Introducing Wrigley,
aka Wrigs, Wriggles, Mrs. Wrigglesworth, Wrigley Rue, Damnit NO Wrigley.
We will not be changing the domain name, but it is important to note we have welcomed Wrigley into our family with open arms. Wrigley is a 10 month old pure bred German Shephard and came to us with a unique story.
Solider returns from Middle East in summer of 2010, decides to adopt dog with brother, who he lives with - gets female German Shepherd puppy. Names her Wrigley, due to their allegiance to Cubs baseball. Fast forward a few monthes and brother gets deployed, leaving one brother in college and living college life to tend to well loved and adored Wrigley. However, enough hours in the day do not allow for adequate focus on puppy Wrigley and school studies, so new home was sought. Enter Jamey. We had given some distant thought to getting another dog "someday". Jamey has always loved German Shepherds. We are quite content with Foster and our busy lives, but when email reached me about German Shepherd puppy needing a home - I forwarded it. Jamey and Mac were the first people to call about WRigley and first to go and meet her. And they were smitten with her immediately. Including Mackenzie praying that night for Wrigley to come live at our house. :) Foster and I went to make introductions and Wrigely joined the family. Adjusting to life with a puppy, albeit a large one, is a bit of a challenge, especially because we have become so spoiled by what a mellow, laid back, low maintenance and EASY dog Foster has grown into. Wrigley has most certainly "puppy-ed up" the Fos-man!! We joked about the alpha battle raging upon her entry into the family and too bad she is trying to battle Foster, who is Zeta, the farthest thing from the alpha. Jamey and I are learnign how to deal with the nature of the German Shepherd breed, which is a learning experience. Especially for the cats. And when we introduce Wriggles to the new electric fence (and shock collar) later this week. :) I would be amiss to not point out that the animals in our family now outnumber the people by one. Proof positive we are animal lovers, but we are done for now!!
I do NOT need a reminder about just how long it is has been since I posted anything. Blogger took care of that for all of you when they wouldn't let me in my account due to long period of inactivity. But have no fear, we are back!!! And if you are a facebook friend, you know we are doing just fine around here, simply busy. But the blog, aka digital scrapbook for busy mom, needs to be updated to reflect the current happenings in our family. See above. The other good news is that I am doing really well and enjoying my graduate classes (knock on wood), which are the main interuption to blog service. :)
