Nursery Rhyme

rain rain go away...even though i love the rain...it soothes me...i really should be living in london...

its been a hellovaweek...

there's been life and death around the 'hood in this last week or so. i've been too crazy to blog or even think of blogging. until today...everyone sleeps right now...my boy-Billydog...my boobah and our new addition...the puppygirl-Kate.

my poor neighbors. they are now survivors of suicide. their son and their brother shot himself last monday night. the police came to my house on tuesday afternoon asking me to rush over to help them because they had just found out. they went to the place where he had done it and found him...well his poor, sweet sister found him. what an ordeal. she'll never be the same...ever again. the wake and funeral were this weekend and now that it's over with...it seems like everyone has forgotten about them. even though i know they haven't it seems like no one is coming around to the house like they did just after it happened. so we're all popping by there for an hour here and there just to keep an eye on them and to offer continued support. god knows they're going to need it.

friends of ours had a baby girl last week which is always a ray of sunshine. and we got our new puppy!! she's our 9 week old, 5 lb all white pitbull. oh she's just so cute and very mischevious. billydog isn't so thrilled with her but he'll warm up to her eventually. he'll sniff her crate and her but then just walk away like she doesn't exist. as long as we keep the food separate everything should be fine.

in other news...boobah has sprouted 2 bottom teeth. and i must say (knock on wood) that she's doing quite nicely with them. mild discomfort it seems but she sleeps (god bless children's tylenol) through the night and naps solidly. we have playdates with some of the best women (and the best children) that i know. i am beyond lucky to have been able to find such wonderful girlfriends at this point in my life. i have my soulmates from college (yes a sorority girl at heart here) and allouicious from the 'tech. but i never thought id be lucky enough to find another batch of women who i can see myself being close friends with for the rest of my life...until i took the yoga class. halleluja!!

ok...off to organize, sanitize, and prioritize...then off to be weighed!! feeling optimistic today! cross your fingers for me!