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New happenings!

I'm not much of a cat person and I inherited Miles the cat when Walter and I got married. Unfortuantely, one week ago (September 13), we had to put Miles to sleep. :( It was horrible. I had become attached to him and I was heartbroken and Walter was devastated when it happened. Miles kept me company when Walter traveled. So sad.

Now the story, however, gets quite amuzing. :) Long story short, on Wednesday, I met Walter at the Naperville Area Humane Society. We were smitten. So, on Thursday, we adopted a 5-year-old black female lab mix dog named Midnight (the same name as my childhood dog -- Providence!). She is completely trained and SO SWEET!! But wait! There's more!! WE ALSO GOT A KITTEN!! His name is Cole and is also black and SO CUTE!! It's hard to believe we got another cat. (Those of you who know me are probably laughing right now). :) We have our own mini-zoo at our house!

Midnight and Cole get along really well and Midnight loves to chase Cole around the house. She is really sweet towards him. They are both so loving and follow me around EVERYWHERE. I think they are competing to get the most attention from me. :) I love having both of them so much. I had a little bit of anxiety at first, but it has been nice. Walter went out of town yesterday and it was really nice having them around. Plus, I'm able to have Midnight run with me in the mornings while it is still dark, so I feel a little bit more protective (although she rarely barks or even whines).

I'll try to post pictures...but I suck at that, so I probably won't -- just being honest.

In other AWESOME news: the Cubs are in the playoffs AND have home field advantage all the way till the World Series (which they will make and win). :)

"Dancing with the Stars" started last night and I saw some of it. No one really stands out this season so far. Unusual. Maybe I've just watched it so often that I can now analyze all the dancing moves and holds. :) Ha!

Comments

Manda said…
Dana!! Congratulations on having a house full of "babies"!! Hee! I think it's great that you guys just totally went for it. And I agree ... total providence that the dog is named Midnight!'
Come on, you've GOT to have something about Dancing With the Stars!! Kim Kardashian SUCKS!!

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