It’s been nearly a week, and I’m feeling a little better after having put our puppy down. There are still some really bad moments here and there, but I think that is to be expected. Brownie is still not happy with me. I have actually gotten a few kisses from her over the past few days–but for the most part, she’s still ignoring me.

We are not looking at new puppies right now–but I have decided (I don’t know why) our next puppy will be named “Chutney”. I guess I have this thing about naming dogs after food. Brownie, Beans, and Chutney. Mojo is still Grayson’s favorite name–so we will have to see.

Our house passed it’s inspection with flying colors, and according to the home inspector guy…we are getting one beautiful home. Yeah, I knew that! But it’s nice to hear. There are a couple of issues with front pavers and back pavers–a couple are settling while the others aren’t. The attorney is bringing it up to the sellers, but honestly if they don’t do anything about it–I’ll go lift the settling ones out and add a bit of dirt under them to level them off. The front set are in the flower garden, and I probably won’t even be out in the flower garden until “bulb” season.

As for the flower garden, I have mapped out the arrangements I want. Using only those flowers that are indigenous to Illinois, and sprinkling the colors and months of bloom throughout, I can have flowers in bloom from early March through the end of October. Plus, since they indigenous to this area–they should require minimum amounts of labor from me! Yeah, I know–I sound like a pro! Soooo totally not–but with a semi-shaded yard, it will be easier for me to stand the heat of being outdoors more than usual.

I guess that is about it! I’ve started packing. We are still kind of far out, so I’m kind of in a quandary about what exactly to pack! We get home from Wisconsin right at our 30 day mark–and then my schedules, lists and calendars kick in! I can’t wait!!