The journey between here and there

Indy after Indiana Jones and the Indy 500.

We got a purebred Golden Retriever Puppy. It’s from the show line so they are calm and not psycho like the field GR. He is absolutely beautiful and I just adore him. I’ve loved GR my entire life. I grew up with one and when it was taken away from me so tragically I vowed that one day I would have another one. He’s such a good puppy and I love him to bits. I spoil him rotten and he is so well behaved. Look at that face. It’s just sooooooo cute!

I can’t wait to be able to go out and take him with me on my runs in the morning.

I wanted to get Laura a kitten and a puppy for her birthday on March 18. I managed to get a pregnant cat, whoo hoo! Who gave birth to 5 kittens on March 20, 2009.

On Laura’s birthday, Ryan and I packed up the kids drove out to Airdrie to pick up a kennel. When we were loading the kennel into the Sequoia Mya looks at it and says, “What’s that for?”

“It’s your new bed. What do you think?” I said with a grin on my face teasing her.

She began to pout. “But I don’t want to sleep in there! I don’t want that bed.”

“Ok, then who should we use it for?” I asked her.

Without hesitating she says, “Brandon.” Then giggles in her evil way. HA! I roared laughing.

“Ok, then it is for Brandon. Sit down and wipe away your tears.” She was very happy that Brandon was going to be locked up in the kennel. Those 2 have such a feud going on between the 2 of them.

After blowing off all the questions from the kids as to what it was for we continued our drive out to Bowden and went to a farm. When we entered their small trailer I said to Laura, “ok, see all these 6 puppies? Well, for your second gift for your birthday, you get to pick any puppy you want.”

The look on her face was just priceless. She didn’t believe me at first.

“Really? Ya, right.” She scoffed at me.

“No really. Let’s ask daddy.”

So we went over to Ryan and asked, “Can Laura have any puppy she wants?”

“Yep, Happy Birthday sweetie!” He gave her a huge grin.

She instantly got tears in her eyes and her face crumpled in surprise, shock and happiness.

It was the best reaction ever. We played with all the pups for an hour and finally she chose this one. He was very calm and relaxed… we really need that in our family.

So we paid $350, got all his papers, and loaded him up for the trip home. I held him in my arms and snuggled him the whole way home. I just adore that puppy.

He’s such a good dog. Very smart, listens well and is so, so uber cute.

We now have 5 kids, 1 dog, 1 cat and 5 kittens. Oh happy day! We are now officially a zoo!