Kara, Lily; and A Question for you too...

I received the above Yaya Sisters picture from Miss Kelli yesterday... Almost fell off my chair laughing at it too...

Good Morning All!

I hope you are all embarking on a wonderful weekend! Complete with sunshine inside and out!

It is sunny here too, with just a few leftover clouds from the last few days worth of rain. Steady and nice. A good soaking. I don't know how warm it will be getting, but was nice enough when The Punkster was let out earlier... (even though my furnace is running as I write)...

Speaking of the furnace... (funny how the furnace reminds me of my backyard)... But they did not come to repair, resod or reseed yet. Guess they do not work in the rain. Alan did tell me that... So perhaps today? I do not know if they work on the weekend either... Oh well, it is one of those things that bother me, but certainly not THAT important to my health or welfare; so will not give it another thought... (for now anyway)!

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This picture was taken exactly one year ago today.

A picture of lovely Kara with her newfound best friend!

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And I remember when she had first called in response to the advertisement I had put in the Press Gazette. My first reaction being 'no way'... She had no vet references, save for her parents. She was in the process of moving to a new apartment in Minnesota, etc etc etc... (And WOW, had it been anyone else, sounding less sincere, they would NOT have even been given directions to my home).

But there was something so special about Miss Kara, and something about that phone call stayed with me.

Kara had stated that she lived alone. That she worked at the Mayo Clinic. Her new apartment would not be ready til June or July. Yet our conversation was just so sweet.

She said if she could come that she would bring her mother along too. Fair enough... I couldn't break her heart... But she would like to have the runt, if possible.

(I remember thinking, "There is NO obvious runt!")...

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Or was I not seeing clearly? They were all the same size!

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No. Not my imagination... They were all the same size...

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I even looked closer... Nope. No runts!

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By the time Kara and her mother had arrived from Lena, the pups were all done with their breakfasts and were playing together on the lawn. There was one that seemed a bit samller, but surely not by much. This pup even sought Kara out... She picked it up and it was love at first sight. I took that picture, along with three others, because all the pups were also very close in appearance. I photographed her with the pups belly, her back paws and her front paws. (At this age, the pups paws had not yet turned completely black)...

Out of this love for that little up, and many phone calls since, Kara is the only 'puppy parent' who has stayed in touch; (save for the obvious of my sister, Mary and her BuddyPup).

Kara named her little one "Lily"! And together they have lived through it all! From a skin sensitivity from her new carpeting, to a yeast infection; through the "Terrible Twos" (and the danged 'Teens' too)!

I shall ask her for a new updated picture of Miss Lily the next time she calls, and you will see the missing link between Miss Punk and her Mama Milly! Lily seems to still be the smallest of the bunch... (I think even less than 60 pounds if I remember correctly). She does call every now and then, just to make my day!

I wonder why I ever had any doubts!

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Anyway, I saw a question on one of my groups this morning, and tried to help the lady out...

How do you completely eradicate "ground bees" so that your children can safely play outside?

We had run into this here last year... and the year before... and... And... AND... I usually just use the product called Sevin. But if any of you would have any more answers for her please just leave them in the comments for her. (I did give her the link to my 360).

Have a grand weekend ALL!

XOXO
Anne