Dogs

So... one thing I never thought I'd hear myself say, I said this morning.

"Lucy, get down from that tree!"  She chased a squirrel up a tree.  Can you believe it????

Brutus enjoying our walk.

This morning as we were preparing for our usual morning walk, I decided to go get Brutus.  He now comes with us 3-4 times a week.  He has blossomed into this happy, frolicking kid on our walks.  He loves the girls.  And I even saw him initiating play this morning.  He still doesn't have a clue what his name is -- no matter which name I call him.  His given name from his family, "Aries," or my name for him... "Brutus."  Every once in a while he humors me by coming to me when he knows I'm calling him.  But if he's out of sight, he will usually come when I whistle.  And he's no trouble at all getting in and out of the car. 

I ran into the woman of the house at Safeway the other day.  She said to me that she wishes Ben, her hubby, would just give the dog to me.  They never had a dog before.  Then their son brought home this German Shepherd and now guess who's saddled with the dog.  I believe that they mean no harm, they just don't know any better.

I talked to Ben last week about the fact that Brutus has lost so much weight.  They had no idea that he was getting skinny.  So I suggested that they take him to the vet.  To my surprise, they actually did!  I was amazed.  So maybe my interest in this beautiful creature has piqued their interest in him, too.  I don't know what the vet said, yet, as I haven't seen Ben.

Last week my mother came to visit.  We had such a good visit.  She flew to Denver and my brother, Larry, picked her up at the airport.  The next day they stopped in Colorado Springs to see DJ, then they came down here.  She had never seen our place before. 

We visited for a few days, then we drove to Wichita, Kansas to meet my sisters, Linda and Janet.  They took Mom back to Iowa where she has another apartment.  She gave up her apartment in California and will now live in Iowa.  Her lease on her apartment is up in July and she will then move in with my sister, Linda.  Linda just bought a house and has spent much time fixing preparing it for her family.  Mom will have a room that will have enough room for a bed, a chair, her dresser and her TV.  She should be very comfortable.

Mom enjoying our sitting area

 It was really nice to see my family.





Brutus and the girls frolicking