Lily

As you know, we pretty much got coerced into getting a puppy.  We debated about the best time to get her.  I didn't want to wait till I was too big- or had a new baby, so we decided the best time was now.  While I still feel good.  Plus once we made the decision there was nothing the kids talked about except when, where, and how we were going to get a puppy.  They were constantly on the computer looking.  Finally we found the perfect looking sweet little 8 week old puppy on  Craigslist in Tri-cities.  She is half Shih-tzu and half Havanese.  Ellie named her Lily. Having a new puppy is a lot of work.  Like, a lot.  The first couple of nights I got up every 3 hours to take her out to use the bathroom.  I felt like I had a newborn baby! But she is a sweet little thing.  My kids love her! And she loves my kids.  I have her crate trained- but we are still working on the potty training.  Once that is done she will be the perfect little puppy:)  I am happy The kids love her so much.  While dogs are so much work- I think it's really good for kids to have pets.  It's good for them.  And Ellie was so sad about never having a sister.  She said, "Lily has fixed my cracked heart."  That makes it all worth it.