Loving the spring

Jack loves the spring. As long as it isn't raining.

Finally, SUN!

We had so much fun today, playing outside and soaking up some sun. This warmth has been much-needed and much-anticipated!

Haircut

Did I tell you Jack got a haircut for his birthday? It was so long and tangled, he had to be shaved down. It's starting to grow back, but he still shivers everytime we go out. Where is spring?!

Happy Birthday, Jack!

Jack turns 6 today, so the girls and I made him a birthday hat. When I was double-checking his papers to make sure it was 6 (and not 7), I realized it's also been a year since his previous owner gave him up. Now that I know more of her story, I see how even more tragic that was and how it must have hurt her to give him up on his birthday. I hope she knows how happy he is and that Shadow's last few months were spent being loved beyond her wildest dreams.

Thaw

I don't mind when Mother Nature decides to give us a break from the cold and thaw out our deep freeze. What I do mind is when she turns that cold north wind back on us before the water can soak back into the ground. The sidewalks are broken necks waiting to happen.

On the mend

Still wasn't feeling up to work today, but my voice is starting to return and I felt well enough to start tackling the taxes and checking our blog.

Accidental snuggle

Parker woke up sick so we're snuggling on the couch, which means Sammy and Jack are on the couch too. Somehow Sammy ended up under a blanket and Jack laid on top of her. Neither realized it! Maybe they're friends?

Someone's missing

Somewhere near Rochester right now, a dying woman is hearing from a complete stranger that her dog died. But that the other one is happy, healthy and an integral part of a family who loves him very, very much.

I don't know if that was the right thing to do, but it was up to the shelter what they were going to tell her. I'm heartbroken for her and for the loss of Shadow, all over again.