Bella...not Willow...

Well, after living with the name Willow for a week, our children finally decided to agree on something...that they didn't want the name Willow. They have agreed that our puppy's name will be Bella (which is the name that the majority of us wanted to begin with...) I hope this is the last time I write about choosing the dog's name. Now we just want to enjoy having her in our family! She is a crazy dog...very playful. Olivia and I are reading the book "Marley", an adaption for younger children of the book "Marley & Me" and I'm learning that Bella is not alone in her crazy dog actions!

Dilemma on Diablo!

I know everyone has been anxiously waiting to hear the result of our latest dilemma here on Diablo. And I did say dilemma because that is what it turned into. Who knew Family Home Evening would last for over two hours on Monday night and that our puppy would remain nameless afterwards? Looking back, it was comical. Living through it though... There were comical moments but mixed in were crying moments, stomping out of the room moments, angry moments, sarcastic moments, hysterical laughing moments...but the important thing is that our puppy finally has a name as of last night. Her name is Willow. Rance came up with it when he recalled one of our family's favorite movies. It has Val Kilmer in it and it's pretty old. It used to be one of Scott's favorite movies when he was a little guy. We have some video of him holding the video tape and asking if we could watch "Wee-Low". He was soooo cute!

Surprise!

Rance and the youngest three went out Friday night, without a dog. They returned, with a dog. Rance is a very wise man. He didn't breathe a word of his intentions to me. In fact, he said something like, "Enjoy a quiet evening at home, honey..." I did enjoy a quiet evening. After a couple hours of being a couch potato, I heard a commotion in the garage and went to investigate. That's when I saw her...our new 12-week old Black Lab/Retriever. She is so cute and fun. Did I mention that Rance is a very wise man? We are trying out different names this weekend and will decide on her permanent name during FHE.