Shadow's Stamping Spot

So as more people are finding out about my blog, I'm getting lots of sweet comments and suggestions as to how to make it better.

A dear KY friend, reminded me that since this IS Shadow's Stamping Spot that there needed to be a picture of Shadow on the blog...

So I've uploaded him to my avatar, but I wanted a post entirely for him.

Shadow is my 10 month old black lab. Sheri, my friend who made the suggestion of putting his picture on here, is partially responsible for him coming into my life. Okay, okay. I won't blame Sheri - I'll blame her husband. :0)

Every other year the school we attended in Kentucky has an auction. This past fall was the year. My husband left the morning of the auction on his way to Texas to start his new job. The girls and I were to follow along at Christmas break. I had worked the last auction; and since we were moving, I decided I would support the school by purchasing a ticket for the dinner.

The LAST thing my husband said to me as he left for Texas was, I don't care what you buy at the auction - don't come home with the dog.... Now, I've had several animals and my husband likes dogs. He was planning on getting me one for a Christmas present after we got moved in and settled down. Every auction one of the local kennels donates a lab pup. They are awesomely smart, sweet dogs and the one that was donated this past year seemed to be no exception. He was carried all over the place and snuggled and slept. The loud noise didn't bother him at all. But Bill (my husband) didn't want the stress of me dealing with a puppy in the middle of a cross-country move.

Well, flashing sign here - sucker sucker sucker. Yep. I'm a sucker for a dog. So of course, I was all up in the pup's business. Loving on him and snuggling with him throughout the night.

Well, the past 4 or 5 auctions, the puppy has been one of the high dollar items. So I had no notion that I would ever win him because I wasn't going to bid anywhere near the past going prices (the last auction pup went for over 3 times what this year's went for) But I thought it would be fun to bid on something - better than a dinner party I wasnt going to be around to attend... So I bid. Well, unbeknownst to me, word got out that I wanted the dog, we were moving, let me have the dog.... And Sheri's husband, Scott, was a runner at the auction. He became my "personal" runner and was "helping" me bid.... Next thing I know, all the "regular" bidders dropped out and I was high bidder. He says he had nothing to do with it but I'm still not real sure about that.

So thanks to Scott I came home that night with Shadow. Of course, how do I tell Bill??? Well, I was working on that when my darling 7yo just blurted it out the next morning on the phone with her daddy - there are NO secrets when she's around... lol!

So Shadow is now the 5th member of our family. He is the most awesome pup and is probably the smartest dog I've ever had. (though he thinks he's a cat sometimes). He pottied trained himself before we ever moved to Texas. He loves to play fetch and snuggle closely. We go on walks and romp in the floor. He loves the beach and playing in the surf.

I'm so thankful that he's a part of my life. He reminds me of all the good friends that we still have in Kentucky.