Gabriella or Molly? Wild Thing stays too

Looks like we're in for a miserable day on the stock market again.  Other than that, all's well.  Geoff's thinking of a name for Wild Thing, so you know what that means!  Molly?  Gabriella?  Trouble?  One thing it means is that with five doggies, we'll be considering selling the town lot, subdividing here to build our house in the woods, and buying adjoining meadow land from our next door neighbor who's dividing his acreage into 3 lots.  We're crazy. 

The puppies went in for their follow up shots, and had Heartgard pills for their worming this time.  Mainly because Izzy Star's off to a warm climate.  Harry got his hair shaved under his eyes.  It's so neat to make eye contact with him now.  I'll bet Dr. Fogg opened up a whole new world to him.

Mom is hard at work selling her house so she can move into her new condo.  We spent hours with Dave at Karpov Design yesterday, and she ironed out the cabinetry (customized to her needs).  Today we'll meet again to figure out the tile for the kitchen/hallway, choose a laminate for the bathroom counter, etc.  She's picked out some beautiful carpet and granite already.

Kim's coming next week to get Izzy Star.  She, James, and Jaycee are flying up from Houston on Monday.  It's going to be sweet to see them finally get together with Star.  They've all waited so long.  After losing her 16 yr old poodle, going through a hurricane that made a tree fall through their bedroom, and then a lengthy audit at the office, Kim sure deserves this vacation & a wonderful puppy.  Jaycee's never seen snow, so they'll take her up to the mountains if we don't get more here.

Hayley's getting a new filly on Monday.  She did all the looking, bargaining, and made all the arrangements.  She's paying for it, and a little nervous about the investment.  Geoff and I are really proud of the way she handles things though.  She's willing to take risks.  The 6 mo. old will join Teddy, the yearling she's had for a month, and grow up together.  Sophie, the filly, is an Oldenburg/Thoroughbred cross with bay and white pinto markings.  Gorgeous!  But Hayley did get a better deal buying Teddy from Oklahoma.  The Arizona market Sophie came from is pricier.  This morning she's ordering a little blanket --  Sophie will need it! 

Last, but not least, I went down to the Lexus dealer to get a flat repaired and ended up selling the car back to them.  Makes getting the Mini in 3 weeks a lot easier.  It is always fun to wheel and deal with the car salesmen.  I truly get a kick out of it!  Driving the truck for a while, and then will put studded tires on the Mini for whipping around in the snow and ice.