Bye Bye Carlotta!

She was the only "Doxie" looking pup of the bunch and she was the first to go. I am extra sad, partially because of the fact that it seems to have gone so fast this time and partially because of the fact that she was my favorite....at least for the moment. I guess she was just so much fun because she always pushed Ada Grace to her limits and it was a hoot to watch them interact. HOWEVER, I am very happy with the family that she will be with. I know I have only met them today, they came to our rummage sale and had two boys some where around 6 and 8 and a baby girl around 5 months. They were such a close family and respectful of each other. When they spotted the puppies I had in a little bucket (the one we bought for E's party as the punch bowl!) next to my chair they immediately starting talking about which one they liked. They had it narrowed down to two, and then decided that they should not make a "snap" decision. About an hour and a half later they all came back again and the boys stated that they would like to have Chip, but they were waiting to hear back from their Landlord. I could kind of tell that the Mom really liked Carlotta, because of her playfulness...but they had to wait and see. Well while we were with some friends tonight the family called and said they were going to be able to get the puppy and since it was so late they would call tomorrow and arrange a time. I said that we would be up for a while if they would like to bring her home tonight (knowing how excited the boys were) and just a little while ago the dad came and picked up our precious Carlotta! She will be missed, but I am happy to see her go to a loving home with children! We also may have a home for Clarabelle. A family that lives here in Spearfish that we have known since before we moved here is thinking about getting her as a gift for one of their kids. Once again, I would be perfectly happy with her going home with that family! But all the while sad to see her go!
It is so funny how you do not realize how attached you are until you come to a cross road. It doesn't just have to be with puppies either. I am thinking about how when life is going so well WE go along in OUR strength and WE seem to be doing everything RIGHT because WE are loving life. BUT THEN WHEN THE CROSS ROADS COME ALL OF A SUDDEN we REALIZE HOW SMALL we ARE IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS AND HOW ATTACHED we ARE TO GOD. Why do WE wait until it is a catastrophe before WE call on God?