for the love of Sheena...

this is not a thrifty or money saving post. In fact this situation is going to cost us but will hopefully give back big returns in the areas of love and affection.

We have talked for months about getting a dog. We knew we wanted a small dog, already housebroken, good with the kids, female, and preferrably a shelter dog. WE have looked and talked about getting a dog for the last 6 months or so. Friday, completely utterly unexpectably we found our dog. We hope!

Sheena is a pomeranian mix. A mix of what, I am not sure. But she meets all of our requirements. She is wonderful with K and O. She fetched a ball that K threw, brought it back, set it at her feet and when K went to pick it up, Sheena started kissing her. K and Sheena ran around the yard at the shelter for at least 15 minutes. K tripped, fell and Sheena ran right over to her and started kissing on her. It was so cute to watch. Sheena was even affectionate with O. After a short discussion, R and I decided that Sheena should be ours and we filled out the adoption paperwork. Unfortunately we will not hear back until early next week as she needs to have a test before is can be adopted. The shelter staff is sure she will pass the test as she has already been there 10 days and shows no sign of sickness. We are first on the list for Miss Sheena and our paperwork has been approved. Now we will just have to meet with the shelter director if Sheena is declared adoptabled and she will watch us interact with Sheena one on one and as a family unit and see that we are a good match and if she decides we are, we can bring Sheena home that very day. We have to pay $125 to adopt Miss Sheena and we also have to put down $100 deposit for spaying since Sheena is unaltered. Once we have her altered we get the $100 back. We also have to invest in a crate for her to sleep in and she will spend time in it while we are gone to work until we know she is used to the house, us and our expectations, a collar, a leash, a bed, bowls, food, and her first vet visit. I imagine this first month with Sheena will run us around $500!! But the look of joy and love on K's face when we told her we wanted to bring Sheena home was worth every single penny of that money. K has not forgotten either. She asked about Sheena last night before bed. K asked about Sheena first thing this morning. She was not even interested in her birthday presents. She just wanted Sheena to be here. Every person we have seen she has told about Sheena. Yup, it is the right decision. For all of us. I pray that everything works out in our favor and in a few days we will have our Sheena here with us.