a video you can't miss..

we found the video of the night before we adopted sophia (aka sophie) from the spca on the local news...

she is absolutely wonderful. her surgery to get spayed went off without a hitch today, and she is now peacefully sleeping off the medication. i'm sure she'll be back to her fun loving self in no time!

Our life has gone to the dogs...

Titus has been talking about getting a dog for some time now and I thought he was kidding. I kept telling him that someday we can get a dog... apparently the joke is on me... we now have a dog. :)


Her name is Sophia (aka Sophie or Soph when we are lazy) We picked her up from the SPCA yesterday morning. The lady that Titus has been talking to at the Farmer's Market called first thing in the morning and said she had a puppy and that she was a 3 month old Australian Sheepdog mix. She had been on TV the night before, so if he wanted her, we had to come quick. Then she said... ' and oh by the way... her name is Jackie' We both looked at eachother and I think that was the moment we both knew we were taking her home no matter what :) How coincidental is that??? I think it was fate.

She is soooo beautiful and just great. We are what we imagine we will be as new parents. Playing with her all the time, admiring how much cuter she is compared to all the other dogs around and we can't stop smooching on her. Even Titus is kissing on her.... it's pretty darn cute :D

So, now I should change my blog to "The animals of our life..." because that is what I probably will be blogging about for some time. The kittens aren't quite sure what to make of Sophie right now. Louie is the bravest boy and has come over to smell her, but Lily is still mostly living in the closet. I know in time, they will get along fine.

Here are some pics of our new GORGEOUS Sophie:

the kittens

Now, let's make one thing clear. I AM NOT A CRAZY CAT LADY!! I realize that they are not my children, I just really like MY cats. I love all animals (well I prefer the snuggly type more than the slithering type). They are all just so darn interesting to me. You see some animal and it is almost as if they think they are human, it cracks me up. I have always had some type of pet growing up, but it sure is different when they are really yours. So, here are some pics of the kittens when I first got them. You can't possibly say that they are not the CUTEST things ever. Their names are Louie and Lily. Enjoy! :)

I've returned to Jackie Land...

I took some time off the blog, but now I am back. Titus and I are watching the Tennessee game on this beautiful Saturday. It is amazing how gorgeous it is in Monterey right now. It must be around 80 degrees and we have the windows all open. I can't believe that Halloween is next week! I am trying to convince Titus to dress up with me when we hand out candy to our trick or treaters (both of them) . When my grandma was with me, I used to dress her up and have her answer the door. All the kids that came got a huge kick out of it (probably not more than me though :D ) I still have her Frankenstein hat, maybe I will put that on Titus :)

I have some pics of the kittens and I am waiting to get some more pics of our Sedona trip that our family took last weekend. So, I guess I will be busy blogging away this weekend. Not much else to do when football is on... GO VOLUNTEERS!!!! :)