Smokey's and a New Baby

At our OLC camp out we had about 40 rigs from all over the country. We had a wonderful time seeing friends we hadn't seen in a year or so. Our beloved Judi was there and she had accumulated a huge amount of medical bill due to her fight with cancer. The group decided that any money raised from the auction would be given to her to help with medical bills. We raised about $1,600 and of course she didn't want at accept it. After a little discussion she finally agreed to accept it.

On Saturday, Jerry and Sheryl were at the flea marked "doing their thang". One of our friends ask Jerry if she'd seen the Chihuahua puppies. She said no and they took her to see them. There were two ladies holding this little dog and he was paying no attention to them. They put him down and left. Jerry picked him up and he began to "give her sugar". She called me saying "honey I've found this little dog and he's giving me sugar, can I please bring him home?" She knew I couldn't say no. When she got him home he weighed about one pound and was about the size of a rat. I picked him up and he "gave me sugar". Needless to say he'd found a good home. Since we bought him in the Smokeys and he was a smokey color, we named him "Smokey".

He was paper trained when we first got him. He was so small Jerry didn't want to leave him when we went to supper so she'd put him in a canvas bag and take him with her. When some of our friends learned she had him in the bag, they had to get him and hold him. You know he's got to be spoiled. He really has filled a void in our hearts. He'll never be able to fully replace Poncho, but then he has a different personality. There are a lot of things Poncho used to do that Smokey does. He has us wrapped around his little paw.

We came back home to take care of some business before our next trip. We did some work on the house so we could hopefuly get it sold. So far the Realtors haven't shown it all. There was a house on our street that was "Sold" after only three days on the market. I contacted the Realtor and changed to her. She recommended some things we need to do in order to get it sold. Reluctantly we agreed and got those things done and placed it in her hands.