Jingle Bells

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D had to work last night so we did our usual routine, got into bed around 8ish read a chapter from The Horse & His Boy, said our prayers and went to sleep. Now if you have heard Lucy pray, you will understand…she prays about everything and everybody she can think of. It is really very sweet to hear. Last night she included a request for a puppy, which really isn’t that out of the ordinary…she has been asking for one for a while now. Shortly after I got the girls to sleep last night (and they were sound asleep) D came home from work and turned the lights on he was holding….yep you guessed it….a puppy! …After their grogginess wore off they were pretty stinkin’ happy as you can imagine. Me on the other hand….not too thrilled!

Personally I didn’t think we needed another dog....We already have two to begin with (Scooby & Mack), and I think I have enough people to take care of ….it’s not like I was dreaming of having three dogs that all want to lay on my lap/climb on my shoulder/bite my hands while I am trying to sew. And I wasn’t really looking forward to having to feed one dog in the front yard, one in the back, and one in the house, or to walk the dogs one at a time (especially when it was so cold this morning). Hmmm…why can’t I take them all out at the same time you ask…well, let me tell you  I tried that last night. It didn’t go very well. It consisted of one dog climbing into the car and refusing to get out, which led to another jerking his leash out of my hand and running into the woods. So after taking the remaining dog inside, I had to go walk into the woods (thanks girls for running down the battery in the flashlight) and find Scooby who had of course tangled himself up around multiple trees.

After getting them all back inside I discover that of course the girls are still awake because they are just too excited to sleep…Thanks dear, thanks a lot! I appreciate it.

Seriously though, it is a cute and sweet puppy (Jack Russell mix) who did not have anywhere to go. Lucy named her Jingle Bells (haha) and she is thrilled to have her ‘own’ dog finally. But I think the girls are going to have to stop praying for animals…first the lizards, now a dog, what’s next?