Reggie

Hello all. Here are some more pictures of Reggie. He is an annoying little dog sometimes, but he sure is cute, lucky for him. At least he quickly learned how to "go" outside. He has yet to learn, or at least he doesn't acknowledge, his name.


After his first crate experience, which led to his first bath, he was not happy.


He really likes the grass.




He also seems to like JJ's tore up shoes, which means he clearly lacks a sense of smell.



His cute little tail.

Maybe he is a little impulsive....

So after the dog disappointment JJ was pretty bummed. But when I got off work I walked in and JJ stood there looking guilty and guess what was sitting on my couch. He just can't help himself. I told him to look excited so I could get a picture to blog. He is now out getting a dog dish and stuff. Since we weren't even supposed to have a dog yet. Yeah. We weren't quite ready. And it isn't a chocolate lab, but he saw it and wanted it. I apparently now have a dog. Sigh.

So without further adieu, let me introduce Reginald Arthur Hendrick Billingsly.

Disappointing

So, as I have blogged before, JJ and I decided to get the chocolate lab. We found the perfect breeder and JJ was going to be picking up Lilly and nearby it in a couple weeks. There were the perfect puppies to choose from available right then. JJ made arrangements with the breeder, she e-mailed him photos of the puppies, he said he would mail a deposit.

So two days later (yesterday) he called and said he was mailing the deposit, but the stupid breeder had already received enough deposits for all the puppies and we were too late. It is annoying because she must have told a lot of people they could have puppies and just grabbed the first deposits that came in. Lame! They were the only breeders around that had what we wanted so now I am not sure what to do. JJ is really disappointed and I actually am too. Those puppies were perfect.

Again, there are fires everywhere and the sky is filled with smoke. Not a blue spot in sight, just brown smoke. Everyone is being told to stay indoors, but poor JJ works in an open shop so although right above him is ceiling, he is right next to an open bay and fully exposed to all the smoke. I am hoping my work will close the patio so no one has to work in this.

But all is well, just the dog thing is disappointing. Hoping Mom and Richard are having a good time in Carmel.

I have some pictures!

Here are some pictures I got. A couple really good ones of Brynn and a couple of Johnny that were favorites.

Where there's smoke....

So as you may or may not know the Governator has declared a state of emergency up here in Butte County. There is a huge fire that is engulfing a large area near Chico. Very near Chico. They are worried Paradise and Butte College might go down. Actually they put up a fire control base up at Butte College, except as of yesterday, the base was on fire. I guess they have so far protected the campus. I am trying to find out what is going on with Paradise, but I can't find anything updated past last night.

Of course the air is filled with smoke, you could see it coming yesterday, but today it is everywhere. For some reason, they are calling it the Humboldt fire, which makes no sense.

My house is on the other side of Chico, and I am very grateful for that.

JJ changed his mind and decided he wanted the Rott instead of the Lab, then he changed it back again to the Lab. It is looking like the lab for sure now, because he came up with some really good reasons for it. Either way, I guess I am getting a dog. Sigh.

Anyway, I will see you all on Sunday (I hope all of you will be there). I am excited, I like the April/June/whatever we call it party.

Hello

Hello all. Just to be clear, Lilly will not be home for her birthday because she is going with her mom, that is why we are having a small, family, birthday party for her on Saturday. She IS going to be there for the June party. Her birthday isn't until June 21.

Also, the dog thing is not for sure. I just know everyone, even mom, says JJ should have his dog, and I am just trying to avoid a Rottweiler.

Anyhow, Lilly is sick today (she should be better by Sunday I would think) so I am gonna go sit with her for awhile.

Compromise

So for a few months now JJ and I have had this battle being waged over a dog. Yes, a dog. JJ loves dogs and has wanted one for years. I have had it with having pets for a looong time and don't want a dog. It is not that I don't like dogs, because I do. It is just that I am content with not having a dog or a cat after my experiences with the cats. I don't want to deal with it.

But, JJ loves dogs so much. He has wanted one for years, his dad used to breed and train dogs so he always had dogs as a kid, and feels he is missing something by not having one. Knowing this, I finally told him at some point soon he could get a dog, as long as he was responsible for it pretty much completely. Well, that is when he dropped the other shoe: the dog he wants more than anything else is a Rottweiler. NO! They are big and aggressive. Why something so powerful? I felt that just the fact I was willing to get a dog was compromise enough!

We have gone back and forth, mainly with humorous myspace comments, in an endless dog battle. I thought a nice chocolate lab would be a good compromise. They are good-looking dogs and still big, but not aggressive. But no, that was not good enough, if he couldn't get the dog he wanted, he didn't want one at all. Blah blah blah.

But then something magical happened. He happened upon a picture of an English-style chocolate lab. Pictures of what they look like are above. Way way back in the day this breed of dog was mixed with a Rott so they have some of its blocky-head and stocky-body features, but with the temperament of a lab! So we decided we will probably end up getting ones of these. There is a breeder in central California that JJ is supposed to talk to tonight.

I don't want a dog. But we are getting married and compromise has to be part of it. I think we both won the battle, I hope anyway.