Leroy Jenkins!!!

     It is official!  The puppy has been picked and Leroy is his name.  I am so full of child-like excitement and joy I am having a hard time keeping my cool.  I didn't sleep at all last night as the excitement from the meeting was just too much for me to process.  All day today I would randomly shout out the word "PUPPIES!" whether it was at the gym this morning, while I was amongst other people at the supermarket, or even in the presence of all the squirrels during the marathon Springtime pooper-scooping session.   We currently have a 6 yr. old lab/shepherd mutt named Meggie, hence the reason for the scooping session.

     Normally we just scoop with a grocery bag but with the pending newcomer I thought I would be fancy and purchase a pooper-scooper.  I guess a seasons worth of poop was too much for this new tool as it broke just as I was finished.  Well, poop.

PUPPIES!!!

     Last night McHottie and the children also came along to meet the PUPPIES!!!  We had the chance to hold them which was awesome.  The one I was holding did what all PUPPIES!!! do and started sucking on my finger.  From that point on it was over.  My heart melted and I was hooked.  He said "mama" and I died.  The end. 

Seriously....

     After my funeral we went home and Meggie gave us all a complete sniff-down.  She really is a great guard-like dog.  I say guard-like because she can make a lot of noise but confront her and she hides.  The shih tsu next door scares the shitsu right out of her.  It makes her feel like she is working for her keep and she does her job well.

PUPPIES!!!

     I suppose I should mention that the puppy is a Saint Bernard/English Mastiff cross, affectionately known as a Saint Bermastiff.  It has the potential to weigh 200 lbs+!  Did I also mention we have two 8yr. old cats named Oreo and Monsieur?  I think the combination of all these pets in one house, all vying for my undivided attention should be a great source of entertainment.

     So begins a new and, I expect, exciting adventure in our lives.  I hope you check in from time to time as I tell you stories about love and heartache, joy and frustration, happiness and anger and everything in between.  Disclaimer; I make terrible spelling mistakes sometimes but I totally make up for it in content.