Have you given up on me yet?  As things keep coming up in my life, this blog just keeps getting pushed farther and farther into the background.  "Summer is in full swing" as my friend recently put it, and we are playing and working and gardening and weeding and watering and going and going and going.  It never stops.  The kids are going to bed much later, because when the sky is still full of sun, it is impossible to convince my kids that it is bedtime.

Anyway, I wasn't actually blogging tonight to talk about summer.  I was just sitting here, uploading pictures to use in a family photo book and I just got to some pictures of my sweet dog.  My beautiful Shilo.  Oh how I miss that loving and patient soul.  There was someone who would love me unconditionally and was so forgiving and patient with me.  She was such an example on how I need to be more like that with my children.  But I was just sitting here, thinking of her and just missing her so badly.  I know she will be well taken care of in heaven.

Don't give up on me just yet.  I still might surprise you every once in a while!

Peace