Ace of Hearts

Ever since Riley was diagnosed in 2007 and we spent that week in the hospital, she has been sleeping with us in our bed. At that time, it was a comfort for me to have her beside me...you know, just in case. Now...not so much. It wouldn't be so bad if she would sleep in one position, but she will flip sideways and then flop upside down...it's always special to wake up and find her feet propped up on your face. And I'm sure you've noticed that she has grown, just a bit, during these short 16 months...she takes up a lot of room. So, we decided enough was enough...we wanted our bed back. We set a date, which just happened to be Valentine's Day, and built it up that this was the day she would begin sleeping in her own bed. She was very leery at first, so we threw in an incentive...if she slept in her own bed, we would get her a puppy of her very own!! She loved this idea!! Bribery works, people...you should try it!!

We happened to be in Brenham over Valentine's Day, and then she spent the night with Nani on Sunday night...so Monday night was THE night. She was excited at first, but as bedtime grew closer she began to get nervous. All we had to do was remind her that her puppy was on the way, and off to bed she went. It was great...until morning when she woke up, and there was no puppy. Oops! Guess I should have planned that a little better! But, she has slept in her bed all week...and last night she finally got what she has been waiting for. Meet the newest member of our family...Ace!

Ace is a 4 year old Bichon we adopted from our friends Kristin and Reinhard. We were happy to snatch him up, and the kids LOVE him!! But, guess where he slept last night...you guessed it, MY bed. Seems we replaced a kid, with a dog...at least he takes up a lot less room!! We also tried to adopt this little cutie below...but his parents weren't budging on that one. Can't really blame them...check out those gorgeous blue eyes Lane has!!

One last thing, please keep Paige in your prayers. She was all set to begin her Stem Cell transplant this week, but they detected a small case of the flu in her blood work...so they were sent home and will try again in a few weeks. Oh, and a shout out to Paige...she and Dustin got engaged over the weekend!! Congrats Guys!! And guess who is going to be their flower girl...our sweet little princess!! Can.Not.Wait!!