A Young Wife’s Tale

We’re back in New Jersey. Christmas in Dallas was wonderful! I was thrilled to meet my newest nephew and spend time with all of my family.

The good people at the animal shelter finally called us back on December 28. As soon as I walked in with the dog, they said, “Your owners are looking for you!” Yes, the owners had called animal control, and so we have another happy ending.

David’s brother-in-law just finished chemotherapy, and as a show of support, David shaved his head just before we left.

David and I are home for Christmas! It’s so good to be back in Texas. This summer when we were here on vacation, we rescued a stray, and we’ve done it again this time. We’re still waiting for animal control to be open so we can take her to the shelter. My parents have been [...]

Works for Me Wednesday is hosted by We Are THAT Family.

I want our apartment to look nice, but I don’t want to spend very much money on it. Whether we get to go back to our house in Texas, or whether we stay here in New Jersey, we won’t be living in this apartment for very long.

Here are some ways I’ve found to make our home cuter on the cheap.

The last time we took Henry to the vet, I made David go with us. Henry has been so awful in the car that I won’t go anywhere with Henry unless David is there, too. Now that we have the kennel, I don’t have to leave Henry in the car while I’m grocery shopping.

Sunday morning we were on our way to our Dallas church when we saw a stray dog running along with it’s leash trailing behind it. David pulled over, and we saw that the dog was in distress. It looked like a pure bred Labrador. Although it was wearing a leash, it had no tags, so [...]