goings on

Yesterday Miles and I were getting back from the store when we heard screaming down the road. The german shepherd that lives a few houses down had attacked a preteen girl and mauled her face. I helped her home and, being that I speak no German, there was little else I could do. In the end, the dog was put down and the girl is okay. I haven't been able to get it out of my head, though. It's a day later and I still feel sick to my stomach over the whole situation. I think that it's at least partially because I am so scared that Ros will do something like that since he decides to randomly hate people. Though I feel horribly for the girl and the people who lost their pet, on a personal level, I also feel warned. . . I don't know. I'm just rambling.

For years, I have wanted my own little craft/painting area. I finally got the inspiration and motivation to go out and get the materials needed to build a craft table in my dining room. It's a pretty large room and our furniture is white-washed pine(you can still see the knots and wood grain through a very light white paint wash). I went to the hardware store and found pre-cut pine counter tops and legs (with the leg holder things, for lack of a better term), and I made a corner table in just a few minutes. It was so inexpensive and easy that I don't know why I didn't do it a long time ago. I just have to get some white paint to white wash the table with, and it will fit right in. In a few weeks, I am going to get a sewing machine and storage for my materials. I am so excited!!

Other than that, Noah's colic is all but gone and lo and behold, there was a smiling, happy baby under all that belly gas!! Lea has been especially rambunctious lately. I took a shower with her yesterday on the recommendation from my MIL. I was sitting there thinking about how beautiful and bonding the experience was when Lea pipes up with "um. . . Lea peed? On mommy?" Oh yea, she did. Gotta love it!