Must Have Been Out Of My Mind

We have a new puppy and her name is Bailey. We got her in a weak moment (mostly my husband Rick’s weak moment because he’s held a strong position to never get a dog even though Lexa and I have bugged him about it for years.) when Lexa’s second guinea pig died unexpectedly, breaking her little heart. I must have been out of my mind thinking that this would be a good thing. Turns out that Lexa isn’t so excited about doing all the puppy work and just wanted a playmate. I just didn’t realize that it would be THIS much work, and that I’d be responsible for her. Like I said, I must have been out of my mind not to have known this. Sometimes we can get caught up in the emotion of what we think our children need–Lexa is an only child, OF COURSE I thought she needed a puppy.

Well, Bailey is absolutely loving and adorable. Who knew that I needed a pet?