Continued...

Again I can't sleep, I want to. I don't take naps, I usually don't drink caffeine after 8. I usually watch a good half hour of tv in bed. Tonight I had a softball game that didn't get over till 10, but I was exhausted before and after, then I get into bed and just lay there. I've debated just downing a couple nyquil but the haunting nyquil nightmares I have and grogginess in the morning just aren't worth it to me. Just seems like the more you worry about not sleeping, the worse it gets... Sweet 

Sunday Insomnia

It seems to happen every week, 10 pm rolls around on Sunday night and I'm laying in bed not even tired. I usually watch some tv for a bit, maybe some Iron Chef America or ESPNEWS. I make it through the entire episode and soon the sleep timer shuts the tv off. I lie on my side for a bit and eventually thrash about till I make my way to the other side, keep my eyes pressed tight shut and try not to let my mind think about the long Monday I have ahead of me. I'm sure its a combination of anxiety for the day that awaits me and the fact that I can't get to sleep and am worried about being tired all day only exacerbates the problem. I usually take a nap on Sunday for an hour or two, however yesterday my nap was less than thirty minutes.

 

Last night seemed to be the worst of all. I lasted through 2 sleep timers on the tv and the sleep timer on my ipod, I facebooked for a bit in an attempt to tire myself out and eventually got to sleep around 3 am. I slept through my 6:30 alarm reminding me to go to the gym. I'm not really sure the reason for my Sunday Insomnia but it has plagued me for months, any ideas?

Brace Yourselves... By Laura

My fantastic sister-in-law brought me the greatest present.. and greatest curse ever for my birthday.

The first book of the Twilight series.

Need I say more?  I have been avoiding this series, in fear that I would be obsessed with it, for the last couple years only to find that I have so much to catch up on.

Watch out Harry, Edward is giving you a run for your money.

So... who do you prefer?  

Edward vs. Harry

Another "Forword"

Brady is a heartless daddy.  Anytime our little boy makes a mistake he gets so mad, forgetting his favorite puppy in the whole world, Yuki, was JUST like this at this age.  Maybe even worse.  

Just cut off his manhood and he will be perfect, calm, and a little less like his daddy. Wink wink.

Its funny to see him get so mad, saying the puppy is driving him crazy and he wishes there was any way to make him stop.  

I think the same thing but about the TWO voices I hear that won't stop.

Kaze is a GREAT puppy.  He pretty much trained Yuki to go outside, a miracle!  And he is pretty darn good himself, way better than she was even a month ago at almost a year old.  

The defense rests. 

 

Laura

Nightmare on my street

By Brady

A foreword: Growing up we had dogs and for whatever reason I couldn't have cared less about them or anything that had to do with them. I am as mind blown as the rest of you that I now own not one but two dogs. Laura must possess some sort of power over me because I never in a million years thought I'd own a dog. 

We recently bought a new puppy with the thought that he would keep Yuki company and they could be lovers, though never have pups of their own. We got a pretty good deal on him and when we brought him home Yuki wanted nothing to do with him for about the first five days. He however became enamored with her from the start, he would follow her around everywhere she went. To this day he can't let her out of his sight, he won't sleep unless she's near him. It's quite cute I must admit. She doesn't seem to think much of him however, I don't think she minds his company but she's become very independent. 

Yuki (1 yr old)

We bought Yuki in October of last year and we didn't do as swell job of potty training her as we should've. She didn't like to go outside much and we didn't like taking her out at 4:00 am in the freezing cold, so she did learn to do her business in a potty box, though she was very hit and miss. Having Kaze (Kah-zay) has really helped Yuki grasp the potty training thing. She now does an excellent job at going outside thanks to him. She is the sweetest dog one could imagine, she has become very mellow and is quite the cuddle bug. She never barks and doesn't get herself into much trouble. My one qualm with Yuki is her tendency to run off into the neighbors yards when I take her out, but I'll take that over Kaze's endless problems anyday.

  Kaze (3 months old)

Kaze is an absolute nightmare! For one, he never stops chewing, biting, running, chewing, biting, running, chewing, barking, pissing, humping, fighting, growling. He drives me crazy, you can't for the life of you get him to stop or slow down for one minute. Lets take just now for example, we just got back from taking a walk and going potty, which he did. As I'm sitting here writing this Yuki is laying by my feet being her absolute best; meanwhile Kaze is running, chewing on Laura's wallet, I take it away and he finds the cord to the iron and chews on it. I take that away and he starts chewing on a pen, and somewhere in between he manages to pee on the blanket. If you try to pick him up he squirms and thrashes till you put him down. I try to train him and get him to calm the hell down to no avail. It seems the only place to put him is in the kennel. I give up.... anyone want to buy a 3 month old pug puppy?

Magical Discovery

I, (Laura that is), have recently become quite aware of the wonder that is

AUDIOBOOKS.

I recently, to the great annoyance of my husband, started re-reading the Harry Potter series 

about a month ago, and am currently in the beginning of the 7th book, the Deathly Hallows. 

 As you can imagine, with most of the books being about 500-700 pages, that I have been doing a great deal of this reading, and thus I discovered the inconvenience of lugging a 5 pound book around.

1. I know my purse is big, but it still has no effect on the weight of the book. 

2. Cleaning takes 5 times longer when you only have one hand to do it, and it tends to cramp.

3. When running on a treadmill at the gym, the words are not only completely blurred, but won't stay open, as with the rest of the machines.

4. Driving is mostly illegal to do while reading.

5. I can't imagine voices as cool as the "bloke" that reads the audio books.

I can clean for hours at a time, run to the adventures of Mister Potter, and only have a small iPod to carry with me, and car rides are looked forward to, seriously.

I'd like to bear you my testimony on Audiobooks.  I know that they are true.

Amen.

The Hales FREE Petting Zoo!!!

So, Brady and I have created a petting zoo for the ENTIRE neighborhood and anyone else who walks from far far away to visit these exotic creatures.  You don't need to ask us permission, be under adult supervision, even if you are like 4 years old, and it is completely free.  DOn't even worry about what I need to be doing at the time.

The zoo consists of only two animals.  Yuki and Kaze, our pugs.  We have to let them outside on their little leash things so they will go potty, as we say.

This is when the zoo has the most visitors at the attraction.

I had SIX kids over yesterday while I was trying to get Kaze to poo.  Was there an adult in

 sight?  Of course not, that's just silly.  Four of them spoke mostly Spanish and would not STOP picking up the dogs.

We thought it was annoying enough, and then we met the little devil across the street.  Poor Brady woke up to Kaze's cry and let the puppies out to do their business at about 6:45 AM.  Brady hopped in the shower for work, while I continued to sleep, until about 3 seconds later someone rang our doorbell.  I went to Brady asking if he was expecting someone.  Nope.

Was it the cops?

Was it Santa?

Was is the Cable Company?

Nope. It was little, tiny Maria just ringing our doorbell, (TWICE).

What??!?!?!??!!  Are you kidding me?  

Don't come over, don't ask me questions, don't follow me around and DON'T TOUCH MY DOGS.  

Oh, and don't become like your completely absent parents.

Laura