleweeds but somehow the sunset was still beautiful. Linds and I can't wait to go camping out there ourselves.

Pretty much this is what it looked like with taller bushes. Also where we were there were no Joshua trees but let me tell you Lindsay's commute to work the above picture is his scenery the entire way. Crazy eh?

Then on Saturday we drove to an actual campsite near Tehachapi (T-hatch-a-pee) mountain where another friend was camping and tried to hike up the mountain. The elevation goes up to almost 8,000 feet and our lungs were getting their workout. The hike was good cause Lindsay and I are planning a backpacking trip and we needed to get in a good practice run with elevation but it kicked my butt. Actually I totally over did it. I came home that night and we both had blistered heels and I actually had a slight fever and felt queasy. I was so determined to get to the top, but we made it 1/2 mile less than the peak.

Overall the hike wasn't spectacular, but it was a good work out, there was nice company with our friend, and the outdoors is always nice!

Also on Saturday morning I walked with a group sponsored by www.protectmarriage.com and went around to registered voters' homes and talked about Proposition 8 that will be on the ballot here in California state! It is such a huge thing for this state. Normally I don't get into politics but I need to just give a small rant.....so a few years back 61% of California voted that the definition of marriage for the California constitution was between "man and wife" well in the supreme court amongst the judges they vetod it 4-3 and now its back on the ballot. Voting "Yes" means that the definition of marriage will stay "between man and woman" if it swings "No" than any two adults may be legally married. Voting "yes" does not take away any current rights that homosexuals have in the state, they are still entitled to everything they are now......However if they are allowed to be legally married, then our school systems will teach our children that homosexual relations are an appropriate option.

I know this is a touchy subject but if you live in California and read this or know someone who does please encourage them to vote on this Proposition 8 in November and visit the website www.protectmarriage.com for more information.

Happy Monday!