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It has not even been a week since we brought Hilo home, and the house is completely a mess. The “kids” are running around like a bunch of hooligans, and they constantly keep taking stuff out of their toy basket. I almost tripped this morning on a squeaky bumblebee! …and yesterday, I got taken out by a small cow shaped like a tennis ball.

Basically, my life has been so tied up with the “kids”. They are consuming all of my Sarah time! As of right now though, Gloria took Maui out on an adventure, and Hilo got left at home with me. I guess I’m pretty boring because he’s all ready asleep!

So, I guess that gives me some time to myself. It’s Mommy’s turn to play. MUHAHA.

I’ll start off by saying that Maui helped me pick a winner to last week’s surprise RAK.

"I picked out this one, and the winner is...

...Mardi!"

Congratulations, Mardi! Please send me your contact information to redoaklines@gmail.com, and I’ll have a package of scrapping stuff sent out to you.

Hilo wanted to help pick out a winner, but he was too tempted — he tried to eat the pieces of paper, so I scolded him, and this was the look he gave me:

"Am I in trouble?"

Cute, don’t you think?

During my “me time”, I had the opportunity to create a mini album. This time I used my Zutter Bind-It- All. In all honesty, I love how it turned out!

Here's the cover.

The first two pages of the mini album.

Random pages documenting the dreaded high school years.

On another note, both Maui and Hilo are adjusting well to each other. They love spending time together, and they spend most of their day wrestling or running around chasing each other. The potty training is going fabulously! No potty accidents in our house for the past two days!!! Can you believe that?! He runs outside onto the grass, and poof! — he does his business, and he gets lots of love and attention. Anyway, here are some pictures from the past couple of days:

Doesn't he look like a guinea pig on my shoulder?!

When it comes to wrestling, 5 lbs dominates over 20 lbs!

After playing, they tire each other out.

"Get used to it, Hilo. Mommy takes way too many pictures!"

"Another one?! ...but you just took one."

Oh, and remember how I said I’ve been sewing a lot recently? Well, I made something for Hilo because he’s not allowed to mingle with other dogs (other than Maui, of course) or play out in public places. He needs to have all of his preventative shots before he can start going on walks or going to the dog parks. Since we are a family always on the go, I made something similar to this. I think it’s pretty funny because they use these for babies too.

I saw it at a dog boutique, and I did not want to pay $90 for one! Geebuz! I made mine for much less.

We put the stuffed schnauzer in to try it out!

I used a D Ring for tightening or lengthening the strap.

The outside is a soft denim fabric, and the inside has a flannel lining for comfort.

Hilo loves it! He tucks himself into it when he gets the chance! Hopefully, I’ll be able to take pics of the munchkin utilizing his bag.

Okay, that’s it’s for now. While I still have some time to spare, I’m off to watch American Idol and scrap a couple of layouts before packing up for this weekend’s trip!

Hugs,

Sarah.