Wedding Time?

Something I haven't mentioned is last year Emma and Corbin got engaged...we began planning a wedding, because that's what I wanted...and if it's what I wanted then surely it's what my daughter wanted too! Wrong. She tried to tell me, but I didn't listen...not really anyways. They married on their own, no wedding... but allowed us to throw them a reception...and it was perfect...rain and all. It's not the way I would have planned things, it wasn't what I wanted for them. I wanted the big wedding, the dress, the cake, the guests... I wanted to give them what Josh and I had... but guess what...they're not us. Oof that was hard for me to accept, but when I finally did the end result was perfect. We decided to have the reception up at my parents, Bella and Poppy's, they rented a large tent (in case it rained Bella said...she's smart like that) The week before the reception the rain chances were astronomical...we need a plan B everyone said (this sounded very familiar... same thing happened at my wedding) Emma said nope,(also familiar) I want the reception at Bella and Poppys...so we pushed on. The night before the reception the tent was delivered...it was perfect! We set it up in front because we wanted closer to the house ... you know...just in case it rained

Morning of comes...rain chances are still high, but the sun is out and it's gorgeous...we work all day to get everything set up. We have the best family, Emma's in-laws, and Mrs. Debbie and Camille... who are family, but deserve special recognition because they pulled everything together

Guests begin arriving...sun is still out, but it's getting a little cloudy. We are told that it looks like a storm is headed right towards us...but maybe it'll just go around...right? Wrong. We rushed everyone into the tent just in time for the sky to open. I'm smiling as I type this, because we could have let it ruin the day...but the guests were good sports, and my family...well, we aren't scared of a little rain! ok...it may have been more than a little... and there may have been a moment that I thought we might end up on the 6:00 news. "wedding reception turns tragic when lightening strikes." Thankfully that didn't happen. Everyone seemed to enjoy the soggy food, the kids loved playing in the rain, and the adults seemed to enjoy visiting. It was a perfect, memorable day...everything I could have hoped for for Corbin and Emma.

I get it… I’m behind!

The puppy post that just posted was written back in February, but I couldn't figure out how to add the pictures so I never published. Now here we are in June, and well... there's a lot to catch you up on! I guess this can be an update on the puppies. All 6 found wonderful homes... I told yall we weren't keeping any! True to my prediction, it was bittersweet... tears were shed...a lot of tears! Thankfully we still get updates every now and then from a few of them...it makes my heart happy that they are so well loved:)

That last picture...that's Runt today (I can't recall his new name) the tiny puppy that i wasnt sure would make it, the one who I prayed over, cried over, sang over... he's doing great! oh..and he got his Dads ears藍

2026 so far

So...our dog Indy was violated by a stray (whom we named Fred) and wound up pregnant. It should have never happened, Indy was older, and had never had a litter of pups before. January 7th we woke up to a pup, and by that afternoon there were 6! Indy still didn't seem like herself, but she was being a great mom, and continued to be a great mom until Saturday the 10th. That morning, we let her out and she came and hung out with the family, everything seemed normal...actually she seemed more normal than she had the previous days. Then she got onto the couch, let out 3 haunting howling barks, and died. It was awful, traumatic, unforgettable....something I will never be able to un-hear. I took those howls as her telling me to take care of her puppies...so for almost 4 weeks now that's what I've been doing.

Who knew bottle feeding puppies could be so stressful! Not me! I think along with the bottle feeding, it's just that I felt such a responsibility to make sure they survived. I tell my church kids all the time that they can pray for anything, sometimes I giggle when they pray for things like pets and bumps and bruises...but guess what I've prayed for a lot lately? Yep, these puppies!

I was sure I was losing Runt a couple of weeks ago. He had stopped eating, was super lethargic, and would just cry and cry and cry. No matter what I did he wasn't happy. I slept on the couch most of the night holding him, singing Jesus loves the little puppies, and praying and crying over him. God answered my prayers, and slowly he began getting better...and here we are at almost 4 weeks, and you would never even know that he was the runt! Oh! Then to top it all off (as if I wasn't stressed enough) they came down with ringworm! After a hefty vet bill, oral medicine, and a cream, I think they're finally on the mend. There's been a lot of sanitizing happening ... because Eww!!!

Today we start them on "real" food...I'm pretty excited about that. We've gone from feeding every 2 hours (yes, even through the night) to 3 hours, and now we are at every 4 hours. I'm not going to know what to do when I'm finally able to get a full night of uninterrupted sleep!

A few more weeks and they will begin making their way to their new homes...I know it will be bittersweet...and I'll probably shed some tears...but they're all going to great homes (Ava has made sure of that!) I like to think that I've made Indy proud...and she is irreplaceable (meaning she will not be replaced) I think we are getting out of the pet business...moving onto grandkids...more on that later!