funky funk

Do you remember her from a few weeks ago?  Isn't she too cute?  She is a spunky 6 weeks old right now.  I am so in love with this little puppy.....which is not good because we already have 2 dogs.  An ex-boyfriend of one of my sisters wants her.  He has come over to see her a few times but now I don't know if I can part with her.  Common sense tells me I do NOT want 3 dogs.  The sucky thing is that I usually go with my stupid heart on such matters.  I kind of feel like Tyler and Caitlyn on Teen Mom.  I know what is best for baby but it is going to be so hard for me.



It has been a busy week here at the Larkin's.  John's friend Brad from high school is getting married in December and we had their couple's shower on Saturday.  It was interesting..............for the most part everyone sat upstairs in a living room watching college football.  Since I am really not a fan of college football I felt kind of lost.  I kept wandering around the house hoping to find someone else that just wanted to have a drink and maybe a smoke (Mad Men style) but there were no takers until just about the time I had planned on leaving.  We had a babysitter at our house and it was the first time anyone outside of Mackenzie or John's mom had watched the boys.  It was also the first time we paid someone hourly to watch the boys and since she had arrived at our house at 3:30 we were getting up there in numbers by the time the party started getting fun.  I left John at the party and got home to a very quiet house.  So so so nice.  I got on my jammies and went to bed in our king sized bed all by myself.  Well, with 3 little dogs.  The boys must have had fun with Becca because I woke up to "bayee seeeeter,  bayee seeeeeter, where are yew?"  When I went in to get Charley he said "no, not yew mommy."  I guess we will have to get a babysitter more often.

Speaking of John's friend who is getting married..............well, the wedding is in Mexico and we are going.  Instead of paying for a big ole wedding they are going to pay for a few of their close friends to go along with.  I have never been out of the country though so I am just now in the process of trying to get my passport.  Of course now I can't find my birth certificate anywhere and you kind of need that for the whole proof of U.S. citizenship and everything.  AAAAHHH  I have been trying to call the records office in South Dakota and as of today still haven't gotten a live person.   I have to work all day tomorrow so Friday is going to be the big birth certificate search here while having a phone glued to my ear to try and obtain another one in case I can't find the one I know I just saw a few months ago when I had no reason to need it.  Wish me luck.