Best Buds

Lilo and Willow are doing great together! They play all the time and chase each other back and forth across the yard. Willow chews on Lilo's leg while Lilo chews on Willow's head. It's fun to watch. Here are some fun pictures of the two of them.

Meet Willow

Yes, yes, I know, ANOTHER pet! I promise that it’s the last one. Now we have a complete pack, 2 dogs and 2 cats. With me starting work this week, Stephen and I decided to get a second dog to keep Lilo company. We found a place called Pawprints Rescue and they had a puppy that they thought would work well with Lilo. It happened to work out that they brought her over for me and Lilo to meet on our birthday. She is sooo cute but was really shy and just hid under the table. Lilo was more interested in the lady that brought the puppy than the puppy. The lady said that she had found Willow in a parking lot when she was really little and she had Parvo.

She is probably a hound mix and about 4 months old. She is 17 pounds and will probably be a medium/large size and she has really long legs. She spent the first few hours with us hiding under the table. Then she got curious and wanted to explore outside so her and Lilo went outside together. As soon as they got out there they started playing! It was so cute. They were chasing after each other and jumping on each other and Bagheera and Giselle were watching them from the window. After that she was less shy. Lilo was a little possessive of her toys at first but now she is getting better at sharing. Bagheera has pretty much ignored her so far. Giselle surprised me by going right up to her and playing, they actually look a lot alike with their coloring.

So as for the name, none of the Disney girl names seemed fit her. But then, when I was looking at a list of Disney character names I saw “Grandma Willow” from Pocahontas and Willow fit her so well! So I got a puppy for my birthday and Lilo got a little sister.

Lilo Turns One!

Well its Lilo’s first birthday today. (And my 23rd, yes we have the same birthday). It’s been a fun week for her. I took her to a huge pet expo in Honolulu on Saturday and then to the dog park. She didn’t really like the dog park, the Chihuahua puppies scared her (no I am not kidding, they were the size of her foot and she was afraid). I took her to the beach and the park on Thursday and she got to do some swimming and digging in the sand. Then she got a bath, not her favorite, but she looks so pretty! Today I took her to Petco to get her favorite treat, a huge raw hide which she will probably finish by the end of the day. She’s been a great dog and I hope this is the first of many great birthdays to come!

A Job, Finally!!

Well after 5 months, 12 jobs applied for and 3 phone interviews (all for the same job) I will finally start working on the 18th. The job is as a victim advocate for the Army. The job is not a therapy job so I will be looking for a job more in my field while doing this job. The job is to provide advocate services for members of the military and family members who have been victims of domestic violence or sexual assault. I will be helping these victims get the medical, legal and counseling services they need. It will be interesting and it’s a foot in the door to work with the military. I just hope I do well at the job and am able to keep myself from being too much of a therapist. But all in all I am praising God for providing this job.