i'm getting out of the house today!

good morning. long time no post, we've been sick again here, and i havent been up to a whole lot lately! Another stomach bug swept thru the household, hanging on for quite a few days for everybody. I won't go into too many details, but I found out Vann had it when Ava asked me in their bubble bath the other day -- mom, why is the water so dirty?? (ewwww!!!) We're headed into the office today to get some work done and Ava is coming with - her school closed until Monday. rainy day all day, but not too chilly out. We're starting to consider getting a kitty cat sometime after Christmas. We miss having an animal around, but dogs can get so darn expensive, especially with boarding and vet bills and such. Plus we don't quite have a secure yard yet. That and Jayme and i haven't come to an agreement yet on the size of dog we should get - he wants a big dog for protection and all i can imagine is our Jackson (who now lives with O.G.) who shed about 3 buckets of fur every day, and bathing the monster in our bathtub during the winter. uuuf... Although I have heard about the poodle mix dogs, who are bred not to shed at all - which is one of the best ideas ever, except that pound puppies are the cutest dogs , no matter how much they shed, and i would like nothing better than to save a puppy from the pound! We'll see..
Here's Ava is her kitty cat costume for Halloween.