Meet Gus!

Well, finally here are some pictures of our boy! Each day gets a little better! He can be oh so cuddly at night and he as already learned the fine art of "puppy dog eyes." We do feel like parents some days, putting the dog in time out (I am not kidding) and reprimanding some bad behavior. But he has already come a long ways since the first day we got him. Say a little prayer for him next Tuesday morning as he will be losing his manhood. We hope he will be a little calmer after that!

Gus

Well, we have crossed the 2-week threshold with Gus. Still no pictures to put up (we need to find Kari's connection for her camera). He is really, overall, a sweet dog. He loves to snuggle in the evenings and has taken to sleeping on the bed. He does quite well but we've both come to realize the act of sleeping in has permanently disappeared from our lives. But we'd rather get up and take him out than him having an "accident" in the house. He has had a couple of those and we're working patiently to get him to "go potty" outside. We praise him and celebrate with him when he does the right thing. He's our work in progress- since he's been with us he's learned to "sit", "lay down", catch a ball, and become a slightly better walker on a leash. We love him!

SO MUCH NEW

Well, we did finally close on our house last Friday. It was exciting and relieving to get the process done, especially since we had to go through all the things that Kari mentioned. So now we are settling in, slowly but surely. We had SO much help moving (people from church, Coach Edwards, Coach Sents, several of our players, and my parents). We started moving at 10:00 and were eating pizza by about 1:00 (and that's with a 1/2 hour drive between locations). It was great! We love the new house but the newness and trying to get settled in is challenging. Luckily, Kari's parents were here to help us out this weekend (continued unpacking, cleaning up, organizing, changing bathroom faucets, etc.). A huge help!
We've also got a new dog. We decided, instead of going to North Carolina, to adopt a dog from our local SPCA. We have a Golden Retriever named Gus. He's a handful and we're trying to get him settled in. He's is a really sweet boy and has so many good qualities. It's just evident that whoever had him before did not work with him much. We will, though, and I'm sure that he will do fine. Bill and Mary Ann said that they think he is a good dog. I'm not sure that I'd go quite that far yet, but the potential is there.
We will be posting some pictures soon of all that is new in our lives.