Good afternoon! I hope your day is going well! give abbey scratches and a hug for me! I am glad you two had fun at the beach!

Oh boy, I'll bet that was fun to watch. I always think that the look on their faces is sheer joy and ecstasy while they're running around and around doing circles and figure eights. I'm glad to hear that she's enjoying her puppyhood. Have you signed up for training classes yet? I'll bet a Petsmart or humane society close to you will be having some classes.

Good for trying to teach her the wave! How is she doing, haha? How are you doing? I know, letting them swim is so much work but they love it so much. Laurence took him for a walk last night and he let him free and quick as anything he was over the bank and swimming in the ocean (and it is getting pretty cold!!!) He rinsed him off with the garden hose but it is too bad, he had just had a bath and smelled so clean and now he isn't smelling as good. I'm not going to be on-line for awhile...have a lot to deal with so I'll talk to you when I'm back. Take care, Joy

Hi Leslie,
Feeling good about ones self is important. Try not to let it get to you too much, easier said than done. I am not happy about everything about my weight either, it is very hard and sure even harder if the medicine is affecting. Focus on the good points about yourself and maybe that will help you with your self image. Personality plays a huge role as well in my opinion, everyone wants to look good but if you dont have the personality to go with it what good are the looks. Over the years I have put on a decent amount of weight since my wedding and so has my husband, in the end I think personality outweighs looks. It is hard for everyone to look at things the way I do, especially with society today wanting everyone to look like Barbie! Maybe talking to your doctor about switching meds maybe one that will be more forgiving with weight sounds like a good idea eventually. I wish medicine wouldnt affect peoples weight, that just doesnt seem fair. Weight is hard enough without medicine playing tricks on our weight. I wish you luck, I hope you are able to figure it out. Remember, the most important thing I have found in life is to like yourself first, it will make it easier for others to like you. I think that is how the saying goes.....see my memory is going...help!
Sorry it is so long, hope what I have said makes sense to you. Yes it is nice having a dog to get us out of the house on walks, I know Lance helps us out with that too. : )

Hello, I bet the beach was fun but messy! Lance hasnt been to a beach, he has been to Lake Superior for a walk on a leash but the water there is way to cold to swim! I am glad that he has agreed to do counseling, that is a good thing. It must be hard to see him leave after being with him. Hopefully the counseling will help and things can start to get better. I do have some new pictures to put up, I am just way behind. I have really cute ones of him with his Chicago Bears jersey and his doggie football in his mouth! He really isnt changing much size wise so I can get away with putting up the pictures late : ) The Chicago Bears pictures of him are so cute. Football season is just about here and I wanted to get them put up at football time, so I need to get on that! I still seem to take a ton of pictures of him but after awhile they all start looking alike, lol. Good to hear from you, take care and talk to you soon. Natalie

Hi Leslie,
How are you? I just noticed you took down your wedding pictures.
I like the new beach pictures, how fun. Is Jake coming around at all? I hope you are doing ok. Natalie

Glad you had a good time. yes, it must be hard to see Jake go at the end of the night. I really think you are handling things really well! I agree with Juel's advice, take the talking animal to bed. I have started to do that with Butter and thunderstorms. Rather than have him bark all night, I put a sheet on my bed and let him sleep there, then he quiets down. The only problem is, he now wants to sleep there all the time and he takes up way too much room; also I'm not supposed to have my dog in the bedroom. A cat is probably different; don't know if they develop habitual habits (OK, itis late and I am tired so forget about the grammatical mistake in the last part of this sentence LOL
Well, I have to go and give Butter his massage before I wish him "nightie night". He is usually half asleep while I do it but he seems to love it anyhow. Take care, Joy PS I was impressed with Butter the other night, I was crying and he actually got a toy and brought it to me to play with. He hasn't done this in awhile, being a typical male, he runs from emotion LOL but his soft side is starting to come back. (must be the neutering haha) JJ & BB

Hello! I am sorry to hear you didn't sleep well! may be you can try to curl up with your kitty istead of locking it in the bathroom. I am sure that all your fur babies are having just as hard time adjusting to what is going on as you are! They are also getting a lot of your emotional vibes. it would be good for both of you to maybe have some extra interaction maybe cuddle, or play string. if you just want to talk i am always available.

Hope you had a great time last night and could forget about everything for awhile...did Jake show? I'm not good with advice because have never been through this but I would take it slow; protect yourself and your emotions. I would hate to see you go through this again. I am still praying for you, write when you want, take care, Leslie Joy

Glad to hear Abby is feeling better.

Just checking in on you today....Joy

Some corgis also like to climb as we found out with Lance! Just when you think they are done being puppies they arent, not too long ago Lance jumped up on a chair and jumped up on the table to lick off the table because the table was not cleaned up yet! Luckily I heard his tags jingle I turned around and was so surprised to see my corgi standing on top of our kitchen table! What corgis will do for food! I hope that Jake is coming around, but I would too be cautious because you dont want him to put you through this again. I can imagine it is very hard, sounds like you are handling it in the right way. Emotions can only take so much.

I am sure it is one of the hardest things you are going through, hopefully it will make you a stronger person. Ive been meaning to tell you I really enjoy the song on your site, Black and Gold by Sam Sparro, it is the first time I have heard it, the song has a good beat.

HI Leslie, just saw your posts, can't believe that you almost lost Abby. SO thankful she got returned; that is next to a miracle in my opinion, things like that don't happen too often.
Write when you can (don't feel you have to write long messages), still praying for you all. Take care, Joy

It makes me really sad that he isnt making an effort. :( Are you on good terms with his family, what do they think? I hope something works out for him and makes him happy and he realizes that he made a commitment to you and that he needs to fullfill it, because there are always going to be problems in life. Well I hope I am not rambling too much. As you can tell, I need to vent in situations like these. Hopefully your family/friends are being supportive of you and helping you out through this hard time. I just had one of my best girl friends go through a divorce, and they have 2 kids. The guy was an absolute jerk....no physical abuse, but mental which can be worse....he was/is a control freak. Well I hope that you are able to figure out what is best for you, so whatever choice you make you will be able to have a happy life. Things definately get more complicated with kids in the picture. No one deserves what you are going through. Take Care and talk to you soon.

Thank goodness, Leslie. I can't imagine the terror you felt. Give her an extra hug and kiss form Timmy and I.

Is Jake talking to you at all?

I can imagine how hard those 5 hours were, so glad to hear Abby is back. : )

oh my goodness, how awefull! those hours must have been so hard!