Dog Tired

5 Years, 12 Weeks.


As in, I'm really, really tired...of this dog.

Man, it's been crazy here the past few weeks since we got Tux.  Especially at night, where he whines and yips because we keep him in a crate downstairs in the laundry room.  Dogs in nature are pack animals and don't want to be separated from their family; Tux especially suffers from separation anxiety at night, and when we leave the house.  Unfortunately, the base boards have to suffer the consequences.

Take it out on the house.  That'll teach them to leave me for 8 hours...

We love this dog so much.

Nights have become sleepless for me, since I have very acute hearing when it comes to crying noises; I was usually the first one to hear the twins crying in their rooms in the middle of the night when they were still babies/toddlers.  So yes, Tux's whimperings downstairs started keeping me up or waking me up in the middle of the night.

A couple of friends suggested I use essential oils to help me fall asleep and stay asleep, so now we have this diffuser by our bed misting heavenly lavender oil, finally giving me a restful slumber.  It feels like going to bed in a spa every night!

That said, I'm turning the diffuser on and turning in, if you don't mind.

Here was our week:

Took Tux to the vet for his wellness exam.  All things good, except the separation anxiety part.

Attended a family vespers program Saturday night called DoDad Lab.

Professor DoDad using airwaves to pummel the kids, much to Kohl's delight!

Maddy and Adalyn wouldn't let each other go.

This continued at the restaurant we had supper at with the Jamersons.

Maddy helping with the dishes at breakfast.

Working on his KONG toy.  We got it to curb his chewing other objects.
Like the baseboards.

Went to EPCOT Sunday evening.  Learning about sharks.

Making music by jumping on squares.

Riding the Test Track!

Supper in China.

Practicing their letters.  Can you tell which ones?

Buzz Lightyear attraction at the Magic Kingdom.

Superhero mash up.

Catching up with Lala via FaceTime.

Three musketeers, all for one and one for me!

Pirate Princess.

Mommy had a business meeting in Tampa on Wednesday, so we accompanied her and went to
the Museum of Science and Industry there, but not before swinging by a park first.

Maddy the hockey player.

Braelyn the astronaut.

Sticking their admission stickers on the traffic cones, like everyone else!

Thursday afternoon, lost a tooth!

Side view.  The tooth fairy gave her $2 that night!

Working on a science experiment:  homemade bitter apple repellant spray for Tux.

Taking Tux out for his daily walk.

Randoms:

Our forecast the entire week was 90%-100% chance of rain.

Braelyn asked Siri a question and this was her answer.

Random people sleeping at Disney.

Best kid's hair award goes to...

Quotes:

• Heading to Tampa, talking to the kids about going to the Science Center, the twins were discussing whether they remembered having been there before:

          Maddy:  "Have I been there?"

          Me:  "Yes." 

          Maddy:  "Was I zero?"  (age)

          Me:  "No, you were probably 2 or 3."

          Kohlden:  "I remember going there."

          Me:  "How do you remember?"

          Kohlden:  "Because I have my own eyes.  And my own head."

• Driving through Tampa, Braelyn was noticing and reading the names of the street signs:

          Brae:  "Hey!  Martin Luther King, Jr.!  I know that name!"

          Me:  "Yes, every city has a street or something named after

                   Martin Luther King, Jr.    Do you know who he was?"

          Brae:  "Yeah.  He was the one that freed all of the slaves."

          

          Hmmm….we might need to work on our civil rights history!

Have a great weekend!!