So, I've been busy, as we now have 3 puppies. It's a magical story that started off almost tragically when our two shih tzus, Merry and Pippin, were injured recently (as you know if you read the blog regularly). Merry is still recovering from hip surgery, but doing well and Pippin's broken arm is fully healed and he is zooming all over the house with his sister Princess Leia who is now affectionately known as Princess.
Princess became available after the house she was homed in didn't work out. She missed her brothers and the house's older shih tzu did not like Princess at all. She is a ball of energy and very needy so it makes sense an older dog might not adjust to her ways. So we took her in too and she is a handful who makes the already precocious Pippin even more so and they are mischievous little hobbit shih tzu trouble makers of epic proportions. Princess is so tiny that she can go under the couch and peek out to taunt Pippin.
Poor Merry has been sad in his crate desperately wanting to play, but we are being careful and cautious with any play time which is heavily monitored. Suffice to say, I've been off work but fully occupied. It feels like they are adjusting and within the next two weeks, I should be able to bring Merry back into the fold. This morning, I go back to work so we shall see how they do.
Yesterday, I did make time for brunch with my sister Annie and my friend Kim. We ended up talking for two and a half hours over cup after cup of coffee and it was a nice girl day.
I guess I'm just traveling along. It's a new year and a new day and I'm oddly hopeful. I feel optimistic. Happy new year everyone.
