Happy Pug Friday everyone... Since its Pug Friday I thought I would give you an update on my lil hunk of pug lovin. Isn't he just the cutest puggie you've ever seen? Well yes I might be a tad be biased, but hey what's a puggie mama to do right?

We have WONDERFUL news! The hard lump on his leg has reduced in size by probably 75% if not more. We received the pathology results on Wednesday night, its not a fungal infection which we thought it might be. It appears to be misshaped red blood cells, but we don't know exactly what caused them. I think it might be from his falling which he does on occasion rough housing with his big brother and jumping all other the place. I'm so happy, but we'll keep an eye on the leg. He's going to go in for a visit with the vet in a few weeks to see how its going, but it looks like we're in the clear.

Milo turned 8 earlier this month and this crazy pug mama gets worried about everything little thing. Thankfully even at 8, Milo is at an ideal weight and extremely active...pretty sure we have Charlie to thank for that one.

Have a great weekend everyone :)

Aren't they amazing.... they make me think about the photograph I purchased from 20X200.
I just recently got it matted and framed...Hello Michael's 60% off coupon for custom framing :)

Its the smallest things that make me happy lately...I'm pretty sure that's what deployment will do to you. It will make you appreciate what you have. Seeing pictures of your husband smiling and enjoying himself while living and working in the middle of a warzone will make any girl happy, right?



Mr. Jetplane's birthday was earlier this month. He turned the big 3-1. Since he didn't want me to send him any big gifts over there I thought 1 gift I would send him would be a Cubs flag. They fly American Flags in the jets all the time but I thought it would be a nice and fun thing for him to fly a Cubs flag as well. Mr. Jetplane is a Cubs fan, obviously.



Here is 1 of the pictures I got. He looks happy and that makes me happy. He's growing his mustache back which doesn't make me happy but...you win some you lose some right?

In case you were wondering those green, weird-looking pants are their gsuits. The suits help them deal with the g forces while they are flying. Its purpose is to prevent them from blacking out, it restricts the blood from pooling in the lower part of your body, which would deprive the brain of blood.

Which is obviously uber important...

Today we have a special Pug Friday treat. Today I'm happy to share with you a documentary that was brought to my attention earlier this week. Its a hilarious and heart-warming story about what else...PUGS and the crazy people (aka me & you) that love these wonderful little snoring, erratic, moody, sweet, lovable, adorable creatures.

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I'll admit...I laughed and cried during viewing it. Please enjoy! Happy Pug Friday.

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I woke up this morning and missed my husband. This is not an unusual feeling but some days its a lot stronger than others. He is switching from nights to days, and this is going to drastically change our pattern. He's going to start calling in the middle of my work days which is difficult. Its difficult because I work and am on the phone a lot. When possible, I pick up the calls and whisper "call back in 10 minutes". Which sometimes is 10 minutes or 2 hours. It pains me to wait...sometimes he can't call back in 10 minutes. I won't get to speak to him again for 24 hours and that makes me very very very sad. But I have to remind myself, my life cannot stop because he's gone. I hate missing his calls if I'm out for a walk, messing in the garden, or just on the other side of the house and away from my cell phone.

This is what your life becomes...waiting for a phone to ring...waiting for a lil green Skype icon to light up so you can see your husband. BUT Happy News - My handsome husband shaved his mustache the day after his birthday. I Skyped with him on Sunday night. I kept telling him how hot he looked, I haven't seen him clean shaven since beginning of March. Sadly, he is growing it back :(


Below is a picture from Mr's Squadron door. I think this picture speaks volumes. Obviously this picture isn't from the summer in Afghanistan. Its from the winter deployment. This is the door from Mr's squadron out to the flight line. This is the last thing they see before heading to the jet.

Hello all, sorry for the delay. I headed down to Utah this weekend to visit a very special friend and fellow milwife who was in town. We've been friends since our husbands graduated OTS together and all we're stationed in Pcola.


Sadly they chose to go B1s and now reside in South Dakota.


But the Winner of the Country Crock Wounded Warrior Giveaway has been chosen and the winner is TIFFANY. Tiffany, if you could please email me at leavingandloving@gmail.com with your contact information and I will ensure you that receive your gift.


Thank you all for entering and supporting The Wounded Warrior Project. Please be on the look out for the specially marked tubs of Country Crock throughout the summer.

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend. We sure did :)

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday weekend. Please take a moment to honor those that have fought and are currently fighting for this country. I know I'll be thinking about my favorite fly boy.

Oh...and don't forget to enter my giveaway. While you're at the store this weekend picking up your fixings, pick up the specially marked Wounded Warriors Project tub of Country Crock.

We are the Land of the Free because of the Brave!

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