We all still miss Trina’s dog, Marlin, but this little feller is bringing a lot of smiles to our faces. Today is our first chance to doggie-sit with Macon. He is from the same bloodline as Marlin, so there are a lot of similarities. Macon seems a little friskier than Marlin did at his age. For example, Marlin liked to attack my shoelaces, and so does Macon, but Marlin waited until I was wearing the shoes; Macon attacked when I tried to tie the laces. I took him outside for his first visit to the backyard. I wish there had been a squirrel there so I could see if Macon disliked them as much as Marlin.
I’ve already started taking pictures and short videos. I often said that I had more pictures of Marlin on my phone than I did of the grandkids. Macon may soon outstrip Marlin in the number count. Let’s face it, puppies are the cutest little critters.
It seems like I’ve spent a good part of the afternoon letting Macon chew and lick on my fingers. Maybe it was the cold pizza I ate earlier.
Anyway, he has already worked his way into our hearts. I think we’ll be seeing more of him in the future.
Retired and happy. What more do you need to know?
Well, since you insist, I've started a daily blog to add a touch of discipline to my life now that I don't have a time clock to punch.
I stopped adding a post daily after the first year, and stopped insisting to myself that I needed to have a new photo ever day . Consequently, the discipline is now lacking.
After the second year I have decided that I can also use scanned items and perhaps even downloaded pictures in place of a photo. I am certainly getting lax in my commitment. And yet...and yet
During my fourth year, and things are even more loosey goosey. Has my focus to changed? Yes, but you have to read the blog to understand how. I guess I should go back and reread it as well. perhaps that would answer some of my own questions.
Five years blogging and I haven't given up. I'm probably a bit more crotchety, but I fight it. I changed my header picture in January, as I always do, but so far no one had noticed. Sigh. Maybe next year I'll set it up to rotate through a variety of headers.
Now I've lost track. Is this my sixth or seventh year blogging? I still do it occasionally, but other things take up more of my time.
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🙂 he is super cute! Enjoy the doggie sit moments!
Cure….very, very cute.
Looking forward to more Macon pics.. and videos.
He is so adorable! Awww!
Yes, he is. Even when he is chewing something that he shouldn’t.