The reason they call it EMPTY nest

Sometimes....the quiet is welcome.

Often.....the quiet is just plain sad.

I have wrestled with this for these
past several years that our children
have moved on....to build their lives,
and raise their families.

Although Mr Adventure and I
have been very 'free-spirited' and
traveled frequently, I truly have
missed having ANYONE or ANYTHING
to nurture.

So - after prayer and researching
and a son and daughter-in-law's
promise to watch her when she is
big enough to stay with their 2 big
pups, I bought a golden retriever
puppy this weekend.

Her name - Sadie

My hope - that she will take some of the "Sad"
out of my empty nest and bring some
young life - and laughter - into our quiet
lives.

So far, Sadie has not disapointed me, she
is adjusting well and sleeping fairly well.
Her fur is soft and her face is sweet, and she
is learning her way around our house
very quickly. She also has that very
unique 'puppy breath'. What I am enjoying
the most is that she is round and
rolly-polly and a fun girl.

by the way -

Please pass the papertowels :o)