Always room for one more

Well, so here's our new little punkin.
Meet Lady.
Isn't she adorable?
Here's the story - After Katrina, and hearing about all the furry babies struggling, and all the (hopefully) rescues of them, knowing they would need new homes, I surfed around trying to find rescues to sign up with. In my surfing, I happened upon a link for my local shelter, and thought, Eh, I'll just have a look around - something I avoid like the devil because it's so heartbreaking to see the babies who need homes, know they're close by, but not be able to do anything about it because i'm already full up.
Well, I saw Lady's profile. Here it is:

Lady - URGENT 9/9DogBeagle
Size: SmallAge: SeniorSex: FemaleI.D:
Notes: GREAT NEWS! Lady is being adopted by a wonderful family in Cranston. She met her new family tonight and so far so good. We want to thank everyone who opened their hearts to take her in. A FOSTER HOME IS NEEDED BEFORE 9/9!!!!! Please consider fostering Lady until a permanent home is found. Due to a divorce Lady needs to find a home. She is such a love bug and incredibly friendly. For 13, she still has a lot of spunk in her. She's an inside dog, (she's used to being home alone for about 8 hours a day. A puppy pad has been needed recently, which she does use). Lady loves walks!! She's about 27 lbs and in good general health. She's up to date on all shots and has been spayed. She had lyme disease two years ago which was successfully treated. She was adopted herself by this family when she was four years old. She did have a tumor in her abdomen 4 years ago. The surgery was successful and she bounced back quickly. She does have 'reverse sneezes' or coughs when she gets excited. A simple rub of her throat quiets that right down. Because of this, a harness is required instead of a collar. She prefers to play outside rather than play with toys inside. She's very affectionate and housebroken. She just loves to be near people...she's a snuggler! She has been with other dogs and is good with children. She has never exhibited any aggressive tendencies around kids.
This pet is: up to date with routine shots, already house trained, altered

So!
You can see this baby was in dire straits!
We weren't really looking to add to the family, so soon after losing Max.
But, we had agreed when the right one crossed our paths, who needed us, we'd take him or her in.
Max would want it that way. CUTE as they are, we do NOT believe in buying pets, be it pet stores or breeders.
Too many lives to SAVE, for FREE.

So.... we met her, I talked to her crappy parents, who dare give up such a love... and she's been our new baby since Thursday. We couldn't love her more and she's fitting in so well with everyone else, it's amazing.
Today she had fun with the Jack Russell next door, who is a feisty one, and they had a field day. One of the many benefits of a fenced yard.

So, we're heading up to Dog Mountain next month www.huneck.com and she is totally coming with us. The two inns we're staying at are so wonderful - I should give them a mention actually... Inn at Highview in Andover, VT and Two Dog Lodge in Stowe. Can't WAIT!

OH - GREAT GREAT NEWS!
My Fabulous friend, Fi, is coming to visit me in two weeks!!!
I haven't seen her in over 8 years and I've missed her terribly - could NOT be more excited.
She's been all over the freaking planet since then... I helped her move from Indiana to Staten Island. THAT was an adventure, let me tell you.
Then she took a massive road trip across the country, thinking Montana might be the antidote to NYC. Neither place was a fit.
So, she ends up in the Canaries of all places...where I'd hoped to meet up with her at some point, but now she lives in Malta. Sounds so exotic. Maybe I can manage a jaunt there at some point. Haven't been outside the US border yet... though I've seen most of my country. I DO heartily everyone take a solo road trip, as far and as long as you can possibly manage. It's life changing.

I know I've got lots to say, but just haven't felt up to writing lately.
My husband has been doing plenty of talking for the both of us. http://blatherama.blogspot.com
Check him out. He's wicked smart and his posts are fab.

Think I've just been in a real funk since we lost Max.
Plus, August was HELL. UGH. I am NOT a fan of summer, let's just say that.
Fall weather is starting to set in, and I could not be happier.
I'll miss all the green in our backyard... we've worked so hard on it this summer. But, it'll be fun to see how it all sprouts up next spring.
Anyhoo... need to go to bed.
Never enough hours in the day... and life doesn't slow down enough... days tick away like nobody's business.
Lesson for today - truly learn to *enjoy* EACH moment of life.