Who let the Dogs Out...

This past weekend was truly one for the dogs. First of all, Mark and I decided to rescue a 6 month old long hair mini dachshund. She was given up by a family that couldn't take care of her anymore. A friend at work sent out an email to help find a new owner before they took her to the animal shelter. I forward the info and a cute pic of her to Mark expecting a "so sorry" email in return. To my surprise Mark thought it would be a good idea for us to take her so that Nori would have a friend to play with. Nori is pretty jealous of our time spent playing with Julia these days. So on Saturday morning we picked her up. Her name is Izzy. Nori and Izzy spent all weekend getting to know each other, playing, chasing each other, stealing each other's toys....

Monday saw the return of our long lost lab Kutter. He returned from doggy boot camp where he has spent the last 5 months training to be a bird hunting dog. I'm sure there's a correct term for it but bird hunting dog works for me. So Kutter returned to the backyard (his now permanent home). Nori greeted him as she does all dogs and Izzy decided to hide from the big black monster. So our family is now whole and complete. The four of us humans, 3 dogs and one cat. I would say our home is definitely full!

Also this weekend our good friends Andy and Susan were in town. Them and their 3 kids stayed at our place. We had lots of fun on Sunday going to the park, pool and Deanna Rose (Julia and I skipped Deanna Rose). Mark and Andy had their FF draft on Sunday too. Then that evening we had anyone who wanted to come over for an impromptu bbq. It was great to see Joe, Angie & Wrigley; Justin, Kati and Tyler; Jenn, John and Alexa and of course Andy, Susan, Will, Paige and Calvin.