some new adventures

Well, it's been a while since I wrote a blog-again! It never ceases to amaze me how quickly time passes by. My dad always told me growing up that "time passes fast when your having fun". I must be having a lot of fun, then!

To start this blog off I must announce that our precious Adyson is officially 6 months old! Woo Hoo! She is getting so big. I think she is right around 17 lbs or so. We'll find out her official baby stats on Friday at her six month check up. She can roll from her tummy to her back and her back to her tummy. She also likes to giggle at Charlie, songs, and her daddy. I think her favorite "person" in the house is Izzy right now; she seems to be quite taken with him. She squeals at him constantly, and the funny thing is that he lets her pet him and puts up with her pulling his hair out. She has been eating real food for a couple weeks, and we are now moving from just orange veggies to green ones. As of this morning she has tried and loved: carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, and peas. I was shocked that she didnt even make a face at the peas this morning. She seems to love all veggies just like me and her grandpa sapp. Here is a picture of her from this morning. She is so much fun!



The next portion of this blog I would like to title, "In Loving Memory". In fact, I will make it official:

In Loving Memory:
A Memorium of Charlie's Man-Dog-Hood

On March 5, 2009 at 8:30 in the morning, Charlie Xavier McGillicuddy Willcutts (the first) was seen entering Faithful Friends Veterinary office. It was a sad day for all the girl goldens in the neighborhood. Their hope of finding a true mate in this prime pup was quickly cut off this morning (definately a pun intented:) ). Charlie woke up that morning a wild and free pup, ready to conquer the world... or at least sniff out, pee on, and befriend it. Now he will just have to do so with a little less wild ambition. Such is the road most domesticated pups must take. It's may not be quite as wild, but it is none-the-less the much prefered road by his owners. We will never forget his wild man-dog-hood. It was short-lived but great. He even ended it with a spark: He peed all over the vet's floor where another dog had just been. *sigh*

Hehe... Charlie is doing very well and recovering nicely. He has a silly cone on his neck to keep him from licking any stitches. He is so funny in it, that I just had to post a picture. It should be just about a week until he can go back to the dog park or play with his best buddy, Sammy- the beagle. HANG IN THERE, Charlie!

Other news from "the other Willcutts'" home: Scott is just finishing up the last of his trips for busy season. He has one short trip to Tennessee next week, and then one last trip to Estes Park. (Adyson, Charlie, and I should all get to with him on this trip! YEA!). Sadly, we are both sick with head colds; Adyson is teething; Charlie is recovering from surgery; and Izzy, well, Izzy is just plain grumpy. We are praying to all get better soon!

On a final note. A very sad and depressing note. Seriously, imagine the most ugly and depressing sound on the piano, then magnify it by putting a rock concert volume on it. *sigh* Can you hear it? Well... I got a speeding ticket. Let it just ring loud and clear.... I got a speeding ticket. WOW... I am still shocked. I know it was totally deserved, but it was terrible timing. I was having a really bad morning that morning, and sure enough the cherry on top was getting pulled over in a construction zone going 10 over. Keep in mind that I also didnt have my insurance card either. I have only had one speeding ticket, and it was over 6 years ago in Wyoming! Oh well, this things happen. I will settle it in court the end of this month.

Well, that is about all I have time to report now.

Lots of love,

Karen Ruth

New Additions

WOW! It has been so long since I had time to write down and blog. This month has been a whirlwind. Adyson got sick two weeks ago with a bad cold, and it turned into croup. For three nights she was really sick and had a hard time breathing. It was so scary! The doctor put her on some steroids, and that seemed to help loosen everything up so that she didnt have to go to the hospital. Scott was out of town on a business trip in Salida, so I was home alone with a very sick baby. My sweet Mother-in-Law came down to help for two of the scary nights, and it was increddible to have her help. For most of that week, Ady was up from usually about 12:30AM to 5:30AM coughing and stuffy and crying. Needless to say, I got sick the following week with a terrible cold and laryngitis(scott was out of town that week too!) The good thing about him being out of town is that he missed out on a yucky cold! *sigh* Finally, we are all healthy this week. :)

Scott got home this weekend, and we braved the overwhelming babymania at BabiesRUs, and we found a highchair and a new bouncy cool toy for Ady. It was so much fun! I have added some pictures of her in these new additions.


For those of you who are familiar with my pets, you will be quite suprised by the next picture. I know I was pretty shocked when I went upstairs to make our bed and found this sight.





Can you believe it?! Although their truce didnt last long, it was so enjoyable to see Charlie and Izzyactually get along for once. Shortly after, they were back at it again. Charlie backs Izzy into a corner and then Izzy boxes him with his front paws. Izzy then makes a fast break for it and Charlie chases after him down the stairs, up the stairs, around the table, and then under the table. Then... Repeat. ALL DAY!

Sorry it has been so long since I wrote last! I hope you all enjoy this small update.

Lots of love,

karen

5 months and old people... random ramblings

Well, it is official. Little Adyson is now five months old (as of January 30)! I cant even believe that it has been five months since she was born. Time is going by so quickly. She is probably one of the funniest people I know, and she is definately the cutest. She has mastered rolling from her tummy to her back, and now she is working on rolling from her back to her tummy. She can do it every once in a while. She likes to BOUNCE in her bouncy chair as hard as she can, and she loves to pet the cat "izzi" and get kisses from her puppy Charlie. One of the funniest things to her is when Scott says "KaBLAM-oh!" to her. I dont know why, but she just cracks up at him. WHich then cracks me up. All-in-all, she is an absolute joy, and every day she learns new sounds and tricks. What a sweet girl. Below is a picture of our pets: Izzi and Charlie. I can see why she laughs at them. They are goofy pets.

I want to share a funny story from the other day with you all. Some of you may have heard this, but it is worth sharing. For some reason, whenever I am at a store or really anywhere in public, elderly people are always drawn to me. If they need help finding butter or pie crusts at the store or help picking a card... or maybe even just finding someone to tell a random story to- I am their girl. I have accepted these unique encounters as random blessings in my life to keep me humble and smiling.

The other day I was at the grocery store scrambling to get all of the things I needed as quickly as I possibly could. I finally got into the long checkout line when I recieved a call from my hubby asking if I could get him some contact solution. "Not a problem!" I assured him. I was just glad he had caught me before I was out of the grocery store! I quickly stopped unloading my cart halfway through and promised the checkout lady that I would be back in just one minute. She was still helping the lady in front of me, so I thought I had plenty of time. I pushed the cart (Adyson was sleeping in there) as fast as I could to aisle 5 where the contact solution was.

Keep in mind that this was the middle of the afternoon, and one of the assisted livings in the area had dropped off an entire bus-load of people to go grocery shopping. I quickly grabbed the kind of contact solution I needed-in record time, mind you- and I started to go back down the aisle to hurry to the cashier. Well, there just happened to be an elderly couple in the aisle in front of me blocking the way out. I calmly asked the couple if they would mind me sneaking by. No response. I raised my voice a little louder and asked again. "Excuse me, do you mind if I sneak by you. I am kindof in a hurry to get back to the checkout line." Again, no response. They were completely enthrawled in picking out some fiber. *sigh* I moved a little closer and increased the decibels in my voice just a few more notches (from talking loud in a crowded coffee shop to talking to my best friend at a rock concert), this time hoping that they would be able to hear me.

Finally, the man turned around and said, "Oh, honey, are we in your way? Excuse us! You should have just said something." I just smiled and told him that he was probably right. I then hurried back to the line as quickly as I could. Sure enough, 2 people had gotten all checked out in that "minute" I was gone. It was quite embarassing, but very funny too. I guess next time I will just have to ram them down with my grocery cart. Did you just laugh at that? You sick people. I would never do that. I'll just have to start carrying a microphone with me so that people can hear me better. Haha! That would be cool.

That's the end of my ramblings for today. I hope you enjoy the pictures, too!

Have a great week!