We got a dog!

After years of begging, the time was right. We did it. We found ourselves a lovely dog. Isabel wanted a teeny, tiny dog or a Great Dane. I needed a dog that I wouldn't be allergic to and hopefully not shed. My mother needed a dog that could be her walking companion every day. Enter Daisy. A bundle of squirming energy that we met at a pet rescue. She was about a year or a year and a half old and was labelled an Irish Wolfhound/Terrier mix. She had been cooped up in a kennel for about 6 months.

We looked at other dogs, but my mother started having dreams about Daisy. So, we got Daisy. She was about 45 pounds, sweet as could be, timid and we had no clue if she was even house-trained. But within a few days, it became clear that our little Daisy was quite smart, well-trained...and not too timid at all. In fact, my mother couldn't walk her, my daughter was afraid of her exuberence...and she shed hair all over the place.

By the end of the weekend, we knew she was ours. Daisy was a hungry little dog. In the past few months, she's put on muscle mass and about 20 pounds. She's possibly a labradoodle, but more lab than poodle. She's got a mind of her own, my mom still can't walk her, and Daisy's method of communicating is to jump all over us until we understand what she is trying to tell us. I love that dog like crazy. Last night, I watched my child, little Isabel, laughing and playing with Daisy, hiding under her comforter and trying to get the dog to lie down ON her. (My child is a bit like Daisy, too...) Peals of laughter, shrill dog barks, lots of licks and giggles. Yup. We got a dog.

Jiggly Tummy

Posted by mummy

Kids are just too honest. After months of hearing my child discuss the joys of my jiggly tummy, I was delighted to discover that my recent efforts at getting into shape are starting to pay off. Muscles are developing, fat is melting, I am starving, and the jiggly fat is getting a lot less jiggly. Having just released Gen Plus Fitness "Getting Started", a fitness DVD designed for the 50 plus market, I thought that with my new fitter self, I'd give it a shake.

And it is durn good -- even if I don't say so myself! Head over to the Gen Plus blog and click on the link. The price is sweet and it'll make a wonderful holidy present for every 50 plusser you know!

Jiggly or not, I can bend and stretch and reach for the sky.

Calling all Squinters!

As some of you know, this blog is the fun space for me and my daughter, while my other blog is the voice behind Gen Plus, a business I started over a year ago specifically for the 50 plus demographic. It is rare that anything crosses over from one to the other, but look over to the right. See anything that looks helpful? At 47...I can no longer read the fine print without reading glasses. That became official this year. And I can no longer ignore the hot flashes and night sweats. Oh...and I can no longer go out for a late dinner without needing two days to recover and a night full of Tums to boot! So, welcome, I say, to Senior Shops. While you may not be a Senior, you may like some of these products....I sure was pretty excited by some many of the products on this site. I'll proudly admit that I can no longer see the hairs on my chin without the aid of reading glasses and a magnifying mirror -- ergo my delight with today's "Deal of the Day" -- a 5X mag mirror! Ha. Useful whether you are a squinting senior or just a slightly senior mom (like me!). In any case, I'm giggling my way to the checkout window!! Let me know what you think!