Neighborly Love..

So, I thought it was out of my system. The last of the skin-siblings puppies went to their new respective homes, and I was passed puppy fever. As it turns out.. I'll always be a sucker for an adorable face.

Recently a group of four young adults moved into the house next door. They're a few years younger than Dave and I, maybe. They seem like nice people. They get along with the folks, which is great, but essentially, I've not paid them a whole lot of attention. Until they got a new puppy yesterday anyway. Now they're my new best friends, lol.

Stella, The Japanese Chin turned nine weeks old today.

Stella loves romping with Sassy, my fur-sister in the big fenced in back yard, and I'm in love with watching them play. She's definitely a heart-stealer, and now I'm trying to figure out how to steal her right out from under their noses. Maybe, I could bribe them with fresh baked sugar cookies, and they'll let me borrow her for an afternoon sometime, lol. I'm hoping to see a lot of them in the near future. Mom invited them all over for lunch today, so I got in some good puppy time after church, which was awesome.

I'm still recovering from my dental nightmare. My cheek and jaw feel ten times better than they did a few days ago, fortunately. My teeth, however, aren't coming along so nicely in the healing process. They're still incredibly sensitive to hot, cold, and chewing, which can prove to be a problem several times a day, as I'm sure you could imagine. I have waves of aching in my entire face, that comes, and goes and comes again with intensity. Mom has convinced herself that I'm feeling much better, because she's really worried that I'm not going to be able to afford the two root canals that seem to be impending. I wish her dedication to believing translated into actual wellness, because maybe then.. I'd be all right. We'll see how it progresses from here though. My main suffering is on mornings like today when I had to drive us to church and tomorrow when I have to drive Dave to his appointment. I know when I can't responsibly take these pain pills, when they completely knock me out like they do, so the pain is there to remind me how not better I am.

I've been wrapping cookies this evening, but I'm calling it a night early, so we can get a good night's sleep before Dave's appointment at the dentist tomorrow morning. I'm much more nervous for him that he is for himself. Wish him well, and hopefully he recovers from his extractions much better than I did from simple fillings. Thank You for joining us this evening, and until next time, Much Love, Many Hugs and Good Night to You All.