Saying goodbye

As I've shared, my family had 17 puppies to take care of for a month and a half...as much "fun" as that was and no matter how cute they are...I am very happy that all but three have found new homes. I put an add in the freebies of the Muskegon Chronicle for this last Saturday and my first phone call Saturday was at 7:00 in the morning...it was insane. From then on for the rest of the day I was answering the phone nonstop...I stopped answering phone calls at 8:00 that night. At 7:30am, the first puppy was gone (sadly it was one of the ones I wanted to keep...poor Indiana). My Mom and sister Amanda gave baths to about 10 puppies in the first 2 hours of being up...and Amanda spent most of the day bathing the rest of the puppies, while Kristina puppysat downstairs. As for me...I was on phone & adoption duty ALL day. I was constantly running up & down the stairs, showing & giving people puppies, answering the phone, and trying to walk without my 3 puppies tripping me. By about 3:00pm there was only a few puppies & 2 momma dogs left. The momma dogs went shortly after that (to my surprise) and I was starting a "waiting list" for the few puppies I had left. At about 5:00 I started telling people I was out of puppies, but the last 2 puppies were taken at about 6:00 and 7:00. The last puppy was a beautiful girl that was mostly black and had bluish gray eyes. I spent some special time hugging her to say goodbye while I waited for the very happy woman coming to get her. It was a bittersweet moment, as I was both happy and sad that this adventurous chapter in my family's life came to a close...and as I think about it now it brings a tear (or two) to my eyes. Its like when parents watch their children take their first steps or say their first words. Its kind of hard saying goodbye to all your kids...when it seems like just yesterday you were saying hello for the first time or when they first opened their eyes. Although one and a half months isn't nearly as long as a year or more, it still seems like time has gone to fast and they don't need you anymore. I hope with all my heart, that every person I gave a puppy to, makes a good family and home for that puppy. No matter how stinky they were, how much food they ate, or how noisy they were...they were my kids and I'll definitely miss all of them, but now I must give my time to my 3 puppies and the rest of my pets. Everytime I look at Bear, Nanook, and Lucky, I'll think of their moms, 14 brothers and sisters, and how I did enjoy the small amount of time I shared with them.

Comfort and joy...

I met this guy a couple months ago and I've been hanging out with him for a few weeks now. He's a really nice, funny guy. He gets along great with my parents and my sisters don't completely drive him insane...like they do me. He's not one of those people that likes to go out to a club or bar to hang out, he prefers to stay home and watch movies...which is definitely not a problem for me because I'm the same way. We like quite a few of the same movies, we're both into computers, and we can stay up late talking and not bore eachother. He was playing some of the music from his flash drive on my computer and I have a lot of the same songs on my phone. I won't go into any more little details...I'll just say again that we have a lot in common. We've hung out every Wednesday and Saturday since we started hanging out the beginning of this month. We also went out to eat this Friday and went to a movie yesterday. We've already talked about hanging out during the summer and what else we should do for fun. Its just nice to be comfortable and happy hanging out with a guy...and its nice that I don't need to go out of my way to impress him. I have been happy for a while now...but I haven't been happy like this in a long time and I'm not going to take it for granted.

Puppies...again

Here are all 17 puppies together...they're so cute.

Puppies

Well, it's been a fun couple of months with 17 puppies in the house, but they're finally ready to go to new homes. As cute as they are and as much as I'm going to miss all the playful little attitude filled puppies...I'm ready to take back my house from the dog pens and the stinky smell. But of course my family is crazy cuz we're keeping 4 out of 17 puppies...they're cute though so I'll deal with it. So if you or anyone you know wants a puppy...they are ready to go this weekend. Please let me know. Here are some pictures to attempt convincing you...


Litter 1: Doberman, Lab, Husky, German Shepard Mix


Litter 2: Beagle, Husky, German Shepard, Lab Mix.

Again please let me know if you or anyone you know wants a puppy. Thanks.

First Days Done...

The first two days of school are done and I was nervous for nothing. I'm actually extremely surprised that I missed it...I really missed going to school. All my teachers are cool, I'm really excited about my Criminal Justice class, but I am a little worried about getting my Math homework done on time...as long as I do it ahead of time I think I'll be fine...so I'll try my best to keep ahead. I've got mixed emotions about my English class because its just an essay writing class and I enjoy writing poetry more than writing essays, but I'm going to keep an open mind. And my computer class sounds cool too. Hopefully I'll do well in all my classes...

New Year...New Beginnings

So 2009 is starting out on a mostly positive note (and my New Year's resolutions are to stay positive, be more self confident, and remember that no matter what other people may think, all that matters is God loves me and I love me), so here are some positive things happening this year...
I'm starting school at Muskegon Community College today (going into Criminal Justice), I hung out with a new (really nice) guy the other night and I'm hoping maybe something more will start up (not that I'm rushing anything), I only have about 8 months left to pay on my car (a huge burden off my shoulders), I'm hoping to go back to Mexico in May (after over 2 years), and although its kind of sad...12 (out of 17) puppies and 2 mom dogs will be ready to find new homes in less than month.
Here are some more New Year's resolutions...
Go back to church, lose some weight, become more healthy, try not to get so irritated with my siblings, pay off some bills (the ball and chains of my life), not give into every little thing my parents ask for, read a lot of books, and I'm sure there is more but I can't think of anything right now.

So here's to a NEW 2009...a new year, a new me, a new beginning...a better life.