since my last post, many, many, many things have happened. some good, some not good.
i'm reminded looking at my previous post, that the puppy i introduced you to, Murphy, has died. it was very sad. and 2 weeks later, we got a new puppy at the shelter, Madigan, aka Maddie.
i haven't taken as many pictures of her as i did of Murphy, but she's black and white, as well. she was 6 weeks old when we got her, but she chose us. we held a couple of different puppies at the shelter, including her, but she wiggled out of the fence and came running back to us. so she went home with us and slept on my neck until she got some body fat and felt safe. they told us she would probably be about "beagle-size". except now that she is 3 months old, we can tell she is a pit bull mix and her paws are huge! she is the sweetest dog and is way more fearless than Murphy ever was. she's a good dog.
nate and i also went to ireland. i'd say it converted nate to at least going to ireland every couple of years. we had a fabulous time with our f

riends heather and jesse. i will probably post more later.

and then, i started 2 new jobs. here at home, not an hour away! so happy nate supported my decisions to quit the two jobs i had in little rock, because i love my jobs and being here at home.
nate got a motorcyle. its gorgeous. i just need him to keep coming home safe. (dad had a motorcycle wreck in february, but is ok now).
our flowers in the garden are blooming! roses and gardenias!
i'm going to europe in a few weeks. probably more to tell about that later, too!
i'm already remembering things i wanted to write about, it just took me a long time to get back here...lots going on with not liking my old jobs to being scared about money to having a pet die.
but i'm back.