Introductions

I would like to introduce you to the people/animals in my home.

First is the love of my life Eugene. We have been together for almost 13 years and married for 11 1/2. We met when we were 13 at our church. We never really hung out together much but he was always ready and willing to help me whenever I needed a hand. A first major clue that he thought of me for more than just a friend. We've had bumps in our marriage and alot of other things but we always come home to each other after a long day at work and just relax and talk about our day. I find nothing more comforting than knowing that he will be home every night at 6pm. Well, unless he has to travel for work which doesn't happen very often. We got married at the young ages of 19 and 20. My parents haven't really said if they didn't approve of us getting married so young. His mom did. But she has come around and totally loves her latest title. Mema. Eugene and I were going to wait until as he said "perfect timing" before we had children but God had other plans. Oh how I loved it.

The second person in my home is the sweetest and most genuine boy ever. My son Linus Alexander Euclid. He loves to make us proud and strives for that everyday. He makes me proud everyday because I was chosen to be his mom. Sometimes I don't believe I deserve to be but God knew what he was doing when I was given Linus. I was given a child to love, hold, cherish, sing with and give eskimo kisses to. Oh how I love to watch him grow. He has recently shown a huge love for ANYTHING Godzilla. Oh how we love to watch him use his imagination as he plays with his Godzilla toys. I could watch him for hours. Of course, sometimes he asks Daddy to play and to watch my boys on the floor playing in priceless. He likes to ski, run, do TaeKwonDo, and chase our cat Esther around. Oh how he loves her.

Our furry family members are Guinness the airedale terrier mix and Esther the calico cat. Guinness was 8 months old when she came to live with us and she was a ball of energy. She spent one night in a kennel and since then, she has slept with us or with Linus. She was the first animal I was given and she was free. She has been the best dog since. She goes to work with me everyday and protects me. Well, she would if she could get up off the floor fast enough as she takes long hard naps here. But just knowing she's here makes me feel better. Esther was 7 weeks old when I brought her home. Our Pastor's wife found her pregnant momma at our church and couldn't leave her. Now, honestly, her mom was not the prettiest cat in my eyes but others thought she was beautiful. I kept telling Eugene I wanted a cat since I wasn't allowed to have any cats growing up ( by the way, a few years after I left home, my parents got not 1 but 2 cats). I went and checked out the kittens she had and she had a 4 different colored ones. I thought that was cool. The smallest one was the one I wanted. She was grey. Then she had a calico which my mom wanted. She also had a black male and an orange male. The day I went over to pick her up, Lois stopped me at the door and said "I think I made a mistake". I went in the house and she only had two kittens left. The black male and the calico with a huge orange spot on her head. It took me a few minutes to decide if I wanted that girl or if I was going to take a male even though I didn't want a male. I left a few minutes later with Esther Ruth. The best decision of the day. Got home and Guinness thought she was a toy until she squeaked. Those 2 have been good friends since and it's rarely we find those 2 apart at home. They always cuddle on our bed and lay there for hours.
I never knew having animals was so much fun. They made not having a baby right away a little easier. It was a good thing because I was so over protective of those two. I didn't want to leave them in the house alone for I thought they would've died without me there. Surely I was wrong.

Here we are almost 12 years of marriage later and our lives are full. Full of fantastic friends, steady jobs and each other. Some days we'd rather just run away but reality hits and we stay home.