Here Wii Go!!!

Okay, so I know I said I wasn't going to get my Wii until I finished school, but I'm reeeaaallllyyy close! Doesn't that count?  I bought my Wii :).  I couldn't help it-I needed something fun to do.  Can I just say that I LOVE the Wii?  I really wanted to get it mainly for Guitar Hero, but they didn't have any of the band sets when I went.  So, I settled for the console with the Wii Sports, an extra controller and nunchuk and then I bought the Wii Sports Resort.  I didn't think I'd have so much fun with the Sports Resort, but I really enjoy it!  I will finish school this weekend, though.  I have two papers left to do, and I have half of each of them done.  Then I can buy the Guitar Hero band set (Wal-Mart has them on sale for $99!!).  I have figured out how to play most of the games while sitting on the couch.  Mostly because when I stand up, both dogs are under my feet-I have stepped on poor little Macie too many times to count.

I think I'm done with major purchases for a little bit.  Except for my bookcases-I really need those!  I have 10 boxes of books in my garage that I miss reading-plus they take up way too much room in the garage.  I'm really gonna have to stay in my house now-I won't have room to put all my crap if I move to a smaller place!

I have been trying to potty train Macie and it's a little hit and miss (literally).  She does well with peeing outside or on the pad-sometimes.  She has not gotten the concept of pooping anywhere but on my floor.  We're working on that.  Levi also has a bad habit of "cleaning up" after her poo (if you know what I mean).  Let's just say that Levi is no longer allowed to lick my face!  I am torn between cleaning it up myself, or letting him go at it.  I mean, he does a really good job of it!  That is one of the reasons I have decided to keep them apart while I'm gone.  They also eat each other's food.  Levi will only eat Macie's food and Macie will eat anything that she can get in her little mouth.  The other day I caught her dragging the kitchen rug around! It's got to weigh more than her!  Crazy little puppy!  She's way too cute to stay mad, though-I'm like one of those parents.  Could you imagine if I had kids?  People at work are starting to get sick of looking at pictures and videos of my dogs.  Uggghhh!  I can't believe I do it-or that I admitted I do it!  Well, it's only been a week-it'll wear off and everyone will be safe from the stories, pictures and videos...

Macie

I have been talking for weeks about getting another dog (or maybe even a cat) so Levi can have some company.  I started taking him to the Mountains with me-not because I'm one of those dog people-but because I wanted to start getting him used to being around people.  He is a VERY jumpy little guy and his history of abuse tends to make him afraid of anyone but me.  I have been trying to get him out of his little cocoon and I thought that maybe a little brother or sister would be nice.  I was mulling over the idea this weekend while camping with the family, and kept asking people if they thought I should go ahead and get a dog.  It was something that I thought would be decided in the future (like in the next 6 months, or so!).  Well, I took Lauren and Shelby to Cedar City to go shopping on Saturday.  As we drove into the Wal-Mart parking lot, we saw two girls with a box that said "PUPPIES 4 SALE".  Usually I am against doing business with people who use numbers in place of words (too, to=2), but we decided to stop and just look.  They were selling THE cutest puppies-EVER! They are Pug Apso puppies (a mix between a Pug and a Lhasa Apso).  There was one little boy that was short haired and the rest were all long haired and kind of ugly.  We all took turns holding the little boy (he looked more pug than lhaso apso) and fell in love.  Then I asked the price-No Way!  They wanted $375 for the little guy and his brothers and sisters!  We were about to walk away and I looked in the box and saw what had to be the runt of the litter.  I picked her up and noticed that she had longer hair, but the cutest little body.  The girls told me that they were actually selling her for a lot less because she was blind in one eye.  She only has one eye!  The other eye is just a little slit that has what is left of an eyeball that you can see if you pry it open.  That caught me.  How do you help a dog who needs lots of love and attention because he has problems?  Get him a little sister that has some of her own problems.  I have a soft spot in my heart for these little guys that most people wouldn't want to take home.  Everyone wants the dog that has no problems and won't be a burden.  I want the other ones-the "under dog".  My family couldn't understand why I would pay for a dog that has only one eye.  Well, I just fell in love with her.  And so has Levi!  

As I type this, she is lying on the ground between my feet-fast asleep.  She has the cutest little face and that little puppy bounce when she runs.  I don't see a dog with one eye-I see a dog that has the potential to bring a lot of love into my home.  (I also see an Ewok when I look at her. How old am I? When I told the girls that, Shelby said "what's an Ewok?".  I said, "you know-from Star Wars".  No clue!)

My little Ewok with only one eye:

Welcome to your new home little Macie...