Update...Beware it is long :)

Sorry it has been so long since I have updated our Blog! We have been so busy, and just going going going. So I thought I would give a quick synopsis of the last few months.

December~So we added to our small family with a 7 week old boxer we got as a Christmas gift from Jamie's wonderful parents. We actually technically got him on Thanksgiving but he was still big news for December and took up a lot of time. We call him Leroy. When we got him he weighed in at 14 lbs. He had a cute face and needed a home. So we took him and made him a member of our family. We still miss our puppy Jupiter and Leroy has SO much more energy 

than Jupiter had so he keeps up and moving. We had a great Christmas with our families. I celebrated my 24th birthday and was able to see my little man Drew for my birthday. I have missed him so much.  

My little Drew man, so handsome.   

January~ We both started our Spring Semester at BSU. James my brother came home from his mission. It was super great to see him and have him home again. I couldn't believe how quick the 2 years went by! As we said good-bye to Maurice earlier that day! And we threw a surprise birthday party for Sheila's 30th birthday. That was a lot of fun, but really hard with Matt trying to keep it a secret but we were able to make it! It was so much fun! 

The Classic Sharina and Jaydn pose

The super cool shirts I made "Team Peterson"

The family together at the airport  

Bye Maurice we Love you! 

 

                  "What is going on?" 

    The Birthday Girl~ Love you Sheila Rae! 

February~ I was able to be a part of the the 2009 World Winter Special Olympics that were here in the Boise ID as a volunteer. It was a very long week but such a really neat experience. I was able to meet athletes from all across the world. They were such an inspiration to me and I was tired by the time they went home, but my heart was very full! And Jamie had his 25 th birthday which we celebrated by having the "Jamie Jensen Birth Festival" Which was a week long celebration. :)

The Girls Valentines day picture!

March~ Jamie and I along with the besties Sheila and Matt took a trip to Jackpot. It was so much fun. I have never gambled in my life and see how it could be a problem if I lived closer to Jackpot. We had a great Spring Break. 

April~ This was a bit harder month for us. Jamie's dad was diagnosed with (most likely Stage 4) Small Cell carcinoma cancer. He had a spot in his lungs one in his liver and a baseball size tumor that sit at the base of his spine.  We started aggressive Cancer treatments (Chemotherapy and radiation). But the prognosis isn't looking well 90 day without treatment and 6 months- 1 year with treatment. So we have decided that we are going to start looking into moving out to Kuna when school is over, Jamie is out there a lot helping his parents. He is just so great! Leroy got pneumonia, and Yoda and Laya had Kennel cough.... the vet bills were ridiculous! 

May~ We had finals this month! We survived and I was able to pass Anatomy and Physiology after my third attempt. That is seriously the hardest class ever. But I did it! I have never in my life worked so hard for a C! But I am happy with that. Leroy was neutered and not happy about that, but he survived anyways, and I got some good cuddle time. :) Yoda and Laya both got pneumonia, and more ridiculous vet bills! They are more expensive than children at this point. They found a new tumor on Jamie's dads spine in between his shoulder blades. We had the 2nd round of Chemo this month and 1st round of radiation. Still trying to find out a place to live in Kuna! We went to our nieces Mari's graduation. We are so proud of her! Way to go Mari, we also had some family come out from Michigan! Aunt Wanda and Uncle Bob, and Aunt Nancy and Uncle John. It was so great to see them (and it was the first time I got to meet them, they are Jamie's dad sisters! ) They are such a good time. Hope fully I will have pictures from that soon. We are ready for summer. Even though I am taking summer school. :(

        Laya's lungs with the Pneumonia :(

  Leroy after his surgery. So much cuddles! Loved IT!

So that is what has been happening in our lives in a nutshell! Hope all is well with everyone else!   

JUPITER BRUTUS

On October 10, 2008, we took Jupiter in to have a TPLO surgery which is the equivalent to an ACL surgery in a human. My husband dropped him off that morning at All Pet Complex. The vet called us after Jupiter's x-rays and said he had some bad news that Jupiter's right hip has been out of socket (no idea on how long), his left hip was in stage 2 of hip dysphasia, and there was his patella wasn't in the right place. So instead of 1 surgery Jupiter needed 4 surgeries which they said he probably wouldn't live through or have a high quality of life after so we could come pick him up after he woke up and we would work on a pain management plan and we could keep Jupiter for about 3-6 more months. As you can imagine we were devastated!!! About 2 hours later the Vet called with yet more bad news! While the vet was out to lunch Jupiter's left hip went out of socket. The vet said we should come down and discuss the options but at this point the most humane thing we could do is to put him down. Jupiter was pretty much crippled, and he was 175 lbs, and in so much pain we made a decision to let him go. It was a very hard decision and we have missed him so very much. Home just hasn't been the same without him on the other side of the door (blocking it of coarse). Jupiter was an amazing dog and was a wonderful part of this family. Even the vet cried with us, and fell in love with Jupiter that day. Here are a few of the last pictures of our puppy Jupiter Brutus.   

SEE SPOT WALK!!

We had so much fun taking the dogs to this~ It is really fun to go and meet new dog friends. It is walk that is sponsored by the Idaho Humane Society. We walk around downtown and it is the biggest dog walk ever! Yoda, Laya and Jupiter had lot of fun. Jupiter knee was really bothering him before the end of the walk so we had to take it really slow. We met lots of new people and also the Vet that we are going to take Jupiter to for his knee surgery at. He was really nice and wonderful!! It was suppose to be a really rainy day so we bought matching raincoats for the girls! It ended up being too hot by the end of the walk! But they were so cute, and they had a lot of fun! By the time we got home all 3 of the dogs were completely tired out!! It was really funny! 

Where has the time gone???

So here I am the day before Thanksgiving and I am realizing how much time has gone by! I mean I swear yesterday was the end of September! So I will be catching you up in our next few post with pictures and all that kind of good stuff. We lost Jupiter October 10th and that was very devastating to our little family . We took him if for a surgery on his knee that day and found out he was broken beyond repair and by the end of the day he wasn't even able to come home with us because he couldn't walk! So we had to put him down at only 23 months old. We have a prospect of a new St. Bernard puppy in the future. We are hoping the new puppy can help fill the LARGE hole in our hearts that Jupiter left! 

2008 Run for Autism Awareness

This last Saturday we had the opportunity to participate in the 2008 Run for Autism Awareness, we participated in the family stroll portion of it. We are not much of runners. :) It was held at Veterans Memorial Park. It was a lot of fun! And next weekend we will be going to See Spot Walk. We will have lots of doggie pictures! 

First Blog.

This is my first blog. Jamie and I are coming up on our 1 year anniversary. This last year has gone by so fast it has been crazy! We were married on September 29, 2007. It is a day that is still a little hazy in my mind, but I have pictures to prove it happened. My husband before we got married had a 1 year old St. Bernard named Jupiter that I have adopted as my own (and will be 2 in October!!). Then in February we decided to extend our home our newest family member Yoda and Laya. They are 6 yr old and 5 yr old sisters pugs. They have really added to our family dynamic.  I really hope this blog will help me stay in touch with my family and friends that live far away!