Marie Grace Designs: More on not knitting...

So what would happen if I neglected this knitting blog for half the summer and always had an excuse as to why i've been so neglectful whether it be the weather or the flower bed or the kids and all their plans or whatever.

What would happen if when I did stop by to make a blog post on this knitting blog said post contained everything but knitting because the knitting I am actually working on can't be shown just yet.

I could always post pictures of the kids and all the things they've been doing this summer from 4H to swimming in the creek to hiking to catching salamanders and butterflies.

I could post more pictures of the goats (there are 4 now) and the geese (who were attacked by a neighbor's dog) and the chickens (turns out there's 2 roosters and 3 hens).

What I really want to do is post pictures of our new puppy but I'm afraid that once I start I won't stop and the only thing worse than a knitter who can't stop posting pictures of cats is a knitter who won't shut up about a puppy.

I'd tell you all about how much I love German Shepherds and how we had one for years but lost him to cancer not quite 2 years ago. I was blogging then but was so upset about his sudden loss that I never even mentioned it.

Anyway, I could go on and on about how having a new puppy in the house has turned it all upside-down. Tater has to keep her toys off the floor so he doesn't chew them which really is just a bonus if you ask me. We have to keep track of our shoes and keep an eye on the throw rugs and make sure the dish towel isn't left on the edge of the counter where it can be reached.

I could tell you how thrilled I am to have a dog that can walk at the park with me. I spent countless hours walking the trails at the lake with the last Shepherd and really the only thing better than walking the trails at the lake is walking with a dog. He's my excuse to get out of the house late in the evening all by myself with only him for company. Don't get me wrong, family outings to the lake are fabulous but even I need a bit of a break now and then. The subtle rhythm that sets in when you walk with a happy dog is extremely relaxing, almost like a meditation, not to mention a great way to get some exercise.

Maybe I could admit that I'm looking forward to starting our Puppy Kindergarten classes next week which is ridiculous (not really). I mean... I homeschool my kids but I'm going to pay somebody to teach me how to properly raise my dog. Go figure. And really, I'm convinced that he's the smartest 4 month old puppy ever so we'll just go to that class and show 'em all how its done.

So anyway I'll try not to overload on the puppy stuff but with the absence of show-able knitting at the moment I figure puppy pics are better than a lot of other things. So here ya go... the first published pics of Tucker...