pet sitting

You guys, I am related (by marriage) to one of the sweetest boys. Josiah just turned 11-years-old, and is incredibly mature, sweet, and playful.

Josiah and I go to church together and he has mentioned a few times that he might want to have a career with dogs in the future. Soo, I had him job shadow with me this week and loved every second of it!

We started off the day by visiting Chloe and Ava to let them outside, feed them, and play.

After hanging out with Chloe and Ava for a bit, we headed home to bake and walk Lola girl! Josiah also got to meet Malcolm for the first time.

I let Josiah take the reigns and do all the baking himself while I supervised. He made some incredible banana bread 🙂

After eating lunch, we drove to take care of Haley! We took her on a nice, long walk and then played ball before we headed to the grocery store to pick out some food for dinner. We decided on burgers, corn on the cob, and veggies. We went to Aldi and didn’t have any bags, so Josiah carried a box full of groceries for me. I wish I had him with me every time I went to the grocery store 😉

We put all the groceries away and then got right back in my truck and drove to see Chloe and Ava again for their afternoon visit. More playtime ensued, with Josiah training the girls to sit while he held a toy between them. He had them wrapped around his finger within 30 minutes!

Once we said goodbye to Chloe and Ava, we ran to Walmart to get Malcolm a few toys. I also got Lola a sweater, which is kind of small on her, so it’s more of a belly shirt. A belly sweater, maybe?

Jimmy and Josiah’s big brother, Cody, got home from work (Cody works with Jimmy each Wednesday) a little after 4:00 and we all took showers and then cooked dinner. The boys shot each other with Jimmy’s nerf gun and also played some video games. The sound of belly laughs from young boys echoing throughout or house was the best.

Do you spot Lola in her new sweater?!

We then headed into Wednesday night Bible study and parted ways afterwards.

I loved having Josiah come along with me through my day. I’m usually all alone, talking to animals for hours on end, so it was nice to have a human buddy with me for once!

I asked Josiah if he learned anything about pet sitting. His answer?

“It’s a lot of walking!”

It seems like Thursday is my blog day lately! Probably because I typically have Thursdays off from my regular job. I’m pet sitting two dogs today, so I’m blogging in between visits to the pups.

I just wanted to share some random pictures and thoughts from my life lately, as usual!

Let’s start with books, one of my favorite things to talk about.

I picked up a book from the Christian book store last week and I’m enjoying it. It was the first time I’ve bought a book in months and months, so it was quite a treat. Adopted for Life is about the priority of adoption for Christian families and churches. The author is great at relating adoption with how Christians are adopted into God’s family. It’s a pretty dense book, so I’ve been reading a few pages each day and really pondering the scripture references and the author’s points.

As I’ve mentioned before, adoption is something Jimmy and I talk and pray about a lot. I’ve had it on my heart since I was a young girl (and even mentioned it years ago here on the blog). As much as I want to just know what the future holds in terms of children, I am continually learning to trust that God has it all figured out. Whatever His plan is will be amazing.

Even at 10-years-old, Lola still keeps me on my toes. She hasn’t got into the garbage in months, so I’m sure you can imagine mine and Jimmy’s surprise when we came home from church and a quick pet sitting run at like 9:30 pm to find garbage all over the kitchen floor. Oh Lola, you are a goober!

My sister-in-law and I painted ceramics together this week. It was so nice to talk, laugh at our painting skills, and do something creative. I really needed that relaxation time, and I always enjoy hanging out with my sister-in-law!

I’m trying to start back up a little Sunday tradition that my dad and I had going before I got married. One of us would buy the Pittsburgh Post Gazette each Sunday and then share it with the other after they finished reading through it.

Jimmy and I stopped at a gas station to fill up his truck and I went inside to buy coffee this past Sunday afternoon. When I saw the newspaper near the cash register, I bought it and sent my dad a picture asking if he wanted me to bring it to him when I would see him at Sunday night church. Of course, he said yes. Tradition reinstated! I love my dad.

Alright, I’m off to pet sit and then I’m going to figure out what to bake to bring to an Origami Owl party tomorrow night. I’m so excited! I hope everyone has a great day 🙂

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