Chaos, Chaos, Chaos!

This whole 'blog' thing is completely new to me however after much prodding from my sister I decided I should start one so everyone could follow our adoption story. We started the paperwork about three months ago. I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with getting it all done. Somehow balancing Ella (our 2 1/2 year old), my three horses, one of which is being bred, two of which seem to be falling apart, the 10 boarder horses, riding lessons, our new puppy, and just the other normal day to day challenges, has been a bit of a shock. I think I'm up for it though, I figure life isn't life without tons of chaos! So all I can say about how I'm feeling to date is that we are keeping our eye on the prize, a beautiful new addition to our family!

To make life a little bit crazier I did the unthinkable...I went into an Animal Shelter. I went in with the intention to just talk to the director about helping with abused horses, an idea that has come to me after reading Hope Rising an amazing story about abused horses healing abused kids. Like I need any more horse but ya know...So while waiting for the director I thought it would be harmless to just 'look around'. I first headed into the cat area where there were tons a cute kitties, but honestly cats just don't really tug at the heart strings. Then I found myself looking into the faces of tons of adorable puppies. One in particular got my attention, a black lab/hound dog mix. He was four months old, with big floppy ears and feet that are way too big for his body Anyways I know you know where this is going...Virgil as we named him is now the newest member of our family!! Note to self: stay far far away from any stay dogs, animal shelters, pet stores, etc.