The dog hunt..

The kids want a dog. We almost got a dog in Salinas, a beagle to exact. However we had a small child and were deemed unworthy of being dog owners. Then we moved to Stockton and once again had a dog picked out from the animal shelter. But our check still had a Salinas address so we couldn't adopt the pet. By that time I had decided on getting a cat...nice and simple. Went down to the cat shelter and picked out a frisky kitten...wouldn't let us take it home because Anya was too young. Good grief....it is impossible to get the pet you want anymore. We were directed to an older, yellow tabby who we took home. Tiger has been a nice cat, a little paranoid as he scratches on all closed doors and hates to go outside if the door shuts behind him. Last August a gray tabby showed up on our porch and he is now a permanent member of the Taylor family. So we have two cats and I am happy with that. But now the desire for a dog is in hyper over drive from my offspring. When asked what kind of dog they want everyone has a different desire....

Abby-I want a Chihuahua!!!
Anya-Husky dog, a husky dog...pleaaaseeee!!!
Kaleb-uhhhhh....a cute dog....
Alexis-We need a Lab or a golden retriever..
Thor-German Shepherd named Kong

I don't know, it is all very complicated. After looking on petfinder.com for shelter dogs, I have reached the conclusion that pit bull owners must be the most irresponsible and let all their unaltered dogs have free reign of the neighborhood. I mean really....how many pit bull mixed dogs can there be...ALOT!!!!

Food....

Sarah is a great cook...I loved when she would come to my house and make me good things to eat. Now that she left me in Cali all alone, I don't eat good food anymore. After starting and finishing one round of P90X, ( I am now doing Chalean extreme mixed in with Jillian Michaels) I can no longer eat without dissecting every little calorie, fat gram, carb and protein percentage. It has kinda taken all the fun out of eating. So now I just watch the Food Network, and the Travel Channels "Best places to eat your self Sick" and remember the good time I had with eating. I did eat a whole box of Good & Plenty this weekend....and only felt bad about it on Sunday :)