A Family's Journal

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

New Pet

While out for a walk for an ice cream cone AJ spotted a couple of snails basking in the sun. He wanted to know if they would make a good pet...the internet being what it is today...I said we could investigate online when we got home (thinking it would be complicated to have pet snails and that I could rationalize with a 5 year old that we just couldn't take on this kind of responsibility)... Well turns out it is rather easy to own pet snails...so back we went to see if we could find them again...well only 20 minutes had passed and they were (of course still there) only a few feet from their previous spot...so we collected them in a rather handy little habitat that Aunt C had found a month ago for 50 cents at a yard sale...and now AJ is sooo tickled that he has Shirley and Gorgie to call for his own pet snails.... Those of you with girls...don't think you are in the clear...girls want little pets too!

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I didn't know you could have snails as pets, but I know Austin will be the perfect pet owner for his slimy friends. He looks so happy holding them.

By The Cox Family, at 3:05 PM

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Hello all family and Friends! We have spent the last 5-years “livin' the dream”. (JJ's favorite saying)… as we have laughed plenty, cried very little, and most of all LOVED passionately! So, I have decided to document our Journey of parenthood for all our family & friends to enjoy…because ANYONE and EVERYONE knows we certainly do enjoy being parents. It continues to be an unbelievably amazing & extraordinary adventure which leaves us to look forward to the rest of our lives!

This year has been a pretty fast paced whirl wind of events. First off AJ started kindergarten that was an amazing journey in and of itself (mostly for mommy and daddy) Our decision to place AJ in a private Christian school was one of the most important and greatest ones we have made for our child thus far in his life. He has excelled beyond what we could have hoped for. He is reading at a really advanced level, doing basic and complicated math for a 6-year old, but more importantly he believes in Jesus as his savior. My heart swells with pride and indescribable joy with the things he has learned and accomplished this year. JJ also finished his paramedic training and is now a nationally certified paramedic. I am so proud of his accomplishments because as most everyone knows...it was not an easy road for him to travel. But now it is behind him and that light at the end of the long and dark tunnel is now illuminating a much more successful future for himself. As for myself, I have started to build a pretty steady and growing massage practice. I was able to go on call at the ER and pursue my bigger dreams of becoming a full time massage therapist. Things are really looking up for our family household. Just as many of you told me they would! Thank-you to each and every one who gave me words of encouragement, advice, and kept me going when things were rough. I could not have done half as much as I have without you. Much Love, MJ

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Wednesday, July 12, 2006

New Pet

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