Sometimes my honey really surprises me. Saturday we ran around Wichita trying to get stuff done and on the way home we saw some people giving away free dogs. Well, Bear tends to get mean when he's alone (meaning the only dog around) so we'd been thinking about getting him a companion dog. So we pulled over and looked, and lucky for us, the dog we saw was a mini-daushund/rat terrior mix. The kids were going to just leave her there if they couldn't find a home for her, so we decided to grab her. At just 9 weeks old, she's going to be a great companion for Bear! We're thrilled.

She's adorable, folks. And such a perfect find at just the right time. Bear's already starting to show tendencies toward getting aggressive, barking more than he used to and just being an all around brat. So this is really going to be a big help. Already he's starting to calm down and accept his role as companion rather than protector. I've added some pics of them in my photos so feel free to check 'em out.

Anyway, I figured that J would just rest all day yesterday, considering how tired he has been because of his meds and how much he works, and for the most part, he did. That is, until I came home from work. He cleaned the living room, started to clean the kitchen, repaired the toilet lid, tried to fix the kitchen faucet, and vaccuumed.

And all this in about an hour. I was impressed.

Then he went in the bedroom to try to sleep.

All in all it was a good day. I don't normally like pulling 8 hour shifts at work simply because as a Produce Pilot I don't really do a lot, but I need the hours so I'm thankful I have it. I do love my job and wouldn't trade it for the world. I work with some wonderful people both in the department I work and in the rest of the store.

Trina is a great source of encouragement and support, even though she isn't aware of it. She keeps me in line pretty well when it comes to where I feel I should be. Jen is just an all around sweety, as is Meagen and Sara... and pretty much all the front end people. Then there are the stockers for grocery who keep me entertained most of the time. Joe is hilarious, even though he doesn't say much. I really can't name everyone, but they're all great.

Right now I'm happy with my life for the most part. I'm still having problems with not having the kids all the time and the ex-wife, but those problems'll be here for years to come. J and I have come a long way from where we were just six months ago, let alone a year ago. We're so much closer now than we were. It's awesome to think about how even though life has pretty much thrown J and I for a loop, we've done nothing but get closer. So many couples would have been torn apart by what he and I have experienced, yet neither of us feel we could have done as well without the other. I'm so glad we found each other.

Sometimes I wonder if J knows just how much I love him but then I feel foolish. Of course he knows - I tell him all the time. For some odd reason when I woke up this morning I just had this strange feeling that I'd made him angry - which is weird because I really didn't even see him this morning before he went to work. I swear, sometimes I wake up with the oddest feelings and I wonder if they have to do with my depression or if I just imagine this stuff. Poor J. I can only imagine what he goes thru whilst listening to me. The guy must be a saint. Maybe that's why I adore him so much.