A Moment of Weakness

I woke up Saturday morning remembering a dream that I had had a baby. My first thought was "I'm TOO OLD for this"...LOL!

Peggy called my cell from the barn and asked if I wanted to go to the flea markets in Columbia after breakfast...

As we drove I was thinking of all the things I wanted to keep an eye out for; carving tools for clay work, anything cool that would make a nice mold for PC, silver and gemstone pendants, etc. Never in my wildest imagination did I think I would come home with anything LIVING.

I did find a few of those things as we strolled around the booths. We passed a bulletin board and I put a few "Yankee Clippers" business cards on it, then we headed down the last aisle. Things were becoming more "lively". We saw the cutest baby turtles, crabs, hamsters, birds. Peggy resisted and we kept walking. Then, we came to the first booth of puppies. BOTH of us spotted this little black and white baby curled up under another puppy. Peggy turns to me and says "I have to hold it". I knew that was the beginning of the end, because that is exactly how I ended up with my cat, Tigger. Once you hold them you're a gonner.

Well, Peggy held the puppy, we watched it happily run around on the floor, scooting around top speed, sideways, on it's short little legs. Nothing could be cuter. Peggy kept saying "I don't need another dog". I said "with all you have what's one more?". Then she started hinting that *I* should get it (if she had decided not to I had already planned on buying it...lol). It was just too special to pass up.

So, after years of saying "I want to simplify my life...no more responsibilities", I walked to the ATM, withdrew the ransom money, and we went home with the little peanut.

She's a Chihuahua-Pomeranian mix, 7 weeks old, and no, I haven't named her yet. She has a very sweet and confident personality, and is a VERY snugly baby.

What have I gotten myself into? I'M TOO OLD FOR THIS!!