And sneak attack! We're back

I do feel like the title says everything I need to about this post.  We can all pack up and go home due to the title.  Word.

So, it's 2013 and it's March.  I meant to be back earlier, because the WriYe Blogging Circle is starting again, but January and February were a mix of meh and awesome.  Let me back up a bit.

So, it's December 12th, going into December 13th.  Casey, the dog, is sleeping and suddenly he starts yelping loudly.  Thinking it's a nightmare, I wake him up and go find him to make sure he's okay.  He does this two more times and, after the third time, he can't get up.  So I wake up mom and he has another episode.  We find a 24 hour vet hospital, bundle him up, and get him there.  He arrested in the parking lot and was declared dead.  It just happened - they (the vet and the person helping) think it was a mix of seizures and stroke.  They both think that he wasn't in pain and he just went.  There one moment and gone the next.  Christmas was hard because of this, but we got on okay.  Save for grandma asking if we could get a puppy everyday.

So, it's January and we've decided on what type of breeds we want.  And I go researching Cavachons and find Foxglove Farms Designer Puppies.  We fall in love with the puppies because, you know, they're puppies.

Side note: Anybody saying we should have adopted?  Please check yourself.  Casey was a rescue who would have been put down otherwise due to biting a kid, dog aggression issues (he was just insanely overprotective of his humans), and not being socialized well as a puppy.  We did look at shelters and other places.  Most had older dogs, which we just went through, and pit bulls.  Now, where I live, pit bulls are considered vicious and you are not allowed to have them outside, save for a quick run to the car for grooming and vet appointments.  So, that was a no-go because we couldn't walk it and there's only so much yard running around can do.  Plus, we also wanted to raise a puppy / young dog (around a year, year and a half at most) and most dogs were 3 years or older.  We just left that situation - Casey was 3 when adopted - so...yeah.  We went the way we did.

Back on track - after thinking about it and pressing mom into just calling already, we did.  Our first two choices were already on hold but the third - our Cookie - wasn't.  So we decided to buy her and give her a good home.  She's spoiled rotten, but listens well and learns easily.  We've had some accidents, but she's a puppy and I'm a stupid human sometimes.  So, that's one of the big reasons that I didn't do a "dust off the blog" post earlier.  And why it's been a bit hard to write.  At least in January.

February was just...I had to get fanfic done in a set amount of time and it was killing me.  I should never do that again.  if I get like that, I should just drop out and spare myself the pain of cramming.  Other people can cram, but I can't.  I wish I could, because it would be awesome, but eh.  Life is life.

So, that's everything.  The first 2013 WriYe Blogging Circle post will be up shortly.