Puppy Please???

Who can resist?

Soft round pink bellies, bad breath we forgive, playful pawing.

I was writing a article for a national magazine and needed some pictures of a garden. Having just put mine to bed for the winter I quickly called me closest friend.

"Sure, come on over" she said.

" I have to bring the boys I am carpooling."

'Great I have some new puppies in." My doggy friend is a weigh station for dogs in need. On any given day she has a dog visiting for a night or two. Today it would be two yellow labby puppies.

"I really want one." exclaimed Julius as he snuggled with the larger of the two puppies.

I will take care of it."

"No." I said firmly

"But why(the last word said long and drawn out)?" asked Chen, "Please?" he was cuddling with the smallest.

"No." Alex my son echoed

Its not that we don't like dogs, we do. We presently have 6 and adore each one, but its alot of work and puppies are even more.

So head down, shoulders fallen in misery they followed me out of the yard leaving the puppies playing hide and seek in the elephant ears.

Homecoming and true love

It rained, winds were blustery and raw. It would be homecoming. Soccer at 9:15 which my darling husband went to while I tried ward off an impending cold at home. By noon we were headed out to buy shoes, shirts, ties and flowers, the rain fell off and on throughout our trip.
Have you ever tried to go to buy shoes with a teenager? Add into the equation a foreign teenager now whose thoughts on fashion style and sense are very different and for good measure throw in a cold, and limited time. And did I mention the ordered flowers were the wrong color? By 4 pm we had maneuvered our way though piles of ties and drifts of shoe boxes. BY 4:20 everyone was showered and dressed. I was still unpacking groceries and there they stood dressed looking to learn how to tie ties.
I felt bad I thought their parents should be here for this, but the least I could do is take pictures of the moments and send the pictures.
Chen was going to a friends house and would be going with the boys to the dance. Julius had chosen the date route. That meant everyone had to be at their assigned party within minutes of each other and since Murphy's Law was in play that meant it would be across town. My son Alex was having a spend the night and wires got crossed and the wrong child showed up so his parents had to be called, could it get any crazier, yep. We also had to be at a wedding at the same exact time in an entirely different direction, and don't forget the appetizers. Well everything went off without a hitch, well with the exception that David was so busy making ties that when he got to the wedding he realized he forgot his. I was busy taking pictures and delivering my appetizers I left my purse at the homecoming party! Oh and it was rainy and wet at the reception so I resembled a wet rat, with a bad cold...we laughed and took it all in stride and decided there was no doubt that, that was true love and your average homecoming.