Canis Familiaris, etc...

Our family is growing. Calm down Mom and Dad, we just got a puppy. Rachel waited 10 years to get a puppy, and since a dog friendly house was high on our home buying criteria, we decided there was no reason to wait any longer. His name is Huxley and he is an 11 week old bundle of energy. We adopted him from the Humane Society by getting our application in early and showing up exactly at noon at Petsmart. Good thing we did because there was alot of other people interested in taking him home.

His mother was a chocolate lab and we think the father might have been a collie of some kind, maybe a border collie. He is black with a white patch on his chest and the tips of 3 feet and his tail have just the tiniest bit of white on them.

So far he's been very good, except we are still fighting to house train him. He's only been on 3 walks with us and he's very good at staying with us. I think he must have gotten some leash training at his foster owners home.


HOUSE UPDATE:
Cabinets are on the walls and drawers and shelves are in. Did I mention that already, well that's really the last thing that happened and that was before we really moved in. For the longest time we were waiting on replacement heat shield before placing the last base cabinet and end panel to cover the dishwasher. We picked those up on Monday night so I'm not sure what our excuse now is.

We received our new upright deep freezer and just in time to pick-up a split side of beef at my parent's on memorial day. Of course there will always be room for ice cream. There's a warm happy feeling of nostalgia that I get from opening the freezer door and seeing a 5 quart pail of Blue Bunny in there.

What else... oh, the cops stopped by to talk to our neighbors. The ones with the yippy dog and the back yard that looks like Mexico (dirt, dead leaves, weeds, junk, and a boat).

The ageless lawnmower we inherited starts on the first pull! At least it does now. Took some tinkering to get it started the first time this season. (Alright, I took it apart and put it back together and now it starts). Now if only we had some grass to cut, instead of weeds.

I'm allergic to something in or near our house. Whenever I go into the kitchen I start sneezing, but I don't think that explanation will stand long under scrutiny. More than likely it's something in our back yard. I think I've ruled out mold in our house. We bought a do it yourself mold dish (a plastic petri dish and solution), but so far none has sprouted.

And we will have our second house guest since we've moved in. Rachels mother stayed with us last weekend and this weekend my mother will be here. It really makes it feel like a home when you can host your family and friends.