Author Archives: Kristen King

About Kristen King

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.

Mopey, Mopey Pre-Surgery Ty

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(www.meowbarkblog.com) — The night before his surgery, Ty was very sad, partly because he couldn’t eat after 8 and he looks forward to evening treats, but mostly because he was in a lot of pain. I got it in my head that I needed to take a lot of pictures of him Monday night in case Tuesday’s surgery didn’t go… Read more »

Cruciate Repair: Why Ty Won’t Be Walking Much for the Next 6 Weeks

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — Mr. Bighead started holding up his right rear leg again on Friday and still couldn’t walk on it last night, so we called the vet for an appointment first thing this morning. The diagnosis: Ty has officially torn the cruciate ligament in his right knee. And I don’t mean “torn” as in tiny tear that will heal in… Read more »

My House Is Being Surrounded by Gigantic Spiders

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — Jesse sent me a photo this weekend while I was away and scared the living daylights out of me. Why, you ask? Well take a gander at this eight-legged nightmare: It’s not exactly a tarantula, but that is a big flipping spider when it’s next to your front door. Not to mention that its daddy longlegs friends have… Read more »

I Think I Have the World’s Worst-Smelling Dogs

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — I have never met an animal that produces such toxic fumes as my three dogs. They are totally flatulence machines! Seriously, I didn’t know it was possible to fart as much as these dogs do. Ty, the bullmastiff, is the worst. He has a big head and a serious stink butt. Pickles is a close second, exacerbated by… Read more »