Today was the Shipley triplets birthday party. The one big difference for us this year is that we got them an early birthday present about a month ago. On New Year's Eve we talked their parents into letting us get them a dog. We went the next Saturday morning and picked up Ashley and Matthew (Mikayla didn't want to come). We headed off to the animal shelter. We didn't find the right one there, so we went to the Humane Society. They soon fell in love with a small chihuahua mix. We soon found out that they would not let us adopt him for them. We had to call and have Steve come down. Mikayla and Spencer came with him. It was a long, drawn out process to get everything cleared for them to take him home. We were worried for the first week wondering how things would go with them. After the first week, everyone seemed to be getting along fine.
So, today was the first time we have been to their house since they brought him home. For a little while I was wondering if he still had the ability to walk. He was being held all the time. I saw him being kissed by a couple of the kids and Spencer was telling us how he sleeps with him. He has truly found his home. They seem to really love him. Since we had already gotten them their present, we gave each of them a dog toy. It wasn't long before he was running, jumping and chewing on these. They seemed to be a hit.
Then we took a party of 18 to the Texas Road House. It look a while for them to get a space cleared for a group that big, but we had a great time. Janice asked for a full "rack" which just got everyone laughing. Now, we have leftover ribs for lunch tomorrow. Sweet, sweet leftovers.
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