The Refugee

I really am a softy when it comes to dogs. There's no way for me to plausibly deny that. So yesterday when I went to Petsmart and found that the shelter was looking for holiday foster homes for some puppies, I couldn't say no to this guy:

Meet Lance, a 4 month old black labrador puppy. He's cute as cute, and playful but rather mellow for a puppy. Unfortunately he isn't house trained yet and his bladder seems to be the size of Rhode Island (he pees A LOT) but so far he isn't doing too bad. He is very patient and loves to play. In fact, he's quite the goofball:

The other dogs aren't sure what to think of him yet. They question my sanity, bringing a puppy into the house. But so far they are all getting along just fine. The trick is keeping Josh from getting too attached (and me, I'll admit). Josh loves labs. He's cute, but he isn't ours to keep. We have to take him back to the shelter after the holidays (in about 3 weeks), where, hopefully he will get adopted into a nice permanent family! I don't think he will have too hard a time. He is such a suck-up!

Semester's End

Well, another semester is at an end, and I must say I am enjoying having my husband all to myself. Am I jealous of all the time he spends with his homework? Maybe just a little. The end of this semester brings with it a lot of relief, however, because Josh passed his math class with a B+. This class has been a royal pain in the backside, so we are both glad to see it go (Josh more than me, I am sure). Josh also completed his first ever engineering class with an A- and has decided to add that as a minor. It adds a few more semesters, but I am glad he has a plan.

As for me, I just work work work! (Or pretend to anyway...*wink*) Work actually hasn't been very busy, so there is a lot of down time here at the office, and I'm not complaining. Okay sometimes I complain, since it makes for very boring days. Writing is slow - I think the competition has increased in light of the impending holidays. Everyone is trying to find new ways to earn extra cash. I would love some of that extra cash, but in the meantime I'll just wait it out and keep an eye out for new assignments...

Our preparations for Christmas are well under way. Our tree is up, and presents are wrapped beneath it. Well, they were wrapped beneath it until Toby decided to open (and eat) my mom's gift. Now the gifts are wrapped and up away from curious teeth...