It was Not Meant for Us

One of the houses in our neighborhood was put up for sale.  I asked my husband if we could look at it as I like the  look of it from the outside.  MY husband didn't like how the  house was designed but we went anyway.  Neighbors said that this was built by a priest and it  was pretty solid inside.

This is a four bedroom house with three  full baths which impressed my husband a lot.  Although the rooms are smaller but it would have accommodated the need of our growing family plus it is in our neighborhood so  transition would have been a lot easier.

Hubby also liked the fact that it has a double car garage which our current house lacks.  

The  downsides of this house was  the yard and the smaller  kitchen and  living room.  There is no yard at all which would have been so difficult because we have pets.  Nevertheless, we made an offer  and  prayed that it if it meant for us, we will get it but if not, our offer will be turned down.

Our bid lost to a higher bidder  which hubby and I thought that the house is not really meant for us.

 The kids did not really want to put the dogs for adoption.  I  I am kind of relieved that our offer did not  go through because  I would surely miss gardening.  I won't have a space there to put my flower and vegetables.

 Our pets are a big part of the family so  it is  also a deciding factor whenever we are looking for a house.  It would be nice to have a bigger house with bedrooms that would accommodate each of us.

For now, we are planning to just  expand our house.  Put some money to it and fix it sop that the kids will have their own room.
Shadow Shots

Reading Books in the Backyard

Aside from the thunderstorm that we had a couple of days ago, the weather has been very warm. Instead of doing our readings inside the house, me and Mr. Burrito laid blanket at our backyard and did our lessons there. It's more relaxing and enjoyable.

I did not know that Mr. Burrito is digging for "gold" when hubby took the photos lol.

I would like to introduce to you our new fur baby Bolt.  He is a  mixed lab and miniature Pinscher.  Our neighbor has six litters and  they were giving  them away and they gave us one.

Labradors

Our neighbor has two labs, they are very gentle when they play to the kids.  

What I like about them is the fact that they don't offer to run away.  

The owner can just  let them  sit beside  her while she is gardening

I told my husband that we  if we ever get an addition, we should get  either a labrador or a retriever because they are very good with kids.

Here's Ms. Burrito with the chocolate and black labs.

"Disappointment doesn't kill."

(Truth about cats and dogs)

- a quote taken from   a Nuggets of Wisdom book -

Peonies & Chelsea

Our female Pomeranian dog, Chelsea, love to eat flowers. She eats every dandelion that she could find in our yard. When my flowers in the garden started to bloom, she started eating it too. Here's my peonies when it's just starting to bloom.

Yesterday, we were all outside and we let the the dogs loose, Chelsea tore up three big peonies and started eating it, so I put her on a leash before she could eat all my pretty blooms.

I think that the peonies are sweet because ants love them and our little missy here has a sweet tooth too.

You can see on the fourth shot how she tore up three stems just to get the flowers.

I love the blooms of peonies because they smell good and they're gorgeous!

I have white and pink of them. which do you think is prettier. I love the red shade on the white one but I love the color pink too.

The Joy that pets bring

Having a pet is like having children, it's an continuous expense added to your monthly budget. But the joy that they bring to you or family is worth the price. Here are some joyful moments with our pets.

Our daughter love to cuddle Champ and she like dressing up Chelsea.

Pets are a form of therapy to adults too.

Have a great week everyone!

Champ & Chelsea

This is how our two pets acted when they first met. Chelsea viciously attacked poor Champ but of course our little man didn't surrender, he stood his ground hehehe. I guess it's a way of establishing dominance for the dogs. I am no expert about animal so if you know better, you can share it here.

But anyhow, after a day or two, they love each other already. Chelsea was in heat when we brought her home so we put her on a leash so she wouldn't spread out her blood on the carpet. I guess the circumstances somehow taught Champ to be a man .. kind of lol.

I mentioned on my post last week that something had happened to Chelsea. My daughter tried to brought her out on her leash just so she can do her business but she took off and Champ followed her. I tried to trace where they went but I only found Champ. My husband went out and search the neighborhood but he didn't find her either. We though for sure that she was gone, after 5 days a good Samaritan brought her back. Thank you sir for taking time to find Chelsea's home!