Well a couple weekends ago we up and decided to take the weekend and go camping. We went to Huntsville, AL, we have lived in Alabama all our lives and have never been. It was about a 6 hour drive which was not too bad. Once we got there we pitched our tent and went to look at the city I can't get over how beautiful and clean it is, I can honestly tell you I have never seen a city so well manicured and clean. It is in the foot hills of the Georgia mountains there were a few mountains to see, but nothing as extravagant as the Smokey's which we are used too. Although it was a little too early we got to see some fall colors it was really nice. We also went to the famous Space museme while we were there which was pretty neat. We both said we wanted to go to Space Camp our whole lives but never got to go. Maybe he can take Haley on year. We also went see the lake in Guntersville, AL which is probably the biggest lake I have ever seen, we were going to rent a boat but it was too windy. While in Guntersville we went to a famous waterfall High Falls, but they have been in such a drought for the last couple of years it was pretty dried up.
Mountains in Huntsville Fall color in Huntsville
High Falls in Guntersville
The space ship in Huntsville
We are still trying to have a baby, but to no avail. I can't say that we really count days or worry about which is the exact day and time we should do it. I don't want to stress over it and worry about it every month and then when it comes time to check you get disappointed because nothing you do isn't working. I figure it will happen when it is meant to happen. I also have a feeling that with all the medication he was on for the last 2 years that may be affecting it as well. I go to my OBGYN next month for my annual check up and I will question her about this and see if he should get checked. On that end I would like him to get checked because at least we would know one way or the other.
And finally why is it that my dog Maggie is the most stubborn thing in the world. She does not listen to anything you tell her to do, she is constantly eating the other dogs food and is fat. We have started putting her in her crate when we feed the other dogs but that is a pain as well, mainly because the dogs do not hoover their food down, they come back too eat throughout the night. And as soon as we let her out she runs straight to the food bowls looking for left overs so we have to pick up any remainder food bowls then feed her so she will only get her amount of course she does hoover her food to make sure none of the other dogs can have extras. Also she has had an upset stomach for like 3 days, she will go outside and eat grass, then she will come back in acting like she is going to PUKE so we have to put her in her crate again so she doesn't ruin the carpet. I feel bad about this but I don't know what else to do, she is not an outside dog and even if I tried to make her one she would bark all night at the neighbors. Maybe I will invest in a bark collar, but I think that is inhumane. You may say, "but you put her in a crate, that is inhumane" actually it is not it makes their life safer. One because they can't get into things while you are away like chewing stuff they could choke on or ingesting stuff they shouldn't plus they can't get out of a yard and get hit by a car. I will be the first person to tell you that I thought it was the craziest and meanest thing I had ever heard of. But when Maggie was a puppy she jumped the chain link fence and ripped her hind leg open so the vet said she had to spend 6 weeks in her crate or she will never heal and to only take her out to potty on a leash no running around. I felt so bad because she was a 6 month old puppy we couldn't play with and she would give us those big sad hound eyes and whine, it tore me up. Once she was healed she was able to run again and wouldn't you know it we let her outside she jumps the fence again and gets hit by a car which banged her up and broke her front leg in half. So we had to get a pin put in it and into the crate for 6 more weeks. Crates become their safe haven and their private space I can't say they enjoy it all the time, but it keeps them safe and out of trouble and I do care about that.
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