Looking for Blaze's Forever Home

It has come time to look for a forever home for Blaze, the President of the Blaze Nation. He is such a funny and confident dog. Whereas JayJ is a little gentleman, Blaze is not, yet. He will be someday but he is simply too young to bother with manners when there is so much chaos to bring to bear and there's little Bea, a kitten to run after. We will miss Blaze more than we can say or imagine, but he has had his neutering surgery and is ready to go on Petfinders.

Peggy is listening to The Scarlet Letter on audiobooks and we think Blaze will be relieved to be freed from that horribleness. Peggy is tempted to be free of it, too, by accidently deleting it forever from her computer. It was written at a time when women were made to feel ashamed for all of the wrong things, just like today.

Blaze never knew the horror of the backyard, where we spent much money on fixing the water problem and only made it worse. The snow and rain exacerbated the problem and we now have a cold and muddy swimming pool there, surrounded by flattened plants. We'll work on it again in the spring, which can't come too soon. We quickly usher the dogs to the side of the house so that they won't see the backyard and become depressed.

Peggy's book is written and is with an editor. She's making edits as Marsha makes suggestions and will try to get the book published.

Kathy keeps the dogs and household under control. She is not writing a book but she probably could if she wanted to.

Cold Doggies

JayJ and Blaze are protesting the cold outside. How can they be expected to go out in the snow, not to mention that it is ugly outside, with all of the former snow and road dirt, etc. JayJ calls Shoreline "America's Ugliest Winter Wonderland."

The boys went to the dog park today and barked like crazy, running to and fro, easy to recognize in their little coats. They were so happy to get outside so that they could organize all of the other quiet dogs.

Bea just had a sneezing fit. Peggy plays with her every night at 8:15; at 8:13 Bea shows up wherever Peggy is and stares. Bea is extremely good at catching the little red plastic bird that flies through the room.

Taylor can't believe that another year has gone by. She was not in favor of 2008 because that's when she lost her very best friend, B.C. Bea is not any kind of replacement for B.C., but they do have somewhat of a relationship now, what with the hissing and swatting every night.

Kathy continues to be the favorite person of all of the animals. They adore her and do what she says and can read her mind now.

We will take Blaze in for his neutering surgery this coming week and then we look for a home for this funny little guy. He is growing up and calming down but is still very much a puppy. We would like to find a home where he has outside space to run and probably a home with another dog available for nonsense play. Somebody is going to get a fun dog who is loyal and was trained by Mr. JayJ.

Peggy continues her writing project. The book is finished and with an editor. Peggy is very surprised.