Yes, maybe no, the unmarked parcel, job news

Canine update: On Tuesday Mama, Grandma and Victoria went to look at an Australian Shepherd pup, the last of the litter. They were gone a long time, so long in fact, that I went to bed without knowing if the pup was coming home or not. Mama and Grandma loved the pup but Victoria had some reservations. So they decided to sleep on it and decide in the morning.


You know the outcome. They could not wait to contact the owners and tell them the happy decision; that they had decided to take the pup. It turns out Grandma was the most excited about having a dog at her house – outside, of course. She called and asked how soon Mama could go get the animal.

Now for the rest of the story; When Mama and Victoria got to the farm where the pup was born, neither mother nor pup could be found. The owner was terribly embarrassed and tried for almost an hour to call the dogs home but to no avail. So Mama came home from a second trip empty handed.

Last night after we got home from church we got a call from the owner that the pup had been found. No one was sure where they had gone but they were home safe. I assume Mama and Grandma will go today to retrieve the dog and take it to Grandma and Grandpa’s house. Dishes, leashes and food will probably be on us as a house warming gift for the new arrival. All we need is one more mouth to feed.

I called the realtor that has the twenty acre property in the same area as the pup’s home to verify we were looking at the correct piece of property – we weren’t. But on the good side, the property for sale is at the top of the hill and is larger than the one we had been inspecting. Tonight Mama and I are going to look at the right parcel but it may be after the fact for me since Mama and Grandpa will go there this morning after they pick up the dog. The property, I was told, has frontage on two main roads which opens up some pretty nice possibilities.

Today may be Seth’s make-or-break day and we are not sure how to pray about it. He is working at Sonic. It is very close to out house – almost right out our back door. So it is convenient. But there does not seem to be any organization to how the scheduling or training is done. While it is a job and it took some time for Seth to find it, we are not sure if he ought to look elsewhere. I will use my old fall back decision making process. When in doubt, keep doing what you are doing until the Lord directs you otherwise.

Chase is hoping to hear today about a job at Game Stop. I’m not too sure about that one either.