We have a family tenet that we’ll try to give a helping hand to any dog that “crosses our path”. And so when mom Grammy and the girls saw a three-legged dog and a small puppy running around on the way back from horseback riding, on a speedy road with no house in sight, they pulled over to see what they could do. Believe it or not, the three-legged dog was too fast for them. :> But they think he was wearing a collar, so hopefully he’ll find his way home. The puppy, on the other hand, was playing in the road. They scooped her up and we arranged for her to get to the shelter. We’ll be checking in on her… so if you’re in the market for a beautiful little chocolate lab puppy… ;>

UPDATE: She’s been adopted, you’re too late. :>

We headed out for a couple beach days, it was all perfect: the drive (a short hop straight east to the shore), the hotel (a cute little Holiday Inn that allowed pets – we had Roxie with us), the beach (it was savage, knocking Wren’s boogie board into her gut, landing Reiley on her tailbone, and rolling foolish bodyboarding me head-first straight into the hard-packed ground – I heard a dozen vertebrae crack)… the girls wore their life vests since the riptide was so strong, so we threw ourselves into the waves with abandon. I’ll try to post some pics, I have some great ones of Andrea and Wrenny playing surfer girls…

I’m so excited that Andrea is jotting down some of her insights on her blog. She always keeps me entertained with a great supply of netflix movie selections and book recommendations, and now you can get in on it too. :>