Once Again...

With a different spelling, the puppy is named.  Nia.


We go through so much hassle, I think what I will do from now on is write down names we all like (both of them) and just pull it from a hat next pet, we are fatigued. 

We go March 1 to look at a rescue dog a place is actually holding for us, despite my assurances that we don't WANT them to hold him, if he can get a family, get him one!  But the foster mom feels that of all the applications and interviews, we are the best suited to take him because he's a gentle and sweet natured dog, not one for a busy family or with smaller kids and so on.  Basically, to me that means: this dog needs a LOT of petting and is fairly lazy.  hahaha  So, we may have another name issue come up in the near future, which is okay since we picked out a dozen boy names we liked.  Not limited to Jones, McGregor, Bascomb, something else and a few others.  I swear, my brain is named out today.  Main thing, it won't be as big of an issue.  I hope.

Here are some photos from yesterday, today we are getting Matt ready for his big meeting this week and hopefully going to get in a good walk.  We managed to hit 10k yesterday just at the track.

Puny Earthlings

The kids are going through various stages of various ailments/allergies.  It's been a very miserable few days as they snuffle and cough and lounge around.  Ben seems to be in the best shape with only a runny nose.

The next play is a no-go for us, we talked it over and they'd rather have the spring open, among other reasons.

Here is Zep after being tortured horribly her bath.  She has also been subdued because her boy is not feeling well.

I did manage to get the house all scrubbed down, it feels so nice to have everything where it belongs and clean.  It's made keeping up with the funk-covered kids easier, too.  I have done loads of laundry, keeping the bedding and pillows washed, I wish I could put them all in the same bed and save myself some work!  Unfortunately, the one bed they all want to be in is mine!

In local gossip, Mr. Holmes has a Yorkie he is thinking about breeding, so we have spent at least an hour this afternoon naming the one we want.  The dog is named Rocky, so we hauled out the rock and mineral books to look up rock names, which led to talking about Pompeii which led to watching more CrashCourse history and the new one for biology and that finally led back around to eating marshmallow peeps.  I love how our world is round.  Any path gets you somewhere and there's no way to know what there is to find along the way.