Surprise birthday visits from your kids. Talk about making this Momma happy! Especially valuable for my first birthday away from home. Saved Reno from sad water works. He was as grateful as I was happy.
The generosity of strangers. Found a lovely couple associated with the Grand Island Kennel Club who helped us hunt test our foster dog Jessie. Had a fun evening in the field watching them work with Jess and seeing her in a whole new way. We did this with another foster in Omaha, he wouldn't have been birdy if a pheasant flew into him. Jess was another story. She's been hunted before and has the drive. There is a little pigeon in birdy heaven who gave her all for Jess. Now we can find her a home with someone who hunts. So thanks little birdy for your contribution.
Then the icing on the birthday cake was time with Reno's daughter, hubby and their two sets of paws. It was a twenty paw weekend. We divided them up into the little girls, Hadley and Hazel, the big girls, Layla and Jessie, and Mick. He stayed out of the fray as best as he could. Mind you, the little girls took the big girls right to school. Fun to watch that happen. Still laughing at Hazel, who arrived all clean, white and pretty. She's a Westie-Poo puppy. She left a filthy mess. Proof she had a good time in the yard with the big girls.
Hadley was more dignified during her visit. Although she did climb on to the top of the coffee table and the crate. Dignified does not eliminate goat-like tendencies.
It was a dog gone, all around good weekend. One for the books, one for counting blessings, loving family and our four footed friends.
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