Two aren't better than one - and when it rains it pours

We were foster parents for a sweet dog this weekend that is looking for a new home - ours just doesnt happen to be it. Cooper and this dog (who had been called Nuni (noo-nee) but who is now apparently going to be called Max) they got along great and could have been twins - creepy almost except that we shaved Cooper and this dog was soooo underweight... but look how cute:


We would have kept him had it been another stage in our lives but we have WAY too much going on and it's not fair to him since he needs so much love and training - he doesnt know his name, the word "no", well he basically only comes when you say "come here" and make a bunch of noise. He's already found 2 families that want him... have a great life Max.

And cut to this morning...

When it rains it pours… and then it apparently leaks into my living room!!!! After the bad rains that came through last night Tim got up around1:30 and walked through a puddle in the living room… he thought maybe the dog had an accident so he cleaned it up and came back to bed. Got up this morning to realize it wasn’t the dog (though I wish it had been!) there were water spots on the ceiling, the pillows on the sofa were SOAKED. Thankfully we have leather so the sofas themselves weren’t a mess (yet)… the roof is under warranty but the company says it might be a week before they can come inspect it… lovely. Guess Tim will be up there tarping soon enough.

Sigh – homeownership can be evil! I just hope the ceiling is still standing when I get home and that there is no more water damage... guess this is why we have home owners insurance?

What a difference a day makes!

The new floors are in - one day - 4 installers... 10-5 workday, tons of sawdust still left to clean but how great does this look!!

Before (as a reminder of the nasty tile) with terrible grout and sealer with who knows how much wear and tear:

And the new -- looks like it's always been our flooring...

What happens when you shave a Golden?

You realize the undercoat is much lighter than the hair you're used to...

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Back to normal

Thank you all for your prayers and words of consolation... the service for my grandfather was very sweet - bitter sweet really because it was nice to see my family but obviously the circumstances were not desirable.

I had a nice visit with my mom and sis as well which included being stuck in Target during a terrible storm, a leaky roof dripping on my head in a Chinese restaurant, lots of laughs, being stuck on the turnpike for 2.5 hours without moving, an evening of line dancing, having to hear "are ya'll twins?" more times than I could count and abut 5 trips to and from the airport....

Here are some photos from last week:


a Jen burrito
A night out - line dancing.