May Update in June

It has been too long since I posted a blog. Sorry. The end of May was SUPER busy for me.

3 really exciting things happened.

First... I adopted a dog!! YAY!! Her name is Madison (Maddy) Skywalker Davis. She is a blue heeler (Australian Cattle dog) with SOOO much energy. I got her from PAWS in Lynnwood, WA. They were so good to work with and I am so happy with my baby girl. Maddy and her energy have been challenging but I am working on her. We plan on enrolling her in obedience school as soon as we can. We got her on 05/20 and took her camping with us to Winthrop over Memorial Day with the family. We all had a good time. She learned her name (always important), and that is where we picked her middle name. It was a toss up between Skywalker and Kain. My nephew, Kain, really wanted her to be named after him, but Kelly vetoed. Maddy LOVES Kain and thinks that she is his lap dog.




Maddy smiling while she relaxes at the campground.
Buster and Maddy on the ride to Winthrop. She has a cone on because she was just spayed.
Kelly insisted we stop at a waterfall so we could take our picture. This is on the side of the road at the top of Washington Pass on HWY-20
Jackson and Mia at Sunridge Mtn in Winthrop.

Second.. Kelly got a new job! YAY!!!!!!!!! I am so happy about that! I liked working with him for the last year, but he hasn't been happy. Insurance is what he loves, so customer service for cell phones wasn't a good fit. I am happy to say that on June 2ND, he started at PEMCO insurance. He is an adjuster there. It was a HUGE raise too (more shopping for me!!). Work has been different without him, but I know he is happy so that is what matters.

Third... Kelly and I moved to Lynnwood. Kelly REALLY loved our place in Seattle, but a 500 sq. ft Studio with 2 people, a dog and a cat is just too crammed. Plus there was a lot of construction, and more coming, so there wasn't a lot of parking. We moved into the same complex as Megan, Tali & Jackson. We really like the 1200 sq. ft. here. Plus we have a fenced in backyard so the dogs have room to play around. My commute to work is a lot longer, but on the plus side... Kelly now works about a mile from our new place. In the fall they will move their office to the office complex behind us. His walk to work should be about 5 minutes. We love living closer to our friends and family. I see Megan & kids almost everyday now which is nice.

I do have to thank my friend Jamie for all of her help with out move. We could not have done it with out her. Kelly & Sal spend one day moving all of the big stuff from the old place and my storage, but all the other stuff needed to be done. Jamie spend a whole day there packing by herself while we were working. Then she came back on our last day and helped pack the rest and cleaned the whole place. She also helped me unpack some in the new place. She is a sweetie and I am so thankful for all of her help.