...and I’ve been working like a dog...lol. Every week I’ve told myself, I need to update my blog and let people know Lucy is expecting… and now it’s too late. They’re already here! In the wee hours of today, Lucy had 10 beautiful puppies. And even more exciting, this is our first completely in-house litter using our own female and our own male, Zeke (Goshen Highland’s Kep). Zeke We can’t wait to see how the little sweethearts turn out! I have been blessed up to this litt

Every year moves more quickly than the last. If you feel like I do, it's become a rather terrifying pace as your kids that once kept you up at night changing diapers and soothing tears now keep you up talking at the foot of your bed about friends and work and the future. And the spread of ages 6-20 has us juggling at times what feels impossible: trying to make it to Senior night and college performances alongside making sure we still keep the nightly advent storybooks wrapp

Maple! I did make that trip to SC to meet with Helen Holbrook. And it was well worth the 3.5 hours one way. I admit, after the accident with things even more chaotic than usual as we navigated insurance and being down a car with a holiday and family coming the following week, not to mention prepping puppies to head to new homes… I was feeling like such a long trip in the midst of all that was just too much. However, I was also really interested in what Helen could share