Morgan Faith Howard

My good friends, Clint and Sara, just had their first baby! Morgan Faith was born Oct. 21st. Mom and baby are now doing wonderful! After a few scary events with Sara especially, things are starting to get much better. They were finally able to go home Saturday night and are so happy! They said she has Sara's eyes and everything else looks like Clint. Welcome Morgan!

What do you find when you come home?

I walked into my apartment after a long day at work only to find a wondeful surprise from Abby. Before you start looking at the evidence, please remember that she is 6 months old and still very much a puppy. She has a wondeful habit of ripping apart anything and everything she can get her hands/paws on...and then some. Today, she found a blue highlighter on the table and proceeded to "do her thing". So, enjoy the entertaining pictures and think of me as I scrub away on the couch AND my dog.

"What did I do?"

Close up

"And...how is this my fault?"

More Pictures...

So, I just thought you would enjoy another picture of little Elayna :) I envy (vocabulary word last week for my 3rd graders) Diane and my mom because they get to go see her in a few weeks and I'm left home throwng a fit in silence. I can't decide who she looks like more, Ryan or Gloria. I guess it's good you can see both of them in her :) Anyway, enjoy the picture!

My New Niece....Elayna

I wanted to introduce everyone to my new niece, Elayna Vaye Mabry! She was 9 lbs 13 oz and 21 1/4 inches long. HOLY COW GLORIA! Way to go! I can't wait to meet her and I have to wait FOREVER! Mama and baby are doing wonderful. Dad is proud. What a wonderful family!!

Visiting Weekend

This weekend I am dogsitting for Krista and John. They have a yipper dog. Now, most of you know how much I struggle with a positive view of yipper dogs (hence the nick name, "yipper"). Anyway, sometimes I make an exception like in John and Krista's situation, also in Jessi and JW's situation, and Tony and Tanya's situation. SO...Bailey is staying with Abby and I this weekend. Well, besides the howling all night long and hating my dog, things are going relatively well. It's actually pretty hilarous to see the three of us try and fit on the recliner in my livingroom. Just ask Jana. She stayed with me last night because she has to take her Reading Praxis tomorrow at Harding. She was so sweet and gave me a small break last night by entertaining the "girls" on the couch. (See picture). Well, long story short...we are having a blast playing together and for Abby, learning boundries of personal "dog" space and also manners about playing with others. Sometimes - it can be a pretty hard lesson...

My Friends

Abby and I went home for the long weekend and had a blast. We got to actually relax on Sunday afternoon instead of dreading that long drive back to Searcy. We still had to dread that drive but got to delay the feeling for atleast one more day.

While we were home, Abby got her first real experience with horses. I took her too the barn on Saturday afternoon but had just planned to show her the horses. She was hilarous. She didn't quite get the whole "kicking" 'thing and spent half her time right under their feet. I hate that she will have to find out what that means the hard way. Such is life - some lessons are harder than others. Anyway, I ended up getting on this black horse just to play around a little. She didn't quite know want to think of me on top of this huge four-legged thing. She just did circles around and around us until I got off. It was pretty funny to watch. She did well though - I was proud. Then, on Sunday afternoon mom and I decided to go out and visit Belle. She's out at the Richardson's Place while mom and dad get the land ready for their new house. So, we took Abby out there to see more horses. She and Samantha had a blast to the least. I was able to take a few pictures of Abby's adventures and her new found friends :)

Meet Abigail

Hello to all of you! I wanted to introduce you to my new puppy, Abby! (Obviously short for Abigail. She is gorgous and so sweet. She's almost 4 months old. The guy said that both her parents are yellow labs, but I have my doubts. She "points" like a bird dog, has a coat like a lab, and looks like a Weimaraner in the face. I actually don't care what she is 'cause I love her and she's MINE! I got her from a shelter that was outside of Pet's Mart in Paducah. Renee called me and told me that there was all types of puppies in front of the store, so my mom and I went to check it out. One hour later - we were headed home with my little Abby. She had to stay at my parent house for a few weeks until I could move into my new apartment. We are now in our new apartment and doing fantastic! She's getting used to being in a new place, and I'm loving the company! I thought you all would enjoy some pictures of her!