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The Big Day!

Well, today was the day the puppies were unconsciously waiting for- pick-up day!

First (Friday) came Mrs. G. for Selah, in her silver car...
Since Selah will only be in the next town over, we might be able to see her occasionally.

Then Saturday morning came, and in due course five more silver cars or trucks rolled down our driveway one after the other, while I bathed, dried, fluffed fur, clipped nails, and checked paperwork.



The C. family picked up Angelica...

Then the L. family arrived for Jaxon.

A little later the A. family came for Bosco...

And Ms. M. came for Star.
And I wasn't able to get a photo of Charlie's family when he was picked up, but will hopefully get one of him in his new home soon.  I am so happy that all of these wonderful puppies got good homes, and will stay in touch with the owners.

Those puppies took a pretty good slice of my time every day, and now that they have all been taken to their homes, I was beginning to congratulate myself on having some extra time in the morning.  That is, I was until yesterday, when some friends from church dropped off our new beef calf, Chipotles, whom we will need to bottle-feed for the next three months.  Of course, since I've given him his first three bottles, he is convinced that I am his mother, and comes running up to me and starts butting me whenever I go in the pasture now.  So I have a new project on my hands...
But praise the Lord for life, and the joys and work that are part of it!

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