Scooter!

I'm home with sick kiddos today, so figured I'd get a blog post done.

This past weekend, we finally decided to visit the animal rescue in Grand Island to see what kinds of dogs they had. We've been thinking about getting one for a few weeks now, ever since a puppy was offered to us a few weeks ago. After thinking about it quite a bit, we decided to go for a dog, rather than a puppy. So, we visited with the intention of not bringing one home on Saturday....but our hearts were won over - so we are now dog owners!!

His name is Scooter and they're guessing he's about 4 years old. He's a long-hair-daschund-mixed-with-something...they're not quite sure. He's 8 pounds, and just a cuddlebug! He's quite comfortable with me, and a little skiddish with Andy, but a champ with the boys. We practiced pulling his ears, tail, paws, poking at his nose and mouth all while we were at the shelter, and he never once snapped at us. The staff said that they, also, had not seen him snap at any of the other animals, so that was good. Since Saturday when we brought him home, he has not nipped at any of us....even with Zach smacking him in the head and Alex.....well.....being Alex. :)

Also, he has had NO accidents in the house!! God must've been leading us to this dog, because he's absolutely perfect for us! The first night he laid right down on his bed, and only gets up when Andy or I get up (to deal with the sick children).

So here are the pictures of our Scooter:

And now on to the sick kiddos.....

For the past week Zach has had a runny nose, but it was clear all of the time. Saturday morning when he woke up it was that gross green color for a couple of hours, but then went clear. SAme thing Sunday morning. Sunday night Zach began coughing and was very restless all night. Monday we called and made a doctor appt. When we got to the doctor's office his temp was 102.4......yikes! Once Dr. Dan came and looked him over, he decided that he had an ear infection topped off by some kind of virus in his lungs. SO, we are now on antibiotics for the ears, and have to give him nebulizer breathing treatments twice a day. Last night, after his first one, he sounded SOOO much better, and was great for a couple of hours after that. Unfortunately, through the night he got worse again, and could hardly breathe while laying down. Andy slept upright in the chair with him, and that seemed to help. This morning, Zach was just inconsolable and had his fever still (in the low 100's, so it's going down), and I don't want to take them to childcare while they have fevers....so we're at home! Then this morning, Alex woke up hacking just like Zach....so I am keeping a very close eye on him so he doesn't come down with the same crud.

On the plus side, I am getting a lot done around the house! :) I also think that Scooter likes being inside far more than in the garage. :)

OK - Zach needs a nap, so I had better close. Love to you all!

Added: Just ask Andy about his running story with Scooter after Scooter escaped our backyard under the gate.....Andy was ready to take him back, and we hadn't even had him for 3 hours yet! I'll let Andy tell the story, since it was his legs that did all of the running. :)