On Tuesday we opened our family gifts. This has become a tradition because we go to Jason’s parents on Christmas day; and we wanted to have time to open presents and not rush. This year was a year of used presents. We were able to buy used a Kindle for the little girls and an Xbox 360 for Charles. Kathryne’s big gift was for the family also- a dog.
On Thursday we visited an animal shelter. I had been looking at pictures and had been in contact with several rescue groups. This is the one we connected with.
Getting a dog was a long thought out process. Although Jason and I had a dog- a beautiful black lab- for many years, he has some animal allergies; and so does Charles. We had hesitated in getting a dog because of that. But, this year we decided to give it a try. Kathryne has particularly wanted a special pet for a long time.
With Jason and Charles dosed with allergy meds, we headed to the shelter to check out the dogs. We were looking particularly for a small dog we had seen on the website. But that isn’t what we found.
Jason was immediately drawn to a beautiful golden lab/sharpei mix. We spent some time with her, and all of the kids loved her. By the end of the day, we had a dog.
So far she’s been adapting very well. She is well potty trained, and she loves to be loved on.
I know that this coming week will be pretty crazy. With dog loving and New Year’s celebrations, I have a feeling that we won’t be doing too much school this week either.
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