Someone Pinch Me...

Have you ever had so many wonderful things happen to you that you fear something bad must happen to knock you down a little? That's kinda how I feel right now. I received a call yesterday with an offer to teach ELEMENTARY art! Yay!! What I have been wanting for so long! Now I will be teaching at a small elementary school four days a week, and another elementary school one day a week. Both schools are 8-3 which is also a huge perk! I can't wait to teach the little ones! Now, I just have a lot of work to do with lesson plans and wrapping my mind around teaching such a younger age. I am willing to put in the hard work because I think the reward will definitely be worth it! The one bad part is that there are people at both of the middle schools that I will miss. Hopefully I will still keep in touch with them all and make just as good of friends at my new schools.

As if that wasn't good enough, Randy and I got a puppy!! Did I say puppy? Yes. Months ago when I started looking for a dog, Randy said "as long as it's not a puppy"....hmmm. Well, after four failed adoptions and an extremely emotional rollercoaster for me, I was ready to give up on finding a dog for our lifestyle. Then I read a Craigslist ad for Great Pyrenees/Lab mix puppies. I knew a little about the Great Pyr breed only because I had been researching "gentle giants", and after emailing the owner, decided this would be a perfect Hartman match! ....I better remind myself of that thought days from now when I have puppy horror stories to tell...

Anyways, here is our puppy. He doesn't have a name yet because Randy hasn't met him. He is 10 weeks old and should be about 90 lbs when he is full grown. His momma was 100 lbs, and dad was 70 lbs. So far him and Jack are doing much better than Jack has ever done with any other animal, and I hope that means good things for the future.

I literally just picked him up this morning and the most monumental step has been his first successful trip urinating outside! Don't worry, I'll have plenty of good stories to share with you guys! And those of you that worried I might start wanting a kid too soon, you can rest assured that this puppy will be the best form of birth control for the time being!

Isn't he adorable! Look at those paws! And the reason I'm wet in the picture below is because me and Amanda had just given him a 2 hour long flea bath! I don't know what I would have done if she hadn't been with me. She has already deemed herself his "godmother".

Jack wanted to drink out of the same water bowl.

He's already a fan of baseball like his master Randy.

Here I have included a photo of what this mixed breed looks like full grown. This dog is actually 8 months old, so not quite there. If he gets a little of both breeds, he should be a very good guard dog that has a docile temperament. The lab will hopefully bring out his energetic side. Randy's 2 musts are docile and disciplined, so let's hope he is both of those!