Thursday, January 13, 2011

Preparing For Motherhood...

Nevermind that just 4 posts ago I declared that I wasn't ready for a dog. I'm going to be a mommy. That's my favorite thing to say to people. It has summoned repsonses such as, "Oh my god, I almost threw up!"
The pup in this picture is my dad's from an earlier litter. My little guy will be born in about 4 weeks and I'll pick him up in April. 98 days...but who's counting. Nevermind that I've already read two books about training and raising puppies, spent hours in pet stores, will be attending my first puppy orientation class on Saturday, and have constructed an extensive spreadsheet mapping my costs and "must-do's" before my little guy comes home to live with me. I'll be ready.
Oh, and one more thing. If you think I shouldn't get a dog you should probably keep that to yourself. Just the idea of the little guy and preparation has boosted my world in unimaginable ways and that alone makes this whole adventure worth it.

Stay cool.

5 comments:

  1. Are you kidding me? Brooke without a dog is not Brooke!! I refuse to live my life without a dog (or two or three), they make everything a little bit better ;) I think you should get a female and name her Kathy :)

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  2. You've had a hamster named after you and when I was in Jr. High I named my puppy after your dog. Hahaha! I'll consider Kathy though...

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  3. Ha! I forgot about the hamster :)

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  4. SHUT THE HELL UP! YOU ARE GETTING A DOG!

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  5. Yes Natalie. I've been trying to tell you for quite some time that you're going to be an auntie by the time you return from Chile. I hope you're ready.

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