Dizzy

Who knew 6.6 pounds could make you lose weeks of sleep?

Yes, our puppy is now UP TO 6.6 pounds - and steadily growing to the max estimated target of 9 pounds...look out. We have had her for a little over 2 weeks now and we have certainly had our ups and downs. Taylor did a great job of naming her Dizzy - so far, it completely fits.

We are over a week into crate training and have seen some signs of improvement - although we are still looking forward to getting a full nights sleep. She is super cute though and is getting along with Trinity (our other dog) which was a concern of ours. It's fun to see how excited she is to see any of us after being gone for a while - she is already part of the family.

Since it's been a while since I've posted, here are a few 'catch up' pictures - they are not in any particular order (sorry):

Tay and Dad at the Nutcracker (Fox Theatre) over Christmas break

Same place...this time with Mom

Tay, J, Nadia and I at Taylor's performance of "The Emporer's New Clothes"

wait, what?!?!?

Who knew you could take a week off and lose your mind?

I took vacation last week and didn't really do much at all. It was a great break to an intense 8-10 months. I even had my work phone turned off and didn't log into work e-mail at all during the week - I can't remember the last time I've done that - been years at least. It was great.

While relaxing and enjoying my time off, I kind of lost my mind and agreed to something we have been talking about for a long time...sigh...

Yes, we finally got Taylor the puppy she has been wanting. Her name is Dizzy and she is 10 weeks old today. She is a papillon and will get to be around 9 pounds or so when full grown. I've always been a larger dog person, but Tay has been wanting a small dog for a while now - and it was hard to pass this one up. We picked her up Friday night - in Indiana (we were visiting family) and have started working to settle in after arriving back home on Saturday. 2 nights down...and many more to go. Only a few 'accidents' in the house so far, but I'm sure there will be many more to come. We are pretty sure we made the right choice though, she is already starting to feel like part of the family. I'm sure I'll have many more updates on her as we go...

Speaking of Indiana - I have to thank my in-laws for such a great visit. They took such good care of us, we always leave feeling spoiled. From the dinners of lasagna and chilli dogs, to them picking up my favorite sodas, they always seem to go out of their way to make us feel right at home. They even have coffee ready for me each morning when I wake up - and I really enjoy starting the morning looking out the window and talking with them while drinking cup after cup of the good joe he brews. It's always a treat to visit them and it was just what we all needed (although I'm not sure they knew they were signing up to have a puppy at their place overnight - sorry!).

On Sunday, we went to see Lake's figure skating performance - she really rocked it out and we were so glad we didn't miss it. It was great to watch Lake glide across the ice, and also fun to see the rest of the family and hang with them in the stands. Always fun to squeeze into their family even for a little while. Well, I guess it's back to work time...as you can tell, I'm being highly productive.