Responsibility

Last night was the third night we stayed up with Ellie, letting her out every couple of hours because of diarrhea. We also had a paper due yesterday that we waited until this week to start writing. Not good timing- talk about being tired.

This puppy relies on us for everything: food, play, discipline, care, and family bonding and love. She is solely our responsibility and that is a big task. Though at times she can try our patience, and will sometimes keep us up at night because she does not feel well, it’s worth it! We love her very much.

Sweet story: This morning a little before 7am, Ellie and I were coming back inside from her third potty time since 3am. When we got to the room (she sleeps in a crate in our room), she put her front paws up on the bed and whined a little. She looked so sweet, and I felt sorry for her after her long night, so I picked her up and put her on the bed. She curled up next to Jamie and went back to sleep- such a cutie!

Eat Pray Love

So, I'm watching Eat Pray Love for the second time this weekend (interrupted occasionally by puppy training and puppy potty breaks), and fantasizing about traveling. So many place I want to go and see!

While watching the movie, I decided to google cheep ways to travel the world. I found a few interesting websites. These sites are for people who are willing to work a bit while they travel. You can contact people who need a helping hand in the area you want to visit. They will house and feed you while you are there, and you work a few hours a day where they need you.

• One is about working on organic farms and learning about sustainability: www.wwoof.org
• One focuses on environmental and social volunteering: www.the7interchange.com
• One has all types of work opportunities: www.workaway.info

I haven't dug too much in to this, but I plan on it. I could be an interesting way to spend the summers while we are in school- travel, learning, and helping others- beautiful :)

Currently

I felt the need to redesign the blog- therefore, I felt the need to blog.

Currently:

*We are back in GA

*Jamie is serving. Ashley is babysitting

*Ashley is attempting to coupon as a hobby. If she can't make money from a hobby, she's going to try to save money from one.

*Biggest news (and life adjustment): a puppy! We adopted a border collie and named her Ellie. She is helping us stay active and get up earlier :) She is a GREAT puppy and I have a feeling future blogs will be about training her - what works, what doesn't, and other stories. We are training her with a clicker as well as treats (only positive reinforcement) and it seems to be working fairly. She does not respond when she is not paying attention to us yet. But, when she’s focused, she’ll sit, come, lay down, shake, and leave it. She’s learning quickly. Today's story: she took a pair of socks today and attempted to bury them in the back yard. If it weren’t for one sock peeking out of the ivy, that pair might have been lost forever J