David & I 12th Annivesrey

David and I will be married 12 years tomorrow! I can't believe how fast time goes because it sure doesn't feel like we have been togther that long. David and I have had a rough life, financial that is, as a couple but we always seem to find comfort in each other. David, as most of you know, has 13 hip replacements and I have been with him for at least 4 of those replacements. As well as numerous times for them "popping" out of place. This year David is finding it harder to walk and as much as he & I would love to deny this he will soon need the assistance of a weelchair. I find this very upsetting and I tend to cry alot, well when he is not looking! I know that he will be okay but to see this part of his life slipping away is heartbreaking to say the least. The one thing I do know is this he & I will face this new challenge with the same spirit that has gotten though all these years. I am so honored that he choose me to be his wife and I feel very blessed to have him in my life. We were truly blessed to find each other and if there is only 1 thing I would like to change is that we would have meet each other a lot more earlier in life. We already had Ash when we got married and we also was blessed with David Jr in 2000. Life in the Harlow household may never be easy but it is truly filled with love each and every day.  I fill very blessed to say I have a husband who I can truly come home to that will help me in every step of my life. Thanks honey for all the memories and I hope to spend many more years with you! Love ya!!

Baby Dwarf Hamsters

Ashley hamster gave birth this week to 8 baby dwarf hamsters so that now means we have 10 hamsters in the house! UGH!! But they are so tiny and cute!! Unlike dogs or cats the mom is ready for them to leave the nest at 3 weeks of age so they won't be around long. Ashley has been really good with this and is following what she has learned from the web and not touching the babies and is giving the mom her space. She does how ever take photo's of them daily to mark there little life. It is so cute to see her with this, she has really grown up and is going to be a great mom someday. Now that I say that I do hope it is a long time away before she does this and of course I do believe it will be. I am posting pics of the little ones & the mom and who we think is the dad but the babies are sort of ugly right now but soon they will be cute cuddly little hamsters.

Mom before the babies

Mom a day or so before she had her little ones!

Dad, maybe??

The babies day 1

The babies day 2

I will post more of them as they grow!

David Jr & I Adventure Day

So David Jr is very upset lately with how much I am gone for work and asked if we can have a Adventure Day with just him & I. My thought was yeah sure but then came the oh crap feeling because I know what to do with Ash but what do I do with David?? So after several days of thought I came up with Bernheim Forest. It was still hot but we really enjoyed our time together. He of course is getting older and asking more questions that are really a dad and son talk so I avoided those answer and then he spoke of some issues he has with some "friends" and of course we shared alot of laughs. Over all it was a really good day just to be mom & son and I hold onto these days more now then ever with Ashley getting ready to head to college in a year because I know how fast these times will fly by!! We finished off our day together heading to Feeders Supply to give Bella a bath. Now that turned into a true adventure!! I don't have photo's from that one because I was way too busy keeping Bella still but I do have some from the forest!

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The start of the Adventure!!

I just love his silly grins!!

He always trying to figure something out!!