Friday, August 24, 2012
What was the most memorable part of my summer? By Mary Rentscher
Well, the truth is that as of this writing, the Summer is not really quite over yet, so I reserve the right to write an addendum if something more memorable occurs! But frankly, that is unlikely. My summer has already been quite remarkable. Life changing, really.
I won't bore you with the details of how this unfolded (come talk with me personally if you want those). It began very slowly. Almost imperceptibly. An empty spot. A yearning. Family discussions. Reviewing household finances. Dropping subtle hints to close family members. Should we do it? IS IT TIME TO EXPAND OUR FAMILY!!?? All the expenses! The dirt! The pooping and drooling and teething. Sitters and schooling and grooming! "YES", my husband and I shout in unison! And off we go to move on to the details!
Oh! Wait! I hope you haven't gotten the wrong idea! It's adding a PUPPY to our family that we were talking about! In late May, we added a 10 1/2 pound furball we named "Nelson" to our family. As of this writing, he is...well, I don't know how much he weighs because I can't pick him up anymore - he's too wriggly. Somewhere around 35 pounds. We think he will get to maybe 60 pounds. His dad is "mostly German Shepherd" and his mom is "mostly black Lab", so yes, he is a mutt, which is fine with us. He has livened up our summer (that's one way of putting it), and keeps us on our toes (literally, because he is still not fully house-broken). He doesn't have full run of the house yet (see earlier sentence regarding house-training), and he and our 3 cats have so far only met through the gate at the kitchen door. Our cats are not happy. But, really, are cats ever happy?
After losing our two older dogs within the past year, it is nice to have a dog in the house again. Don't tell Nelson I said that. He already has an attitude.
I won't bore you with the details of how this unfolded (come talk with me personally if you want those). It began very slowly. Almost imperceptibly. An empty spot. A yearning. Family discussions. Reviewing household finances. Dropping subtle hints to close family members. Should we do it? IS IT TIME TO EXPAND OUR FAMILY!!?? All the expenses! The dirt! The pooping and drooling and teething. Sitters and schooling and grooming! "YES", my husband and I shout in unison! And off we go to move on to the details!
Oh! Wait! I hope you haven't gotten the wrong idea! It's adding a PUPPY to our family that we were talking about! In late May, we added a 10 1/2 pound furball we named "Nelson" to our family. As of this writing, he is...well, I don't know how much he weighs because I can't pick him up anymore - he's too wriggly. Somewhere around 35 pounds. We think he will get to maybe 60 pounds. His dad is "mostly German Shepherd" and his mom is "mostly black Lab", so yes, he is a mutt, which is fine with us. He has livened up our summer (that's one way of putting it), and keeps us on our toes (literally, because he is still not fully house-broken). He doesn't have full run of the house yet (see earlier sentence regarding house-training), and he and our 3 cats have so far only met through the gate at the kitchen door. Our cats are not happy. But, really, are cats ever happy?
After losing our two older dogs within the past year, it is nice to have a dog in the house again. Don't tell Nelson I said that. He already has an attitude.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
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