Meet Bella!

I know it's been a very long time.  Just want to say... we got a puppy on the 4th of July!

Her name is Bella, and she is an 8 week old Great Dane.  Obviously she won't be this size for very long!


This is a picture of the boy and Bella as we were leaving the foster home.

I'm pretty tired.  All I have to say is, I am feeling neurotic!  Full of self doubt, hoping I'm not doing anything to traumatize her or begin bad habits...  and obsessing over every little detail because I'm so afraid she will get sick!  We have a vet appointment tomorrow afternoon, and so hopefully Dr. Scott will help me relax a little.

New year, new blog commitment?

Don't count on it. But I will post the Venezuela stuff, as promised.

Here are my resolutions for this new year: laugh more, stress less. And my usual: keep in touch with the people I love. I might even send birthday cards this year! (Don't count on that either; I've been trying to stick to that one for years!)

Just wanted to let you all know that my brother is now soliciting out my pottery skills... at least I know now that he really did like his Christmas present and it wasn't an act!

Finally!

We're homeowners! Yay!

Closing took forever (well, over an hour)... wow, that was a lot of paperwork to sign, and it was all so redundant. You'd think they'd rewrite the paperwork, so the addendums (addenda?) wouldn't be necessary. Go green, you know?

Oh well. Now it's time to work our butts off to get the place ready so we can MOVE IN!