Motherhood

People say that before you have kids you should try raising a puppy. That wasn't our intention when we got the newest member of our family, but it's turning into some good learning experiences.

It's the little things like cleaning up waste and listen to the yelping that tend to drive you crazy. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love Bo! She is so cute, but still learning that going potty in the house is NOT acceptable. Learning patience and a balance of discipline and love has been fun.

I do have a confession to make about losing my patience with Bo. She refuses to go to the bathroom when it's raining. She sits under the tiny overhang on the house and waits for you to come let her in. Trust me, I watch. One potty break though, I didn't watch for one reason or another. So not even a minute later in walk the dogs and a puddle of pee on the carpet. I lost it! She had been going to the bathroom in the house all day and I was stressed out from something else; aka not in a good mood. I literally had to put Bo down and scream before doing anything! If I had not I would have disciplined her out of anger and not to correct her behavior.

I was so shocked that I felt that way. I can count on my hand the number of times that I've lost my temper like that. It was scary, but very eye-opening. Oh my goodness I'm not ready for children! I know if God provides them He will also provide the necessary skills to raise them. I just don't think now is that time!

On a lighter note, I LOVE the weather today! It's finally feeling like fall! So I went outside and did some yard work. I really don't like yard work, especially because it's a lot right now since the owners before us didn't take care of it. Now I have four very large piles of leaves to pack up. :)

I took a break to get back to my Betty Crocker side of being a wife. It was time to put the lasagna together for dinner tonight. I'm falling in love with my crock pot! I planned meals for two weeks and I think we'll have food for four weeks! PTL! I'm not the best cook and crock pots make the cooking beyond easy. You mix together whatever you're cooking and leave it for hours to cook itself! I think it's the best invention ever for those of us who are no good at cooking!

Well, this is very long and props to those of you that have read the whole post.