The puppy has arived!

Yes, the newest member of the family is here. We've named him Finnegan, (FIN-e-gan) although I'm wondering if we should change his name to Mouth on Four Legs. Because that's what he is. He gets into everything. And he's a really sweet puppy! He's so curious about everything; always looking, sniffing, chewing. He's really friendly to everyone. He's quite a people dog.

The drive home, although it was 2 hours, was easy: he slept most of the way. The breeder did say he was calm, and she was right! (Speaking of the breeder, she is amazing; she loaned us a kennel, and gave us about 5 days worth of food for free). When we got home, he made himself at home pretty quickly, although you could tell he was a little nervous. The first night was actually pretty good. He woke up and wanted to go outside at about 12:15, and then thumped (tosted and turned) in his kennel for what felt like the rest of the night. I felt like I was half asleep for the entire night, but I did get some sleep.

I don't have pictures yet, but I'll post them as soon as I can.

(sorry if some of this post didn't make sense. I'm tired).

quick note

Just a quick note to say that I've started posting in my book blog again. Yes, I know... amazing.

rain in July???

No, I am not kidding. Rain in July. And it rained for a week strait. I think something might be not quite right here. It also had the nerve to rain on the weekend of the Folk Fest, which sucked. Oh well. At least we are back to summer wheather!

The sky, blue as the sea,
The gentle wind, cooling,
The warm sun, blessing the earth,
The birds, blessing the world with their song
In the summer.

Peace!

oh my

Wow. I haven't posted in here for a long time. (I wonder if anyone's reading this?) A lot has happened:

I attended an amazing week long teen camp. Everything about it was awesome. All the people were so nice, and the leaders were wonderful. We did a lot of fun things, and we also discussed things, like what makes a good leader. All the participants had an equal voice: we were treated like people with valuable opinions, instead of a bunch of teens that had to be kept out of trouble for a week. I really appreciate this.

A few nights ago, we (my mom, bapa and I) went to see Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. It was so funny! I would totally recommend seeing it, if you can.