My New Sister

It's been "ruff" around here lately. Jelly has a new sister, Lola, and pretty much thinks that life is over. She is pissed! She pretty much ignores her and does not like to even look her way. I thought getting Jelly a sister was a great idea. Jelly thinks differently. She thinks being an only child was amazing and she loved all the attention on her. I couldn't disagree with this, being an on child myself. I hope and pray that Jelly will warm up to Lola in the next few weeks. Otherwise I'll have sibling rivalry for years to come! Be sure to check out Lola's blog too, www.lolajlee.blogspot.com

Valley Of The Dogs

Love & Loss

The past few months Jelly and I have dealt with a lot of loss. We've lost my grandma, Michael Jackson, and today we lost my grandma's dog, Cheebe.

Cheebe was a very good friend of Jelly's. She always let Jelly pick on her, whether it was letting Jelly block her up the stairs, or bite and pull on her ears, she always was a good sport. Jelly loved Cheebe very much, and she will be missed.

All of this has led to a debate between my family members. Where do dogs go in the afterlife? What happens to them? Some people believe they have no souls. I don't believe this. I view heaven the same way I viewed it when I was a little girl. I think it's this place where everyone sits on the clouds (which feels similar to my down comforter) and you have everything and anyone you have ever wanted in your life. If that's how it is, of course I would want Jelly there in my afterlife.

It's very difficult sometimes to see what good can come out of someone leaving your life. It's always hard to make sense of it at the time, but there always is a reason. Here is something you may or may not know. Jelly was not the product of a one night stand, or a drunken evening. She was the product of a broken heart. I got Miss Jelly after a break-up, and if that never would've happened, I never would have gotten Jelly, who happened to bring my grandma such great joy in her last year. I'm grateful that I can see all of this now and realize that everything, no matter what it is, happens for a reason.

Material Girl

Today Jelly and I went to one of our favorite places, Hudson Jewelers! We went to visit our friend Lisa and to look at all the BEAUTIFUL jewelry! Jelly first tried on a diamond tennis necklace that looked stunning on her, but we both agreed that her fur covered it up and would look better around my tan neck! Dad, if you are reading this, my half birthday is coming up :) Mom, if you are reading this, I'll let you borrow it if you convince him! No? Okay. Jelly then decided to check out a few engagement rings. She got asked out on a first date by Buddy Ludwig, but they have yet to go out so I was telling her this was a little premature.

She assured me it wasn't and asked if I would like to try some engagement rings on. I told her since I don't even have a boyfriend, that this is considered somewhat psycho and I better not.

Yeah right! Those rings felt so good on my fingers! It's like I was made to wear them. Side note~ if anyone I ever date in the future reads this, I'm not pushing to get married. I just like diamonds!

If you have not been to Hudson Jewelers yet, I highly recommend going! Their pieces are gorgeous and it's hard to leave without buying something!

Father's Day

Jelly has asked me before about where she came from. I've told her all about God and how the stork brought her down from Heaven above....... she doesn't buy any of it. She said something about seeing Jenni's dog Charlie with a red rocket, and I had some explaining to do! She wants to know who her daddy is. She'll know one day when the time is right!

Jelly doesn't have many male figures in her life. For that matter, neither do I, but the one that we do have is the best! My dad & Jelly's grandpa (gampy). We are so lucky to have him in our lives and we hope he had a wonderful Father's Day. We love him so much and are so grateful that we got to spend the day with him!

Mozart

I thought this would be a great way for all of you to keep updated on the fabulous life of Jelly! Here she is practicing her piano. She has always been a musical genius, but I have chosen to keep it a secret because I am trying to let her live a normal life and not get treated any differently.

I know this "Jelly blog" may seem silly to do, but I'm having trouble sleeping and this gives me something to do. Plus, she's so gorgeous I feel the need to show her off!!!