Beagle Mafia

would come home with this written in his school planner:



I guess there are worse things he could have gotten in trouble for.

Do you think he was safe? :))

Busy busy busy hence the long pause before another post appeared. I am too tired to blog in paragraph form so I will touch on a few areas. The Good and The Bad....

The Good:

1. Miss Q passed her K9 Good Citizen and her STAR Puppy! Sent in her paperwork and waiting for the certificates to come back. She has 3 more volunteer sessions before she gets her therapy dog certification.

2. Thanksgiving was fantastic and very laid back. Capo and I can really per-fect a good bird. Williams and Sonoma Brine mix is the secret to a flavorful and moist turkey. True Story!

3. The boy starts flag football practice tonight. Thank God, he has been without an activity for over a month and boy is he ready. More sideline moments coming, I am sure ;)

5. Tomorrow night is our 7th anniversary Gala celebration for our church. We are going to get all fancy smancy, head downtown to a fancy smancy hotel, dine of some fancy smancy food, love on our Pastors, fellowship with our church family, listen to a few guest speakers and performers, and most importantly dance dance dance! I am so excited to apart of this ministry. The biggest blessing God ever graced our family with.

6. Saturday we are hosting a Christmas party for the rescue. We are preparing a tasty dinner, going to play some fun games, and have a beagle themed gift exchange. I am excited to spend time with the people who make this rescue the success that is. I cant believe its been 6 months, a long 6 months but we made it!

7. One of long standing rescues finally has been adopted. I am praying it works out but I am not 100 percent sure....

The Bad:

7. This freaking Christmas tree has been an issue. Its only been used 2x and we have had nothing but issues with the lights. If I didnt love this tree complete with red berries and pine cones, I would toss it right out to the curb. If not for this little device saving the day, it would have met its demise. This is the best money we ever spent, Capo would have paid 50 times what it cost. It alleviated a cranky, frustrated me. Buy one.....

8. We had our second returned rescue. Mr A has been a problem child for awhile now. Thankfully his foster parents love him and have really worked with him. We have also had a professional trainer working with him. We thought we found him a PERFECT home and felt confident. After two weeks, we got a call that he had to come back. Ironically it had nothing to do with his previous behavior issues which were aggression and food aggression. It turned out that his elderly owner could not handle his size. We are all really bummed because he just loved her/and she him. She ended up giving us a generous donation and felt really bad. His foster parents had no problem taking him back and we are all hopeful that the second time will be his happily ever after.

All in all more good then bad and per usual, God always has me. During service last night, one of the elders quoted this scripture and its been stirring in me all day.

"Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap." Ecc 11:4