Maggie's first week has gone fairly smoothly. She has her favorite toys which she brings to us all the time. Today we took her to Petsmart to get a dog mat, doggie brush, a frisbee and she got some bling. She now has a shiny id tag that has her name and our phone numbers. So now when she runs around the house she jingles. We are able to take her outside without putting her on a leash and we don't have to worry about her running off. Fortunately we won't have to worry about that much longer. Today Brian and his dad put up most of the panels. I must say, it looks really nice.

Maggie Mae

Yesterday we went to look at Maggie to see if she was the one. We decided to give it a try and from the moment we walked through the door she has done nothing but play and make us laugh. It doesn't seem to matter what type of toy it is she LOVES to play with it. I think her favorites right now are the Kong and a stuffed squeaky buzzard that came with her. Speaking of what came with her...a giant crate, dog bed, a shopping bag of stuffed toys, balls and blankets, the rest of a years supply of Frontline and a new collar and leash. Basically she came with it all.

Update on the fence. The posts are up and we are waiting on the fence sections. Those are not coming in until Oct. 5th. So hopefully by mid October Maggie will be chasing tennis balls all over the yard.

Tropical Storm Hanna

I just wanted to give an update to everybody on Tropical Storm Hanna. Tropical Storm Hanna came and went pretty quickly. The only damage we received was to the garden. Our tomatos and green beans took a beaten. Other than that we woke up yesterday around 8 am and it was sunny and I had to go to work to help get our websites running. So far in my six year experience with hurricanes or tropical storms they have been very low key. They seem to be just very bad thunderstorms without the thunder and lightening.

A side note...we are going to start work on putting a fence up so that we can start the process again with trying to adopt a boxer. There are a couple of boxers that we are interested in. They are Maggie May and Gracie. This time we are going to ask more questions about them being left alone and making sure that they are crate trained.

Sad News...

I have sad news. After one week with Felix is was determined that we were not the right owners for him. He suffered from separation anxiety and was starting to hurt himself when he was destructive. So today we drove to Myrtle Beach to hand him over to a CBR foster volunteer who will be able to work with him. He will be with people who work from home and he'll have buddies to play with throughout the day.

It's a...Felix!

Yesterday we went to South of the Border to meet Felix and hopefully adopt him. Well needless to say when we saw him, it was pretty much over. We knew we would be taking him home with us. When he popped his head out of the sunroof we just knew. We met him and then he pretty much just hopped right into the jeep and said lets go.

He loves to give kisses. I got a bath on the ride home. The whole 2 hour trip. Last night was a little rough. Him not knowing his surroundings and us not really sure what he would do. He does whine a lot right now. We think it is because his foster mom had other dogs and a doggie door that he could go in and out whenever he pleases. We do not have either of those. But today he seems pretty chill. As I type he is laying on the floor behind me. We need to train him on basic commands and also teach him how to play. He did try to play a little bit this morning on his own with a stuffed squeaky toy. That lasted about 20 seconds. Once he gets used to us and us with him things should hopefully get better.

Kenny Chesney

On Friday Brian and me went to see Kenny Chesney with Leann Rimes. This was my birthday present from him. I had a blast and even though Brian is not a Kenny fan, let alone a country fan, I think he did really well. The best part is is we were able to leave the parking lot and had no trouble at all getting out. It was not at all like our experience when we went to Darlington.

Happy 30th!

30 years ago on August 10th at 6:19pm I was born. Happy Birthday to me! We celebrated my birthday with a small party. We had my parents, Brian's parents, Brian's sister, brother-in-law and nephew, and my friend Christine and her son Jackson. My parents were able came into town to help celebrate. We went to the beach and the zoo. I was also finally able to have my chocolate cake and seven minute icing for the first time in about 5 years. Overall it was fun and I'm glad my parents were able to come down. I miss them already. So far 30 isn't so bad.