fergus.

remember him?

he likes to hang outside with the kids.

and sniff.

but, guess what?

his life is about to change…

that’s right,

there’s a new kid in town.

he’s ace.

the alpha dog.

dun, dun, dun, dun  { insert sound effects here }.

our whole family,

and our neighbor’s whole family,

pulled up chairs

to watch the show unfold.

the kids even brought popcorn.

“better than TV,” they exclaimed.

the dogs played.

and played.

and played.

they swam.

and then they went back

to doing what puppies do.

and then there was the final take-down…

and we decided to call it a day.

fergus and ace shared a drink…

and the puppies went home to their respective homes.

until tomorrow…

xo

A

p.s.  no puppies were harmed in the making of this blog post.  fergus and ace are actually no-kidding brothers.  same mom, same dad, same litter.  we suspect ace may have been first in the birth order.    fergus lives with us.  and ace just arrived today as a very welcome new member of our next-door neighbor’s family.  when i asked their six year old daughter how it was to have a puppy, she said, “it’s AWESOME.”  and it is.  we look forward to watching the puppies grow up together.  and their dad is just around the corner.  it takes a village…  good weekend to you.  A

From the brutal winter of 1776 when a meager 2500 men, one-third of whom were barefoot and frostbitten, trekked through snow, and followed General George Washington across the Delaware River to surprise a well-trained Hessian Army, to our world today.  So many have fought for my freedom, for your freedom, and made the ultimate sacrifice.  “Victory or Death.”

Today.  Remember.