What to do at nearly fifteen

1. Wear dad's size eleven and a half size shoe, so you can mow the back lawn.
2. Throw the ball for your 11 year old Golden Retriever when you're trying to mow the lawn.
3. Try to hug your mom after you've just mowed the lawn, but she tries to tell you politely that you REALLY need a shower.
4. Play tag with your sister in the backyard.
5. Chase the cat so you can hold her, even though you know it makes her VERY MAD!
6. Get wonderful grades on your math!
7. Practice the Entertainer and River Flows in You on the piano because those two songs are your piano recital songs.
8. Bug your dad to take you to Sea World or even driving.
9. Get your AWANA Cubbies leader roll pin.
10. Look out the front door and seeing a beautiful Dogwood in full bloom.
11. Have to wait another year to get your Driver's Permit.
12. E-mail your friend who lives 1000 miles away.
13. Plan your fifteenth birthday party.
14. Give your dad a hug when he comes home from work.
15. Thank God for your beautiful, special, and blessed life here on earth.

Another Stray!

Yesterday we tried to adopt a cute miniature poodle who we named Simon. The reason I say tried, is because he was very aggressive plus he bolted when my dad opened our garage door. But other than that he was absolutely positively adorable! Here are some pictures I thought I'd share with you all.

This is the little guy - Simon.

He was watching Syd, who had pizza :)

Just absolutely adorable puppy love :)

It's a shame he was aggressive and ran away, but Sydney and I enjoyed him TREMENDOUSLY! By the way we had to shave him because it was almost as if he had dreadlocks matted into his fur. So when he ran away from us he wasn't so cute, he was honestly UGLY!!

In His unfailing love,

Ali Ann