Field Trip...

to the ZOO!

Bode's preschool, along with a few of other preschools in our area, got to go to the zoo for a field trip. It was fun. We walked the zoo with friends and then we walked together. It was really nice to spend some one on one time with my littler Boder-o. He is growing up so fast.

We were lucky to have the weather agree with us this morning. It has been raining a lot these days and there was talk about postponing it so another day. I was happy to see blue sky when we woke up that morning. It was a bit chilly and windy, plus there were a few sprinkles but over all it was great.

Bode was so happy to get to feed one of the birds.

These are all the boys in Bode's class. There is one more girl in Bode's class. She was at the zoo to but we didn't manage to get a picture with her in it. She is a cutie and evidently these are all her boyfriends at Mrs Tracy's school. Bode loves all these boys and talks about them all the time. It is good to have friends.

Yeah for preschool!! We love it.

Morris

I am a cat person. I do love dogs but cats are so easy and low maintenance. I miss having Stat around. But I am relieved that he isn't here making me worry about the safety of my kids. Plus my house is much cleaner with out a dog. Less dirt and no hair that is a plus. I miss having a pet though. I have almost always had one. Growing us we had Morris. He was the best cat ever. He would come curl up in your bed when you were sick. We had him for years and years. Other pets would come and go but he managed to stick around for I think, correct me if I am wrong someone, 17 years. He got sick and died my junior year of high school. It was really a sad day. I want a cat. Not just any cat. I want a cute little orange kitten.

Sad day...

Today was a sad day for me. We had to find a new home for Stat. We have been feeling this way for quite awhile and it finally came to a point that is needed to be done. Ever since we had Laine Stat has become very protective of me, jealous towards the kids and even aggressive towards them. He actually has nipped at Bode a few times in the past months and over the past few weeks he was just getting worst. He would stand between me and Bode with his hair raised up on his back and kind of hunch over like he was just wanting to attack. Needless to say I was very concerned for the safety of Bode and Laine. He would have days like that and then days where he was such a good dog. But I knew that I needed to take action before someone got bit. That would have been horrible.

So I contacted the Boxer rescue of Arizona, Boxerworld (a site where people are looking to adopt boxers) and I tried a long shot and contacted the lady that sold him to us. This was on Saturday. The lady that sold us him gave us a little blue paper that had his info on it. It said that for any reason you can't keep this dog please contact us first. It had been three years so it was a shot in the dark. I wrote her about our situation and she replied that she wanted to help and needed pictures. That was this morning. She wrote me back a few minutes later and said that she wanted him. I couldn't believe it. She right now has a 1 year old boxer and was looking to get another one. She and her daughter drove over here this afternoon and picked him up.

He was very happy to go with them. He was all happy and affectionate towards them. They both thought he was well behaved and looked just like his dad. I gave them his blanket and out the door they went. He just got in their car, stubby tail wagging the whole time.

I am very, very sad to see him go. I know there will be tears for a few days. But I am so relived that he gets to go to a good home. Bye Stat! I will miss your sweet stinky face!

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