Introducing Sandy, Our New Labrador Puppy
October 30, 2011
After much convincing by our daughter, Mr. Papa agreed to get an adorable female yellow Lab named Sandy. A local family had the litter of 8 boys and 1 girl, and Mr. Papa said we could get one if the girl wasn’t already taken. We were the first to ask specifically for the girl so we got her. It has a been quite a while since I have had a baby puppy since our other two dogs were rescues at 6 months and 4 months when we got them. Puppies are so much fun, and Labradors are especially friendly, sweet and over all good-natured.
We carefully introduced the puppy to our oldest dog who can be a little grumpy when it comes to other dogs. We had my daughter hold the puppy in her arms up the street from the house and then I walked the older dog up there on the leash to introduce them. My daughter held the puppy down for her to sniff, rear end first, so that she could check her out. We did this several times as we walked toward our house. She was actually surprisingly “low key but happy” about the pup. By time we were back to the house she had accepted her into the family. The other dog “took kindly” to the puppy right away.
The puppy is eating, and growing, and pooping a lot. I have rediscovered how to utilize the carpet shampooer. I even did some maintenance on it and have it working like new again. The carpets actually look cleaner than they have in years thanks to the improved performance of the carpet cleaner. We think that she is struggling a little bit with the house breaking because she is growing so fast. She’s gone from 9 lbs at 8 weeks old to 27 lbs at 14 weeks. Her Mom is 85 lbs and Dad is 98lbs, so we expect her to be big.
She and the two year old dog are now best friends!!! They run and play and chew on each other until they are exhausted. The older nine year dog doesn’t really join in, but does act like a grumpy old lady and fusses at them when they get to rambunctious. The black dog, Stormy, still has about 20 lbs on her, but is already some what submissive to her. She just has a submissive personality, but thankfully the puppy is sweet so she doesn’t take to much advantage of her.
She is off to a good start as a wonderful family pet. We’ve started a gallery of her pictures here.
Suzanne “Putting on a Show” to raise money for church building foundation
March 5, 2010
This weekend, Suzanne has put together a fund raising variety show for our parish building foundation. Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Mission church received a donation of land a few years ago, and since that time our parish has put together various fund raisers to support our future building efforts. Tomorrow, Suzanne will be performing a show with a musician friend and dancers from the Alma Dolores International Dance Center to raise additional money for the building foundation.
The show, “Broadway and Beyond’ will features Suzanne singing songs from her Broadway repertoire and dancers performing Jazz, Tap, Flamenco, and Folklorico. The event will be a family affair with both Sean and Savannah dancing, and Steve, Suzanne, and Savannah baking desserts to be served at the event. Suzanne also has been busy wearing her Mexican and Flamenco dance costumes around town to promote the show and sell tickets. She and the other parishioners have sold about 80% of the tickets ahead of time and hope to sell more at the door tomorrow night.
The event promises not only to raise money for the building foundation, but also to bring the whole community together through music and dance. To learn more about the building foundation or find out how you can make a contribution, visit the church website.
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