Update on JJ's dad

Just an update.....JJ's dad is out of surgery and according to the doctor everything went really well. He is currently resting, but if everything goes well, then he will get to go home tomorrow.

Thanks again to everyone for their prayers, thoughts and well wishes. We love you all!!

Its Christmas Time

I absolutely 100% love this time of year. I love giving gifts and I enjoy watching those dear to me, who I love open them. Not only that, but JJ stayed home this weekend, which made Christmas that much better. We figured it up and since October, he has only been home for an entire weekend, two times. So as you can imagine, what a wonderful Christmas surprise to me, he stayed home for the weekend.

The Tuesday before Christmas, JJ and I went over to my mom and dad's house to celebrate with all of my brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews. My mom counted them all up and with the exception of my oldest nephew and his wife and son [he and his wife are both stationed in Las Vegas], there are seventeen of us. That is a lot. I could hardly believe it when my mom told me that. Here are some pictures from that evening.













My nephew Jacob who is already a huge OU fan......










His sister Jill. She is the youngest girl in our family. Both of them are my older brother's children.



















The younger boys Barrett and Preston, both my sister's children.

Well, we got up bright and early Christmas morning not only to see what goodies that Santa brought us, but his mom and dad were going to come over and celebrate. His mom and I cooked a big breakfast for the men in our lives, and after breakfast, we hung around watching television, waiting on my parents and sister and her two boys to come over so we could begin opening presents. JJ had said long ago that since we purchased the new big screen and surround sound, that we were not going to exchange gifts, because that was our present. So, guess how far that went......you guessed it not too far. Santa filled JJ's stocking with all kinds of goodies, including a new game for his Wii [Rafael's fishing freenzy], some cologne, a CD that he has been dying to have, and lots and lots of candy. I was also fortunate because Santa filled my stocking too. I got a new touch screen cell phone, a new charm for my charm bracelet and yes, more candy for my husband to devour. Miss Abby even got some goodies from Santa. He brought her an entire box of Slim Jim's [for those of you who know, Abby loves to eat Slim Jim's for treats], and two new chew toys. She was all set.

After we opened all of the wonderful presents under the tree, we just hung around and watched movies. At one point in the day, JJ decided that he was going to take a nap, so instead of laying around anymore, his mom and dad, and myself went down to Riverwind Casino in Norman to gamble. It was so busy, we could hardly find a parking spot. Who would have thought that there would have been that many people out gambling on Christmas day, but that place was packed. I am really not much of a gambler, so I was not expecting to win much, but I won almost one hundred dollars. I was so excited and I kept thinking, what a way to help ease the Christmas expense. We had a really good time, so much so, that we gambled for over three hours in that place. After we left, we just went back to house, ate dinner with JJ and then just hung out some more at the house.

Since this was one of the few weekends that I have had JJ home, we stayed in our pj's all day on Friday. It was awesome, we did however get out at one point, to go grocery shopping. Future note to self....do not take the husband to the grocery store when he is already hungry. I never thought we were going to get out that place. After we finished grocery shopping, we stoped by Braums to get milk and lunch. Then we went on home and began watching movies that we had rented from the redbox. Yes, you heard that right, even though my husband works for a local cable company, we still rent from the redbox. We watched Stepbrothers, Horton hears a Who (my husbands choice) and Hancock, which we both really enjoyed. On Saturday, we got up, JJ cooked me breakfast and we then began cleaning the house and taking down the Christmas decorations. We even began decorating our extra guest room [for Blake]. The only thing that we have left to do, is take the Christmas lights off the house.

Here are the pictures of our OU house. Sorry it took me so long to post them. I kept trying to get a better picture, but was unsuccessful, so these two are not my favorites, but they will do.

One more thing, JJ's dad is going to have surgery tomorrow morning, so please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. We appreciate everyones well wishes. I will update you as soon as I know how everything went. Hope you enjoyed all of the pictures. We love and miss you all!!

2008 - Year in Review

Hello everyone, can you believe it, the holidays are right around the corner and before you know it, it will be time to ring in the new year. Wow, I can't believe how fast 2008 has gone by. Here is our year in review......

January - Well since JJ popped the question on Christmas morning, we were busy trying to figure out what we wanted to do for a wedding.

February - We finalized our wedding plans and decided to get hitched in the fabulous town of Las Vegas. I had never been, and JJ had only been once before, when his sister got married. Now that we had a date [August 8] and a location [Treasure Island], the FUN was about to begin.

March - We continued planning for the wedding, and began to purchase everything [something borrowed, something old, something new, something blue and a sixpence - that was the hardest thing to find], invitations, the dress, the shoes, the veil, etc, etc, etc......

April - JJ turned the big 31 so to celebrate, he, his dad, and Blake all went Turkey hunting. They went somewhere out in Western Oklahoma, however they did not get anything, they just had a good time.

May - Continued moving forward with the wedding plans. JJ's cousin Taylor got married and JJ finally got the monkey off of his back and took first place in a official Bass Tournament. He was so happy and excited.

June, and July - Still more wedding planning. Who knew that it what was going to consume half of our year.

August - The BIG DAY arrived. My 32nd birthday [ha, ha, just kidding] Our wedding day. We flew into Vegas on Thursday August 7th and checked into our hotel and then hopped into a limo and went to the Clark County courthouse to apply for our marriage license. I have never before felt like a heard of cattle until then. There were so many people just going in and out. The next day[August 8, 2008] was our wedding day and the most amazing day of our lives. We could not have been happier. We may have lots our butts in Vegas, but we both came back with something amazing. Call us crazy, but not only did we get married this month, we also closed on our house. We were so thankful for the end of the month to arrive [not the house payment], but we had survived!! Whew......

September - Once we got moved in and settled into the house, we began to decorate and paint. This was the first time that I had ever seen JJ cry. JJ and I both decided that we had seen the inside of our local Lowe's store way to much, but we also agreed that it was our NEW favorite store, so no more Bass Pro. We also gained a new addition to our family, Miss Abby.

October - We got to celebrate Halloween in our new home and pass out candy for our first year together as husband and wife. Football season was in full swing and so were our memorable football parties. We put out lots of Halloween decorations and hung lights. It was great!! Hunting season began in October and JJ was out the door. I still have not seen him for an entire weekend since.

November - Hunting season continued, so JJ was gone on and off during this month. We also celebrated our first Thanksgiving as husband and wife, and we were blessed to spend it with our family. We invited everyone over for Thanksgiving, so I was a little stressed to begin with, but we feed 25 people and it was great. We also sat around after dinner with the family and watched a movie. Nice and relaxing. We really enjoyed ourselves.

December - We decorated the house with red and white Christmas lights [picture will soon be coming]. I keep teasing JJ telling him that we have an OU house, I don't think he is too happy about that. We also put up the Christmas tree and decorated it. It looks perfect. Every now and then, I come home and JJ has a fire going and it makes everything nice and warm. We have had a wonderful year, and I feel like God has blessed us in so many ways.

Thank you to all of our family and friends for making it a great year. We love you all and Happy Holidays.

Just another lazy Sunday!!

Hello everyone. First I have to give a little disclaimer...if looking at pictures of dead animals is gross to you, then please do not read any further. Okay, yesterday, JJ and his buddy Scooter left before sunrise and went duck hunting in Wayne, Oklahoma with Steven. Me, I got up and went Christmas shopping with my mom. Thanks to Josh, Taylor and Sonya for your help with the wine selection. During my shopping trip, I got a text from JJ about 12:30pm saying that he was already headed home. He explained that they had "limited out" by 8:00am, so they just tried to hunt some Geese the rest of the time. Here are some pictures from their fun adventure.

On Saturday night, my mom and dad came over and we watched the Heisman Trophy Presentation. Yeah!! How exciting that another Heisman winner came from the University of Oklahoma. That is awesome. After that, JJ was wiped out so he went to bed and I stayed up and caught up on Entourage.

We got up this morning and really have not done anything all day. JJ cooked breakfast this morning, I did the dishes and laundry and we made some brownies. After that, we just laid around the house and watched television and made a lazy Sunday out of it. We did play some Wii and like always I dominated him :). Here are some pictures from our wonderful lazy Sunday.

Just an update on JJ's dad. He is scheduled to have surgery on December 30th, to have a stint placed in his aorta. Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers and well wishes. We truly appreciate it. Please continue to keep him in your heart. Take care, we love you all.

Catch up......

Hello everyone, sorry it has been awhile since our last post. First I have to announce that we have very BIG news.......no, we are not having a baby, but JJ shaved!!! Yes, can you believe it. He FINALLY shaved that scary growth off of his face. My baby is back and I could not be happier. He wants me to add that even though me (his wife) and Ellyse did not approve of the beard, Abby liked it. I just think he is needing to feel some acceptance, so leave it up to Miss Abby to make him feel justified in keeping it for as long as he did.

Well, my little man had a birthday, yes, Barrett turned 4 on Sunday and had his birthday party Saturday night at McDonalds. He had so much fun and he got tons of toys. He is going to be set for a while and Christmas is not even here yet. I still can't get over the fact, that he is four-years-old. He is growing so fast and talking so much. You can carry on a complete conversation with him, and of course I just think he is the smartest little boy ever. After the birthday party, my mom and I met up with Sonya and Shannon at the Warren Movie Theater in Moore and cheered the Sooners to a third straight Big 12 Championship. We had lots of fun and it was awesome to wawtch it on the movie screen. Talk about being up close and personal!!

JJ came home on Sunday after after hunting in Chickasha and Rush Springs with Tony (aka Champ), Jon and Steven. He left on Friday right after work and came home Sunday afternoon. This hunting trip was a little different because this was the very first time he took Miss Abby. Can you believe that she is almost 6 months old. She is getting so big and she is really smart. He has done a great job working with her and training her. JJ said that on Sunday she ran over 2 miles. He also said that he shot a bird for her and she went nuts. JJ and I both think that she is going to be a really good hunting dog. When he brought her back home on Sunday she fell asleep on the floor and did not move the entire night. She was sleepy and worn out. I just hope that she missed her momma, because I missed her!!

Please send your thoughts and prayers to JJ and his family. His dad recently found out that he has an anurism on his aorta. He is meeting with the vascular surgeon tomorrow to find out what needs to be done to fix it. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

Sorry no pictures, I forgot my camera this weekend. That is about all that I have to write about for now. JJ is cooking fajitas tonight and they are almost finished so I have to go but I will post more later. We love and miss everyone, take care.

Happy Thanksgiving

Hello everyone!! First of all, I have to say....how about them Sooners!!! For those of you who know, we are a house divided, so I just had to give a little shout out, and because I wanted to remind JJ of who won the bedlam football game last night. Okay, so things have been a little crazy here in the Taylor household. JJ left to go hunting with the boys in the boys club last Thursday. I was left to hold down the fort and prepare the Thanksgiving turkey, since we were hosting our first ever Taylor Thanksgiving at the house.

As usual, JJ had a blast at deer camp and he was exceptionally excited because not only did his cousin Colby go, but his dad also went to. I know that, that really meant a lot to him. JJ said that they all had a great time, even when they were sitting around the campfire, drinking beer and swapping war stories. He said that there was a lot of deer killed, and the one he shot was the biggest buck he has ever shot, however he was unable to locate it. He also got to watch Colby shoot at the biggest buck that he has ever seen in his entire life. JJ said that it was HUGE!!! Congratulations to Blake for killing his first buck. I have to say I really missed my husband, however once he got home, he had this extremely strange growth on his face (that he is refusing to shave off). I think that we should take a poll.......comment back and let us know if you think that he should keep it or shave it. My vote and Abby's vote is to shave it OFF!!!









Well, Thanksgiving dinner at the Taylor household went off without a hitch. We had a great time and ate way too much food. As of yesterday we were still eating left overs. We did not really do much the rest of the weekend, however we did put our Christmas tree up, but so far there are no presents underneath it. Abby even likes to lay next to the tree. I think that JJ is going to put the outside lights up sometime soon, not for sure if he will be doing it his coming weekend or not. I think that he is going to try and go hunting this weekend, since this is the last weekend of rifle season.













I think that is about all for now. Barrett's birthday is next weekend, so I am sure that I will have to post some pictures from that. I can't believe that my little man will be four-years-old. It makes me sad!! Take care everyone, we love and miss you all.

Happy Veterans Day

Hello everyone!! Happy Veterans Day to all of our family and friends who are currently serving or who have served in the armed forces. We appreciate everything you have done and we are so proud of you all. Well, JJ and I don't have to much to say so this blog will be short and sweet. JJ has been working a lot with Miss Abby, she knows how to sit, lay, shake, speak and fetch. He also wants me to add that Abby knows how to beg and chew, and she is really good at letting her mom (me) spoil her. She is getting so big and pretty. She is 16 weeks old and JJ thinks that she weighs about 25 pounds. I have added some new pictures of her so you can see how big she is getting.

Lets see, what else has been going on... JJ and I are still sick. I think that we just keep giving whatever it is that we have, to each other. Once, one of us gets over beng sick, we get it back from the other one. I think that we are just going to have to quarantine ourselves off from each other.

Blake's son Chase had a birthday party this past Sunday at perfect swing. Happy 5th Birthday Chase!! JJ and I went and once again, I dominated him (like always) in ski ball. He was getting a little mad, so we had to start playing some of the other games. It reminded me of when JJ took me out for our first date (to Chuckie Cheese). What a romantic!!

JJ is getting ready to go to deer camp next weekend, so he has been working like crazy getting his reloading bench put together and loading bullets. He is so excited and he can hardly wait. There is a big group of them going this time, I think around ten of them. JJ's cousin Colby is going, and I know that he is really excited about that, because it has been a while since he has seen Colby.

Well, no baby news yet, but we will keep you posted if there are any changes. We appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers and well wishes. Take care and we love and miss you all!!

Happy Halloween and lots more

Hello everone, I hope you all had a Happy Halloween and that everone got lots of yummy candy.......Okay, lets see where we last left off. JJ left for deer camp early Friday morning, he went with Blake, Shane and Shane's nephew Drew. They all met up with Randy, Tommy and Martin. Deer camp is located in Black Kettle (somewhere in Western Oklahoma past Elk City). When JJ left he still was not feeling any better, however he said he had an awesome time. On Saturday morning, he shot a 115lb Doe. He was kind of excited, but since he was a little under the weather, he forgot his reloads in the truck. Since he was out of bullets, he was unable to shot the couple of big bucks that walked by, so all he could do was watch them and drool. Since he got his Doe early that morning, on Saturday evening, he played "guide" to Shane's nephew Drew and helped him kill his first deer. Then on Sunday morning, he played "guide" to Martin and pointed him in the right direction. What a success, Martin killed his first buck that day!! Wow - I did not realize what a great "guide" my hubby was. JJ came back into town on Tuesday, and went back to work on Wednesday. He is still feeling sick, however we found out right before he left for deer camp that he was sick with bronchitis. As of today, he is still on the mend and feeling better, however he is still a little stuffy at times. I know this because he is back to being the jokester that he is.

For those of you who have asked and have been wondering, as of right now, we think that his dad's surgery was a success. He is on the road to recovery. We thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers and well wishes. JJ and I both appreciate it!!

On Friday, we celebrated Halloween, and stayed at home passing out candy. My nephews Barrett and Preston came by to trick or treat and they were both dressed really cute. Barrett was his idol Thomas the Train and Preston was Superman. He had a little red cape, what a cutie!! Check out the second picture, there is that crazy smile of Barrett's.

On Saturday, JJ stayed close to home and went hunting with Stephen somewhere south of Washington. He had a good time, but the deer did not want to play, so he did not see or shoot anything. I think that he was a little disappointed. Me, I stayed at home and watched football all day. BTW - kudos to those Red Raiders for knocking them Longhorns out of first place and BOOMER SOONER!!! Blake, Chase, Danielle and Barrett came over and kept me company until JJ got home. We were having such a good time that they all stayed overnight and we had one big slumber party. I think that is about all for now. Oh yeah, way to go to JJ's sister Holly and his nephew Cody for running their race this weekend. Good job, we are really happy for you both. Take care everyone, we love and miss you!!!

Its a Wednesday

Hi everyone!! Well, for those of you who know, JJ has been really sick lately. He finally went back to the doctor on Monday and the doctor told him that not only did he have poison oak, but he also had bronchitis. The doctor game him lots of medicine to take, so while he was visiting his mom and dad on Monday night, he loaded up on the medicine (some which contained Codine) and was unable to drive home Monday night. My mom and I went to the OU women's basketball banquet at the Lloyd Noble center on Monday night and that was pretty fun. It was exciting to see the team [past and present players] including the incoming freshman and hear all the exciting things that are yet to come. After that I packed my little nephew up and went home. Since JJ was not coming home, Barrett came over and kept his Aunt Jess company.

On Tuesday, Miss Abby had to go to the Veterinary to get her rabies shot. We take her to Britton Road Veterinary Clinic and they are wonderful!! The vet [Dr. Mauldin] checked her out and weighed her and she weighs twenty pounds. She is getting to be a big girl!! Almost too big for her mommy to pick her up. We have been leaving her out of her kennel at night, and she is doing really well. She has not any accidents at all in the house. We are so proud of her, like two proud parents. While she was at the vet's office, he told grandma and grandpa Taylor how pretty Abby was and how impressed he was with her. She is defiantly a keeper!! Speaking of grandpa Taylor. He is having surgery today so please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

JJ will be leaving on Friday morning to go deer hunting. Yes, you all read that correctly. Even though he is sick and could possibly even be on his death bed, he is still planning on going deer hunting. I don't think that anything can keep him from hunting, he is so excited. I have already been told that when we finally get pregnant (no exciting news yet, but still trying) that it cannot interfere with deer hunting season. He is going to go with Blake and Shane and a couple other people this weekend. He will not be back until Tuesday evening so if anyone is in the city this weekend and wants to hang out, give me a call. I know that I will be watching some football and going to the Affair of the Heart one day (can't wait), but other than that, that is all. I think that is all for now. Take care, we miss everyone!!

Widowed

Okay, I am so sorry that it has been a while since we have last posted but for those of you who know my husband and know how much he loves to hunt, hunting season has began, therefore I am officially widowed (at least for the next couple of months).

Bow season opened two weekends ago, so I this is the first weekend that I have been able to spend time with JJ. The first weekend of Bow season, JJ left on Friday morning and went hunting in Binger, Oklahoma (Caddo County) with Stephen. On Friday, the only thing that JJ was able to shoot was a hog, and after he shot it, he was unable to find it. That evening, he met up with the Mathews crew (Matt, Mark, John, and Cliff) and the Hoyt boys (Tony - aka Champ, Brent, and Caleb) and went to eat dinner at Jake's rib in Chickasha. Sorry, no news to report about any shootings....the only thing that JJ saw were fawns and small bucks, so according to him, nothing he saw was big enough to shoot (per John - the land owners rules). My weekend consisted of some R&R with my friends Sonya and Shannon and spending some much needed time with my little stud nephew Barrett. JJ and I got Barrett and dump truck and that is the only toy that he was interested in playing with all weekend long. Barrett now has this really cheesy smile, I have been trying to break him of it, but it is not working, it must be something that most three-year-olds do, because one of my friends son does the exact same thing. Check out that smile.

The following weekend, JJ left on Thursday after work and after being lost in Tulsa for one hour (because someone in Chickasha thought that they knew directions better than someone who lived in Jenks, I won't mention any names Tony and Matt) they ended up in North Eastern Oklahoma. Again this weekend, JJ saw lots of deer, but the ones close enough for him to shoot were young bucks. Maybe this coming weekend he will do better. JJ did say that not only did he see his first wood chuck this past weekend, but he got his first case of poison oak. Yes, that's right, he thought that he would climb a tree that contained poison oak. Let's just say that this past week has not been very romantic in the Taylor newlywed household!! He is finally getting over it, however he now has an upper respiratory infection. Both Miss Abby and I missed him, and we could not even cuddle with him when he got home

Miss Abby is growing like crazy!! JJ and I were going to take her to her first obedience class this weekend, but since he has been sick, we are just going to have to wait until the next weekend that he is here because we both have to go to the class. JJ's dad is having surgery on his bladder on Wednesday and my mom had surgery this past week on her eye. So please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. Sorry that I have not posted in so long, but I will make sure to stay on top of it. Here is the latest picture of our princess!! Miss you all, love you and take care!! HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY KEVIN!!!!!

Weekend at the Taylors

Hello all. This weekend flew by in a hurry. How come it seems like the work week goes by so slow, but the weekend is over before you know it. On Friday, JJ went out to his friend Blake's house in Noble, and drank a little beer and ate some jalapeno hot dogs. Me, I went with my friends Shannon and Sonya to Thomas (way out in BFE) to watch Shannon's son Chandler play in a football game. Minco won 27-6, and Chandler was a stud. Wait till college comes!!

On Saturday, we had a football party with our friends. We were all a little worried prior to game, but once the game began, and the liquor started, we all had a blast. Sonya disappeared out into the backyard with the boys, while Shannon and I stayed in the living room with Danielle and Chase and cheered on our SOONERS!! Who by the way, after today should be #1. BOOMER!!!



On Sunday, we just relaxed and did not really do much. JJ went with his friends Tony and Brent to the Mini Man Mall, while Sonya and I went to do the girl thing (shop, shop and more shopping), we also went to the matinee and watched a girls movie (Nights in Rodanthe). BTW - great movie, but crappy ending, make sure to take lots of tissue. Miss Abby was so tired on Sunday, she had gotten used to having company over the past two nights, that on Sunday she did not know what to do with herself so she slept all day. That is really all for now. Hopefully I will post again later on in the week!! Miss you all and love you!!

Happy Birthday Daddy

Hello all. Hope things are going well with everyone. So far this week has not been too bad. Today was my dad's birthday so JJ and I invited him and my mom over for a home cooked meal. JJ is wonderful when it comes to cooking on the grill, so he cooked steaks outside and then I made cheesy potatoes (one of JJ's favorite side dishes) for the side. Thanks to my awesome mother-in-law for the recipe. Miss Abby loves it when we have company over, because that is just more attention for her, not that she does not already get enough. She is really coming along on the potty training (with the exception of this afternoon) and JJ continues to work with her on fetching and releasing. It is really sad, because during the day when we are both at work, we have to kennel her up and she is not happy with us when we get home at the end of the day. It takes her awhile to warm back up. She will be 9-weeks tomorrow, so we have to give her, her 9-week shot tomorrow. I wanted to send this blog out to my dad and tell him Happy Birthday. I hope that you enjoyed yourself and you have been such a wonderful father to me. I appreciate everything that you have done!! We love you daddy!! That is all for now, will write more later on in the week.

Weekend

Hello all.So far, it has been a busy weekend. Today, JJ and I both got up way too early and got busy working on things. JJ went to Guthrie to help his friend Mark put up a fence. He took Miss Abby with him and when she got home, she was wiped out. She was so tired, that she even cuddled with the enemy (a duck).

JJ said that Abby wore herself out playing with Mark's new dog Pete. He said that she also got stung by a bee while she was at Mark's house. Not sure how the bee sting affected her, but when she got home she was sick to her tummy and all she wanted to do was sleep. I can't really figure out if the bee sting made her sick, or if it was JJ's driving that made her sick. After a little nap, it was off to work on the yard. This is what are sad looking yard looked like before we gave it some much needed R&R and a couple of Andrew Jacksons.

And this is what the new and improved yard now looks like. Only after we put in lots of sweat, blood, more sweat, a few tears, and did I tell you sweat. Yeah, neither one of us even thought about going to the gym to workout after this!!











Too tired to write anymore, will try and write tomorrow and JJ is off to the man mall. Brendan if your mommy is reading this HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Love you all and miss you!!

Baby Taylor

Hello all. Well JJ and I went on Sunday and bought a puppy from a breeder in the Tuttle/Blanchard area. Yep, that's right, we have lost our minds [ha!ha! - just kidding] , seriously, we bought a yellow Lab. She is perfect and JJ is crazy about her. He will call me from work in the mornings and ask me how his two favorite girls are doing, I love it!! As you can imagine it has been a little bit hectic at our house this week. We are still working on finding the perfect name for her. We looked online last night at dog names and we both really like the name Abby. She is 8 weeks old and we can already tell in this short amount of time that she has grown since we first brought her home. The breeder said that he thinks that she will be around 80 pounds when she is finished growing, she will be a big girl. We brought her home on Sunday and stopped off at my parents house on the way home to show her off. They both thought that she was really cute, and Barrett loved her. He wanted to keep playing with her and run around the yard with her, sorry Papa!! As you can imagine, this was a huge culture shock for the other three dogs that we have. They are much older and they are not quite sure how to handle Miss Abby just yet. All that she wants to do is play, play, play, and all they want do is sleep, sleep, sleep. However, they are trying to adapt to her the best that they can but they are still having difficulty at times. She did really well the night before last [Wednesday night] and she did okay last night. She wanted to get up a couple of times, so JJ got up with her and took her outside to the bathroom. He is going to be a great daddy!! I know that he will be as great, when we finally have a little Taylor running around the house. JJ has been working with her every night and training her to fetch and release. She is doing such a great job and catching on really quickly. I think that when he finally takes her with him to hunt, that I might really miss her.




We are still working on the house, it really seems like that is all that we do anymore. JJ loves the new sprinkler system, even though he had some kinks in some of the sprinkler heads, he fixed them all. He is a water maniac!! I am afraid to finally see our water bill this month. I think that we have our weekend cut out for us though. He is going over to our friend Mark's house to build a fence [for Mark's new puppy] and I am hoping that we get to work on the flower beds this weekend, because Lowe's is having a big 50% off sale. Then of course this is our house cleaning weekend so we will be busy with that. Other than that, things are going great, married life is wonderful and I could not be happier. Check back soon for more updates. Love you all and happy early birthday to Brendan. We miss you all!!!