It's been a cold winter here in Wisconsin, so I HAD to take pity on her and get her a coat and some boots. She wasn't real crazy about the boots, but it beats snow between her toes!

Princess of the Mountain

Playing "Princess of the Mountain" with a classmate from her "Puppy Socialization" class.

As I mentioned, Nala graduated from "Puppy Socialization"

Nala and Asia playing

Being a puppy, Nala has tons of energy. Being well past the puppy stage, Asia, our other dog is just a little less energetic, so we didn't think it was a good idea to just let Nala go when her and Asia are both hanging out with us. Hence, the leash. This is the first time Asia initiated playing with Nala. (They play together all the time now!)

As expected...

...adding a puppy to my life has made it busier than ever, but in a delightful way. Nala has inserted herself in our lives without aplomb and made herself at home. She has finished her puppy socialization class at Pet Smart and graduated. The instructor called her the "social butterfly, " so you can imagine that she enjoys being around people and other dogs. It's been so cold that she hadn't been anywhere for a couple of weeks besides her short "duty" walk. Then Sunday I took her to a meeting, and she was so excited to see other people! I think she had cabin fever. Poor thing! We are both looking forward to warmer weather!

This Crazy Life!

For the fun of it, as if I need one more thing to do, I decided to start a blog - so here goes. Anyone who knows me knows that my life goes at about 100 miles an hour between work, kids (all grown and flown), Church commitments, quilting, taking care of my health, and reading. Despite that I will, in about 10 weeks, adopt a new puppy. I am incredibly excited about it, and can hardly wait to get it. Listen to me, calling the puppy an it. "It" is actually a "she" and her name is Nala. Nala's dad is my daughters dog, Noah, so I will get my dog when I go to visit my daughter in Arizona at the end of October. My Dad will also be getting a pooch from the same litter, and her name is Nutmeg. This blog may end up being mostly about Nala and Nutmegs antics, with a bit of other "life" in it. For now, welcome to my blog!