And life goes on....

There hasnt really been much to post about lately...Nothing really has changed. JR is to be off probation as of Aug. 31st. For good! Yay! That is something we are way excited about and have been waiting for for a long time. He has really come so far and accomplished so much, I am so proud of him.

We are on our 2nd round of fertility meds and I go to the DR tomorrow to find out if they have been working..better than they already have. We are so ready to have a family..it has been a rough road and I am just hoping this works out. My DR seems to think it will..so we will see! Its a long road and Im trying so hard to be patient. It seems everyone around me is getting pregnant and adding to their family and we have yet to even begin. Its hard but Im sure there is something more in store for us.

We are hoping to get J.R. into welding school soon, so that he can become a certified welder..something he has wanted for a long time. It will also enable me to stay at home with our kids...when that happens. Other than that nothing really has changed with us..just working and living life!! Hopefully I will have something interesting to post about soon! :)

R.I.P. Pretty Girl!!

Everyone who knows JR and I, knows we love dogs. Maybe even a little more than 'normal' people. They are our children...they act like children and we treat them like children. 3 years ago we got our MinPin, Chico and shortly after we got our Pitbull, Baloo. They were the best of friends, until we got our girl Pitbull, Feyah. She was so dang cute, we couldnt resist getting her. Although she was taken too early from her mom, we nursed her and kept her warm with heat lamps, stayed up with her at night and baby'd her til she was old enough to do things on her own. She was the cutest, yet the dumbest dog we've ever owned. She would do the funniest things and was such a Daddys Girl. She loved JR and loved to cuddle with him and have her belly rubbed. When we moved to our current house, her and Baloo stayed outside during the day, as they were now best of friends, and were the biggest. They were two peas in a pod. She was the protector of the two and would bark if she heard someone or something. She would never hurt a sole, she just knew if there was potential danger. Shortly after I got home from the hospital from being sick with Pnuemonia, we arrived home one day and as I usually did, I looked outside to see where her and Baloo were and what they were up to. I will never forget the way she looked. She wasnt herself. She could barely stand, her legs wobbly, and her head hung low. Not the bright, cheery, wild Feyah I knew. I knew something was wrong. JR and I went out there to examine her and see if we could see what was wrong. Nothing we could see on the outside. We decided then to take her to the Pet ER, as it was after normal vet hours. We put her in the car and took the dreaded 20min trip, a trip we will remember forever. She just layed in the front seat, not even lifting her head to the sound of her name. As we got closer, her breathing got slower and slower. I knew something was terribly wrong. We finally got to the vet and they took her back right away after all the usual questions were answered...name, age, shots current? symptoms? ... They were taking her back to do some tests to see what they could find. Im sure it was minutes, but it seemed like hours waiting for the Vet to come tell us what she'd found. They did a urine sample and her urine was crystalized. So the vet asked us if there was any way she could have gotten into Anti Freeze. We thought for a second, and no, there wasnt. We had none what so ever at our house or in our yard. The Vet went back to do more testing to narrow it down to what exactly was happening. Just in those short 30 minutes or so that she was back there til this point, her condition had already worsened x10. Finally the Vet had some answers and it was not the answers we were looking for. Any other vet trip we've had (and we've had a lot with 3 dogs) it was a simple test, xray or exam..some medicine and they were better in a couple days. Not this time. Her kidneys had shut down within a matter of hours. She was dying and there wasnt anything we could do, but end her suffering. I dont understand how people can say 'a dog is just a dog'... I bet they would change their mind the 1st time they had to see their dog suffer and to have to put them to sleep...for good. The vet gave us a chance before they put her down, to say goodbye. There she was, our sweet baby girl, only a year old, suffering so much she couldnt even lift her head to look at us. We talked to her and kissed her and told her we loved her a million times, but it will never be enough. It will never take the sadness away, or bring Baloo back his best friend. We still arent sure to this day how she got the anti freeze in her system. We took our other 2 dogs in that same night to be tested since they would have had to have it in their system too right? Wrong. They were fine. We have a theory on what happened, as we have some shady neighbors who did not like Feyah's barking....but there is not use in trying to prove it.. there is no way you could prove something like that. All I know is whoever did it, I hope they one day can feel the pain we've felt and the sadness and the remourse for doing such a hurtful thing. Something that we will forever remember. We miss her everyday, still. Baloo looked for her every day for 2 weeks and cried for her.. and he is not the same dog since. To whoever thinks its silly to write such a blog about an 'animal', walk a day in my shoes..hell, even 5 minutes of having to say goodbye to your pet before they die. Its awful and its heartbreaking.



Rest In Peace babygirl... we love you and we know that you are up there running wild, chasing birds and having fun without a care in the world.

Im such a bad blogger!

I know, I know, its been awhile!! I do, although have a valid excuse, no internet!! I cant even remember all the things that have happened since I last blogged...I guess I will start with the latest and most tramatic. :) The weekend of March 21st I wasnt feeling too well. I thought it was a cold and would pass eventually, boy was I wrong! That weekend we did our running around as normal even though I wasnt feeling great, and as the day progressed, I started feeling worse, and feeling like I couldnt breathe. Finally Sunday was the worst and that all day I had the feeling that I was 'breathing through a straw' as they say. Sunday night I was extremely cold..not too unusual for me, as I am always cold..lol. But this felt a bit different and also my breathing was worse. I told JR I was headed to bed to warm up and get some sleep. He came in about 10min later to check on me, and after feeling my head and stomache, decided I needed to go to the ER, as I was freezing cold to the touch. I hate going to the ER. All my experiences with it have just been 'they tell you that your basically overreacting, give you some meds and send you home with a nice, fat bill'. But by this time I didnt care, I was feeling awful and even if they did just send me home with meds, atleast they would help me get some sleep! Well, that didnt happen at all. The triage nurse saw me right away and after a few minutes of her taking my stats, she was on the phone asking them to get me in a room, asap. My oxygen was sat'ing at 80. (normal is 95-100). By the look on her face, I guessed it wasnt a good thing. After the ER nurses and doctor poked and prodded me, they still weren't sure what was wrong.. the DR said my x-ray came back "fine". Maybe allergies? Bronchitis? Both of these I knew were wrong..I've had both and NEVER felt this way, this bad. After an hour or so of being in the ER, they told me I would be admitted. The next few days were horrible, seeing 4 different doctors, all which I was UNimpressed with, and who had NO idea what was wrong with me, meanwhile I was getting worse. I couldnt even pee for hells sake without feeling and looking like a ran 10 miles! Finally, JR and I decided that we would tell the DR either he got us a specialist or we would like him to transfer me to a different hospital. (afterall, the DR told us they didnt have a specialist, when in fact, they did!) So the next day I see the specialist, who orders another xray of my lungs. This one, however, shows exactly what is wrong. Viral Pnuemonia filling up 75% of my lungs. NO WONDER I COULDNT BREATHE! I was only using 1/4 of my lungs! I was transferred to ICU for a night, maybe 2? (time flies when your having fun!) But that may have been because one of the new nurses that came on freaked out at my sats, which were still running low 80's, even with several anti biotics and breathing treatments. Anyhow, after a week in the hospital, I was sent home on Oxygen. I had to wear that thing up my nose 24/7 for the first 5 days or so and as you can tell, I wasnt happy about it. But, Im happy to say I am alive and well...and if JR hadnt taken me in that night, who knows what could have happened. It was an awful experience and Im glad its over with!!!

On a better note, we started our fertility journey the beginning of March. Im sure you all dont want the exciting details lol but we are hoping our dream to have a child will happen this year sometime!!

I think that is all I can think of right now to update on....but Im sure there will be more as the days pass...and I will be a better blogger I promise!!!

A little update!!

I can't believe it has been since the holidays that I've posted. Wow! Time flies..it's already February!! Not really much has changed with us in the last couple months. We are still working *thankfully* and living. We are actually pretty boring. :) Our weekends usually consists of watching movies and playing xbox360. I wish I had exciting news to report, but I dont!!! We are hoping this year will be the year we become parents..but that hasn't happened yet either. All in all, nothing has changed!!!

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

I hope everyone had an amazing holiday as we did. We spent the 24th with JR's parents, eating yummy food, spending time with family and opening presents. :) We stayed the night there (even Chico got to come along!) and then today we went to my parents house to eat MORE yummy food and open MORE presents! It was amazing. I love Christmas time and am so thankful for all my family and friends. Even without presents I love just being around, spending time with all of them. We got a white Christmas and it couldnt have been more perfect. We both got a lot of things we had been wanting, plus more! All in all it was a great holiday and we couldnt have asked for more. We hope all of yours was just as great!!!
J.R. & Dustie

HaPpY ThAnKsGiViNg!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!! I'M SORRY I'VE BEEN SO HORRIBLE @ BLOGGING LATELY...WE JUST HAVE SO MANY OTHER THINGS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. LIFE IS GOOD THOUGH! STILL JUST WORKING...DEFINATELY WASN'T READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS TO SNEAK UP ON ME LIKE THIS BUT HERE THEY ARE! I AM EXCITED FOR TURKEY DAY TOMORROW, MY UNCLE CAME UP FROM LAS VEGAS TODAY AND WILL BE STAYING UNTIL SATURDAY..JR AND I WENT OVER THERE TONIGHT FOR AWHILE AND BROUGHT OUR XBOX360 AND GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR...THAT GAME IS ADDICTING! IT WAS FUN THOUGH. TOMORROW WE WILL BE HEADING OVER THERE AGAIN FOR DINNER AND ALSO TO JR'S PARENTS FOR THEIR DINNER TOO. :) LUCKY US GET TO HAVE 2 THANKSGIVING DINNERS!! I HAVE TO WORK FRIDAY SO NO SHOPPING FOR ME! JR HAS THE DAY OFF SO IM NOT SURE WHAT HE HAS PLANNED TO DO. I LOVE THIS TIME OF THE YEAR..I ALREADY HAVE MY CHRISTMAS TREE UP AND HAVE STARTED MAKING MY CHRISTMAS CARDS. :) EVERYTHING ELSE WITH US IS GOING WELL, WORK IS GOOD, LIFE IS GOOD. :) I'LL UPDATE AGAIN AFTER THANKSGIVING AND POST PICS!! HERE ARE A COUPLE PICS WE TOOK FOR OUR CHRISTMAS CARDS. NIGHT ALL, HAPPY BLOGGING!

Please bare with me...

As I am re-doing our blog page! :) Thanks!!!!

Oh, One More!!

1. THE FINISHED PRODUCT! ALL WRAPPED UP!

HERE IS ONE OF THE CUTE PAGES :)

AND ANOTHER :)

HERE IS THE FRONT COVER OF THE BOOK..I DIDNT UPLOAD ALL THE PAGES, THERE ARE ABOUT 15 TOTAL, BECAUSE ITS TAKING SOOO LONG TO UPLOAD!

I wanted to share with you the scrapbook I made for a friend of mine. She is due in 6 weeks with a baby boy. They've decided to name him Kannon. I worked so hard on this and am so happy with how it came out. I was able to get a lot done last Friday @ "Croptober Fest". I went with a couple co workers...they get together and do scrapbooking on Friday nights and everyone brings all their papers, stickers, scissors, punches..pretty much anything they have and we all just kinda share and work on our scrapbooks. It was SO much fun, we had pizza and veggies and of course coffee and chocolate lol (we scrapbooked from about 6pm to almost midnight). This was a special event that a Rep. from Creative Memories put on, she rented a conference room @ a hotel in Meridian and so there were lots more people and it lasted a little longer. Anyhow, this is what I was able to get done and I really hope Jody loves it!!!!

Life & Such..

I realized it's been awhile since I've blogged so here goes! Let's see..what has been up lately...I have been at my new job just over a month now and I L.O.V.E. it! My boss couldn't be any sweeter and easier to get along with and my co-workers are awesome as well. I never imagined I would like this line of work, but I truely enjoy it. For those of you who don't know what I do, I am working as a teller..AHEM, Member Service Rep. (lol) at a local credit union here in Nampa. I've started to get to know a lot of our members (they must be in the Medical field to qualify for membership to the credit union). I love learning the "banking" world and am currently learning about IRA's and CD's. I think one day I would like to move up and maybe be a Loan Officer. Anyhow, thats whats new with me. (Dustie). As for JR, work has settled down a bit. It was a little hectic there for awhile, problems with management etc..and he was caught in the middle of a little "tiff" between his direct boss and the production manager. But it seems he has found a way to resolve it to where both parties are happy. He is such a little peacemaker..LOL. Naw, I think mostly it was that they both happen to be women and he didn't like the drama! LOL but it seems things are better now and he is feeling a lot less stressed out. He also learned last week that they have a new Plant Manager and so there will be some changes soon. Hopefully that all goes well. I can't believe it's already going to be Halloween! I am supposed to dress up for work and still have no idea what I am going to be..it seems like just the other day it was 4th of July. I am SO not prepared for Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas. I guess I'd better get ready!! I guess that is it for now, nothing really interesting to report..we are well, family is well..and I think I am just too tired to think of anything else to write!! :) Goodnite all!

Happy Birthday JR!!!

Today was JR's 27th birthday!! Although he had to work, his parents gave him his presents last night and then we had dinner with my parents tonight at Chapala. (really good mexican rest.) Then on Saturday we are going to JRs parents to have chicken enchiladas (homemade!) and cake to celebrate with them. He got lots of fun presents and had a good day. I am so thankful to have him in my life and grateful for all the things he does for me. I hope I was able to make his day special. I love you babe!!