Kristen King (aka, Mommy-in-Training) lives at 10,200 feet in Leadville, Colorado, where she is a speaker, coach, and consultant. She and her husband, Jesse (aka, Daddy-in-Training) have fraternal twins born in December 2011, two dogs, and two cats. They are both endurance athletes. Learn more and meet the rest of the AmateurParenting.com team on our About page. Learn more about Kristen at KristenKing.com.
(www.meowbarkblog.com) — I came home from my Bible study last night and Ty was holding up his nonsurgery leg. It looks like he may have done something to his paw or his ankle, but that may just be wishful thinking on my part because I can’t bear the thought that his original bad knee is messed up again. I am… Read more »
(www.meowbarkblog.com) — It’s been a long time since I had a genuinely bad day with the dogs, but today definitely falls into that category. All day long, it’s taken every ounce of my self control not to smack Murphy across the face when he bangs my arm while I’m typing, or to kick Pickles off of me when she paws… Read more »
(www.meowbarkblog.com) — It’s been a while since we had an episode of “Things Murphy Destroyed or Ate,” so it was about time for him to ruin something. And ruin it he did. This used to be my glasses case: From what I can glean from the crime scene, one of the cats knocked the case to the floor from my… Read more »
(www.meowbarkblog.com) — Tomorrow marks three weeks since Ty’s cruciate ligament surgery. He got his stitches out six days ago, and the doctor proclaimed him “the healingest dog I ever saw,” saying he was doing better at 2 weeks than most dogs were at 6 weeks. Of course I’m one proud mommy! He is almost back to normal, which is great… Read more »
(www.meowbarkblog.com) — Murphy is a jealous dog. He loves his bullmastiff brother and pug sister, but at the end of the day, he would cheerfully sell them to the highest bidder if it meant more time alone with us with no other dogs around. This weekend, we decided to give Murphy some special alone time with just us. Ty stayed… Read more »