New Addition

As if we didn't already have enough furry family members, we added 1 more to the brood. Meet Josie, our newest addition, and our first canine.



Two weeks ago, a past co-worker sent an email to me and several other people advising his daughter's dog had a 9 puppy litter. The mom is a 55 lbs. yellow lab mix, and he suspected the father was a heeler/pit mix. I ended up meeting him and his wife at our work parking lot, and felt pretty sad for the pups. They were all bound for the Lancaster animal shelter the following day.

So, that's the story of how Josie entered our lives. I knew I wanted a female, she was the cutest, and had a full tail (some of the others had bull dog or half tails.) :)

When I took her to the vet, he advised she was a Black Mouth Cur Dog

...Glad we have 7 acres for her to roam as the info states they aren't ideal for apartment life. Geesh!

Reflection

After 40 + days of no rain and soaring temperatures, we received a bit of a respite last night and this morning. I woke up early just to sit and watch the rain (from the comfort of my favorite couch that my mom sometimes hints I should have re stuffed...)

Our hummingbird feeder hangs on our back porch and I've already seen 3 hummingbirds come for breakfast this morning...note to self...refill this weekend. Note to everyone else, sugar and water works better than the store bought food and is basically free. :)

When we were in Wyoming last month, we were able to spend time animal watching. This behavior is very normal for the Armstrong family. Derek is used to spending hours at a time watching deer, and we both like to observe our horse and 3 cats play outside in the evenings. However, our normal observations are fairly uneventful in comparison to what we saw in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park.

Moose calf and Momma Moose (to the right) along the banks of the Snake River




And, just for good measure, the driving dog has to be included!