Weird or Normal?

Lately I have really been wondering if something is weird or normal that Cody and I have started doing since getting Callie... -I will say Cody started it, and I initially thought it was weird, but then it just seemed to work, so I started doing it too.  So, if anyone out there has an opinion on this they'd like to share... I'm really curious!  So here goes.

Obviously Callie is a dog, not a child -but we've started referring to ourselves as parents with her.  For example... I'll be laying on the couch, minding my own business, when WHOMP -Callie jumps onto my face and smashes my stomach.  Cody promptly yells, "CALLIE, get off Mama!"

Example 2:  I'll be trying to clean up, carrying our dishes from dinner over to the kitchen, Callie will start running into me, tripping me up, and jumping, and I yell, "CALLIE, go bother Daddy!"

So that's basically what I mean.  When talking to Callie, we call each other Mama and Daddy... weird or normal for having a dog???  I really wanna know, cause I thought it was weird at first and now it's gotten normal.

*Note:  We are not at the moment, nor planning on becoming anytime soon, pregnant... the mama and daddy references (as described above) are strictly referring to Callie. 


Also here's just a couple fun pics I like of Callie... today I caught her playing with my yarn... and then I gave her a big bone for the first time.  I thought she looked cute.  And I will admit, at first when I caught her with my yarn, I yelled, got upset, and removed the yearn.  THEN, I thought -nuts, that would have been a cute picture!  So I definitely threw the yarn back all around her and took these pics.  Then picked up the yarn again.  Just sharing.

 

 

Prayer & Praise

On a totally separate and serious note I have two things to share.  This past Tuesday night my Uncle Neal passed away unexpectedly.  He was one of 7 siblings on my dad's side.  Please pray for his family -his wife, and his daughter with her husband and baby girl, all of his siblings, and any other affected family and friends.  

Separately, my cousin Makia and his wife Jenny just had a beautiful little girl, Olivia! This happened on Tuesday night as well.  So please be praying for them, and for Jenny adjusting to life with a new little baby!  Congrats to Makia and Jenny!