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Friday, June 5, 2009

Just went to animal shelter in cedar. Thinking about adopting dog. Brianna needs a playmate and i need a running partner. Brian needs something to shovel in backyard. This will be his fathers day present :)

3 comments:

Amy Hunter said...: You are so awesome! May I suggest you find a dog like our Ruby, with golden retriever in her (Ruby is a pureblood, but I doubt you'll find one at the shelter. Who knows, though?). Extremely patient with kids, LOVES to run, but also very good about sitting still and chilling when necessary. They are the 4th smartest dog, can recognize over 200 voice commands...can't say enough good about retrievers! I think Brian would be thrilled. I remember him with Ruby when you guys came to pick up Brianna. How fun!; June 5, 2009 at 6:27 PM
Unknown said...: sounds fun, I am not a pet person, but just finished Marley and me and I am more open to the idea.; June 6, 2009 at 3:32 PM
Ivy Lou said...: Whoa, Whoa, whoa! I can't believe you are thinking about getting a dog! Is this post for real?

I just have to warn you that I think it's a terrible idea....Yes, I bought Mitch the dog he wanted 11 years ago...and yes...she is, like the best dog ever...BUT..

The first night we got her I thought I had made a huge mistake. She pooped across the whole front room floor (as I was taking her to the back yard), ate a bunch of expensive dog food, whined all night and was totally cute!

Okay, so we have never taken a vacation that we didn't have to find a dogsitter. It's harder than yu think, I mean, who doesn't want to watch a 60 lb hunk for the weekend?! I can't even stay out too late because Brooklyn might get cold outside or eat whatever is in the garbage can!

And she farts! I am sure you've had the pleasure! She doesn't hold anything back! We just happened to pick the only dog in the litter that has a period 2ce per year that lasts a WHOLE MONTH each time! YUK! I didn't even know that happened!! Then, there's the whole sensitive stomache thing. She eats too much or gets too hungry or eats people food and throws up...but only on the new carpet or your favorite sweater!

She was so great with other dogs until she got fixed. I don't dare take her anywhere by myself anymore. She just wants to sniff and fight.

Now, you can do whatever you want. I just think you should think it over....No, I think you should get a fish or hamster or something that isn't a 20 year committment!!!

This comment got a little long so I think I will turn it into a post on my own blog to warn the other potential dog getters.; June 11, 2009 at 12:53 PM

Quotes I want to remember

"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain."
- Neal A. Maxwell

"It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enamored with men's theories such as the idea of preschool training outside the home for young children. Not only does this put added pressure on the budget, but it places young children in an environment away from mother's influence."
-Ezra Taft Benson

“Perhaps there has never been a time when we had greater need to pray and to teach our family members to pray. Prayer is a defense against temptation. It is through earnest and heartfelt prayer that we can receive the needed blessings and the support required to make our way in this sometimes difficult and challenging journey we call mortality.”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the covenants your children know you have made. And bear your testimony! Don’t just assume your children will somehow get the drift of your beliefs on their own.
-Jeffrey R. Holland

"We hold in our arms the rising generation. They come to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. We cannot be casual in how we prepare them. Our challenge as parents and teachers is not to create a spiritual core in their souls but rather to fan the flame of their spiritual core already aglow with the fire of their premortal faith."
-Neil L. Andersen

"Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts."
-Neil L. Andersen

President Hinckley admonished both men and women to be nurturers. He said, ‘How much more beautiful would be the society in which we live if every father . . . and . . . mother regarded [their] children . . . as gifts from the God of heaven . . . and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.’ ”
-Susan W. Tanner

"Children are like trees. When they are young, their lives can be shaped and directed, usually with ever so little effort. Said the writer of Proverbs, 'Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it' (22:6). That training finds its roots in the home. There will be little of help from other sources. Do not depend on government to help in this darkening situation. Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. president George Bush, spoke wisely: 'Your success as a family, our success as society, depends not on what happens at the White House, but on what happens inside your house.' "
-Gordon B. Hinckley

“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
-Henry B. Eyring

“Reverent behavior is not a natural tendency for most children. It is a quality that is taught by parents and leaders through example and training. But remember, if reverence is rooted in love, so is the teaching of it. Harshness in our training begets resentment, not reverence.”
-Margaret S. Lifferth

"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."
- M. Russell Ballard

“As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’?”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Security for our families comes from learning self-control, avoiding the excesses of this world, and being temperate in all things.”
-Kent D. Watson

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