I Have a Dog!

As of this week I became a dog owner to a cute yellow lab named Kelly. She is nine, and we are big buddies! She loves to play fetch in my backyard and take walks in the neighborhood. Sometimes she drives me a little nuts, like when she tries to lick my face in the morning or growls at other dogs, but I'm hoping she will become accustomed to city life. She was my brother's dog, but, now she has a new home...with me. :)

It's a Girl!

No, not for me.
My brother and sister-in-law know they are having a girl, in additional to their one-year-old twins! This will even up the boy-girl ratio for grandchildren in our family. Right now I have six nephews and five nieces, and new baby girl will give us six and six.

The girls were outnumbered for a long time. The first four grand kids were boys (Bill, Logan, Bobby, Jack), so when Kate came along, we were pretty excited. My sisters and I bought her every pink doll, dress and barbie we could get our hands on. We were excited for a baby girl.

Then four years later came McKenzie. In three years, Isabella. In the last 1.5 years, we got Ben, Elle and Jack (twins) and little Mary. In July, another girl!

I love my nephews dearly, but....
Girls rule!!!