Introducing...Tucker!!

Today while Brian took Georgia to a classmate's birthday party, I met a woman who is fostering a puppy, Tucker, who we hope to adopt. He is a schnauzer (50% - his mother is a purebred) mix, perhaps corgi or dachshund, who is being cared for by a local rescue organization.

In the coming weeks, we will meet at home with an adoption representative who will decide if our home will suit Tucker's needs. We are hopeful and fairly confident that this will work out and we will adopt Tucker just before Halloween.

In the meantime, Tucker will stay with his foster mother until he finishes getting his initial vaccinations and gets neutered.

After looking into adopting a larger dog (golden retriever), Brian decided he wanted to wait until Spring. However, when he saw Tucker online, his heart melted and he quickly completed the adoption application. We had hoped to keep this a secret from Georgia until we were sure everything would work out but we are fairly certain this will happen and we (Brian!) could not wait to tell her about Tucker. Needless to say, she is extremely excited.

We really think Tucker will be a fantastic addition to our family. We are all so excited to move forward and bringing Tucker home. His foster mother said that the organization typically does not adopt to families with children but since he is a puppy and she is old enough to understand how to care for a dog, they think this will be a fantastic match. Tucker and Georgia will be able to grow up together, which is one of the things that makes us most excited.

(Photos are from the rescue's website. Our camera seems to be broken, which explains the lack of recent photos on the blog.)

Go Bucks!

Note from Mrs. Fields

Yesterday I emailed Georgia's teacher and volunteered myself as a helper in or out of the classroom. I also told her how much Georgia loves school and that I know she can be a challenge. Here is her response to that part of my note:

Georgia is delightful! I just have to keep her from "helping" too much. Ha, Ha! She was working on another child's paper the other day and when I called her on it she said, "well, he had them all wrong!" She was right but I had to remind her that it was my job to "help" him. It was very funny! She is a smart little ball of enthusiasm! I am enjoying her. PS She hates to "get in trouble" but can always tell me exactly what she did and what she could do differently. A great combination!

I feel good that Mrs. Fields sees Georgia as enthusiastic, because I think that is exactly what she is. The flip side of that, of course, is overbearing and annoying, which she can be, as well. But Mrs. Fields seems to see the positive of that, which is great for Georgia.

Also, Georgia is officially a ballerina! We ran over to the studio last night and signed her up for classes starting this Thursday night. The stuido is in Blue Ash so Brian will be able to meet us over there after work sometimes. She is so so so excited! We bought the official leotard and shoes last night. When she tried the leotard on in the dressing room, she said, "well, it feels good but I need to try it out." Then she did a few "moves" to make sure the leotard fit properly.

Brian started school on Monday and is pretty excited about it. He has to his other class tonight. We both think this will give him an edge when he looks for jobs in the future.