Bittersweet

We've had some extra noise and commotion in our home this week! On Sunday afternoon, some friends and family members were leaving a Tastefully Simple party I hosted, when we noticed 2 adorable puppies running around outside our house! Auntie Liz took Carson outside to see the puppies...he just LOVES animals! We were perplexed to realize that no one was accompanying these puppies! Johnathan went door-to-door and no one claimed to be the owner of them, so we debated what to do with them! Auntie Liz wanted to take them home, but that unfortunately didn't work out...so I somehow convinced Johnathan to let them stay in our garage for the night...we couldn't just leave them out in the cold!! Soon after, we realized it was really even too cold in our garage for these tiny little guys, so amazingly I managed to convince Johnathan to let them stay in our downstairs bathroom! (For those of you who don't know, Johnathan is not very pet-friendly, even though he likes animals...he has horrible allergies!!) Our sweet neighbor went to the store and bought puppy food and the dogs camped out in our bathtub for the night! They were great...really only crying when we had to shut them in and retreat upstairs for the night! The next morning I took both puppies to the Vet to have them scanned for microchips...sure enough...no chips! This meant we had no way of knowing who they belonged to! We honestly believed that someone just came into the neighborhood and dropped them off because they didn't want them...how awful! So...this began the 3 day process of finding them both a home! Thankfully, I had lots of help through email and Facebook...and before long I was bombarded with emails from rescue groups and families who were interested in the puppies! I found a home for the black puppy on Tuesday (he was originally named Rambo by Auntie Liz, and later re-named Herschel by me). I drove out to the school where Christy works and gave Herschel to a sweet family who I know is going to love and care for him! They are going to re-name him Carter (poor guy...he's going to be so confused)! Then I drove out to Newnan on Wednesday to give the tan puppy (who was first named Rosco by Auntie Liz, then I changed his name to Bear) to a teacher who works with Matt! Luckily...they ended up liking the name Bear...so it stuck! They thought it was funny to name him Bear since he was really so small...even though my idea behind the name had to do with Alabama football!

So...our house is now quiet (well...quieter...we still have Carson!) and I really do miss the dogs! Everything worked out for the best and we are glad we were able to help the puppies find great homes! It was also a reality-check...I don't think I can handle a puppy of our own anytime soon!

Herschel and Bear!