Puppy Love

Dolce and DaVinci are 3 months old now and are just as cute as ever! Although I'm not a fan of the puppy poo and clean up duty I think they are making improvements in that department. My husband is thrilled to have boys and gets up in the early morning hours to take them outside and he will sit there and play with them before having to head off to work. Their little personalities are so sweet. They run and pounce on each other, drag toys off to their little beds and think I'm the food lady because I feed them and give them treats. Today we decided to get them collars and leashes and the little girls can't wait until they can take them out for a walk. They get their 3rd set of shots on Tuesday. It's hard to imagine that just over a month ago they weren't even in our lives. It feels like our little family has gotten a whole lot bigger!

Cheering Up With Ice Cream Cupcakes

Today was one of those days. Long day at work for me and a challenging problem for one of the twins and her friend. Seemed like it was a good time to make some Ice Cream Cupcakes. Things seem better when you mix batter, bake and frost all the while talking through the problem. My little girls are growing up and starting to understand that not all families stay together but it's our job to love and support them anyway we can when they are our friends. Through the second round of frosting the cupcakes my youngest daughter said, "I'm glad we do things together with our family, we eat together, we hangout together, we support each other even when it's hard to because sometimes we fight about stuff but we always talk about it." She continued, "Mom, this is turning out to be the best day ever!"

We Will Never Forget

I remember very well exactly where I was and I what I was doing on that horrific day of 9-11-2001. Our twins were 13 months old and I had been up all night with both of them. My husband was out of town across the country on business. I turned on the morning news and there it was the beautiful skyline of NYC, the city that held my heart. One tower was spewing smoke and in horror I wasn't prepared for the what came next as I witnessed the next plane crash into the second tower. I tried to scream but the mommy in me wouldn't let out a sound because the twins were sleeping. Tears streamed down my face as I became glued to the face of the television, standing there frozen. I needed to find my husband and prayed he was not on an airplane. He like many others were turned away at the airport in Ohio so he rented a car and drove across the country until he made it home the next day. As more and more details unfolded on that devastating day we learned that one of our fellow twin mommies in our club lost her husband on Flight 93, Tom Burnett. I remember going to church to pray and there was standing room only as the community poured into churches everywhere united together to seek the grace of God to comfort, protect, guide and heal our nation and our hearts. As the Pastor told us to take the hand of the person next to us, I glanced up to see who's hand I was holding, it was Brent Jones the former San Francisco 49er Football Player. Words could not express what I felt as I listened to words of the Pastor pray for our country and for the families that had lost their loved ones.

Even in the midst of darkness you can see love. We had many hero's that day that saved the lives of so many others. We rallied as a nation to stand next to each other and help our neighbors. We will not forget.

Labor Day Weekend

Three day weekend with absolutely no travel plans equals time to relax, unwind, play with puppies and eat good food. My free time turned into purging closets and boxes in our garage for donation to Shepherd's Gate http://shepherdsgate.org/. My oldest daughter came over and moved more of her furniture she had in our garage over to her house (yes, this made me sad, even though she's been gone for a while). It was great to see her and I really just wanted to hang out with her but off she went to organize her own house. However, her Fiance stayed for a long time chatting sports with my husband which made him very happy. Saturday night was date night and we went to one of my favorite restaurants called The Peasant and the Pear http://www.thepeasantandthepear.com/. Seriously AMAZING food! The Chef/Owner Rodney Worth is not only talented, he is quite charming and treats customers as if they were his guests. For the opinionated foodie that I am, I must say this restaurant does not disappoint, this was my 3rd visit in one week! I want to eat my way through the entire menu and I only have until October 1st to do it at which time Rodney tells me they are changing their menu to incorporate the splendor of fresh Fall produce and vegetables into their new menu. I love that they promote local farmers and even give them a shout out on their menu. We sat outside on the patio, drank a Pear Martini that should win some kind of mixology award and listened to a very talented musician named Chris Estes who sang and played the guitar. That boy is talented!!!

Sunday was Church followed with a nice evening with friends and a sleepover at our house. Monday, Labor Day a celebration of America's workforce, made me think of all the jobs I've had since I started working at age 14 and how each one of those experiences taught me something valuable. I'm grateful that today I get to work in a job that I love and with people that help make a difference.