I Smile

I really did pause and think before I decided to bring Annie into the household.  I was still grieving for Murphy, had just moved my parents, and Sage was a perfect fit: quiet, well behaved, routinized with my schedule.  Annie was like a cannon blast into the quiet home!

Despite the fact we are currently tussling over her willfulness (some of that willfulness is what makes a lab a lab, so the trick is to find ways for her to behave without losing the stubborness that makes a lab a real sporting and working dog, as well as the house comedian), she is a thorough joy.  She gets both Sage and I up and moving, makes me laugh even in my darkest days, and is a great companion for Sage.  They are truly the Dos Amigos.

I smile.

Murphy's Day.