Woof, woof, Readers!
The Lamp Post has some new blog material.
Meet Hazel!
Hazel was the very unexpected,
but happiest addition to our family.
We adopted her through the ANNA Shelter.
Since we lost our beloved black lab, Josie this summer,
we've missed the presence of a dog in the house.
If you are a pet owner,
you understand the void that is created when they are gone.
Our intention was to look for another lab,
closer to Christmastime.
Instead,
friend Wendy sent us a hot tip on a litter of puppies
that desperately needed home.
Eloise--I know they are hard to see for some reason
but maybe you should go visit in person @ peach street Petsmart
We chit chatted one night at Perkins about dogs
and I told her I had a name all picked out for our next pet--
Hazel.
We watch the TLC Show Outdaughtered
and I follow their blog It's a Buzz World.
This couple has the only set of all girl quintuplets in the country,
and another daughter,
so 6 little girls are in the family!
Hazel is the only one with red hair,
and has an eye muscle problem so she wears little round glasses.
She's the cutest one!
I was on the hunt for a Hazel of my own
and told friend Wendy to keep her eyes open.
Strangely that night,
Sam was teary before bed.
I thought he was just overly emotional from the weekend's
Homecoming festivities.
When I asked Sam what was wrong
he said the house felt funny without a dog,
and he missed Josie, but he also missed having a pet.
Ever the numbers guy,
Sam said,
"We've spent the last 63 days dogless!"
I told Sam that we already knew we'd get a Hazel,
he just had to say a prayer and ask God to find us a Hazel.
The very next day the message came in from Wendy.
The puppies were at Petsmart for a viewing
but we were unable to get there to see them.
I figured they were gone,
but I was wrong.
This is Hazel laying in the very same spot Josie used to.
The afternoon sun comes through the window there.
My family rode out to the farm in Waterford
where they were being fostered
"to take a look......"
Meanwhile,
I was texting from the dentist chair weak protests,
as I was having my first root canal.
Wait! We aren't ready!
Do we know the parents?
It's not a lab!
I met sweet Hazel while half of my face was swollen and numb,
and Hazel didn't care.
She came home with us that night.
We never did get to Petsmart,
but we have hit up the local Pet Supplies Plus.
When we chose Hazel,
we had a difficult time leaving her sister behind,
who was the last of the litter.
Thankfully,
soft hearts run in the family,
and the Sisters have the Sisters.
Meet Opal.
And if you are wondering,
friend Wendy suggested the name.
Many adventures await these dogs!
If you've ever even had a tug at your heart to adopt a pet,
please,
please,
please,
check out one of our local shelters.
Ruff, woof, woof, yip!
That's Dog for, Have a great weekend!
Eloise
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