Friday evening, a puppy foster mother paid us a vist with this sweet little boy. His foster mother gave him the name Shane and he is soon to be a new member of our family.

He is a schnoodle - half miniature poodle, half schnauzer... and we are adopting him from a local pet refuge organization. We met this little puppy last Saturday outside a pet shop located next to our local discount store. When we were just walking by, there he was - along with his brother - and we had to pick him up. He was so very cute.

But honestly, I'm writing this with nervous trepidation.

Perry is so very excited about this little guy joining our home. And I'm very excited for him. But would it have been easier to bring a baby into this home? I know what to do with a baby - I did have one of those.

But I've never had a puppy before. Well, we had a couple when I was a little girl, but I don't remember them very well. They never seemed to stayed for long... I really don't know what to do with a puppy.

Can a non-dog family become a dog family?

I've sent out emails to our family - showing off pictures of our new soon-to-be puppy. And I've asked for prayers - lots of them.

We will need them.

I hate to cut this short, but I must end this post now. The Puppies for Dummies book is waiting for me to pick it up again. I'm only on p. 30 and I've got 312 more pages to go before Friday afternoon.