Ralph the dog.

Morning at my house is so bright and lovely~that is, as long as it's not snowing or preparing to snow.

I made Annabelle open the curtains first thing this morning.

When my mornings start out like this, warm and bright, it just makes me happy.

Today Joshua decided to be a dog.

A dog named Ralph.

And Ralph loves raspberry sherbet.

Ralph got really tired and is now resting while watching Shrek 2.

Not my favorite movie but whatever...

I think I misspoke yesterday when I wrote that I/we had big decisions to make. There's nothing out of the

ordinary except for, you know, the usual.

And the fact that we found out yesterday that both girls need braces; Emily now or at least soon and

Annabelle in a year or so.

And Stephen has possibly two developing cavities.

At this moment in time, I am very, extremely, incredibly grateful for dental insurance.

That may not be the case in a few months but I'm not thinking about that...and I'm trying to not think of

that by eating a spoonful of frosting...

(hey, I burned a lot of calories today on the treadmill, okay??)