Saturday

Asleep and looking uncomfortable!

Curly the gorgeous golden

Well, Nick and I had so many ambitious plans for things we could accomplish around the house on Saturday, but none of them happened. We were just too tired to follow through on anything. We even started a few minor things and then didn't feel like finishing. We ended up outside, on the playground enjoying the awesome, windy weather. Then, we got out our cool kites, Buzz Lightyear and Hello Kitty and soared them way up in the air. Rachel and Bradley liked this for a few minutes, and Rachel lasted longer than Bradley, but in the end, Nick and I were the ones out there flying the kites. I'm sure we looked ridiculous to the neighbors. We can't make fun of the kites too much, though...they fly very well for only $1! We came in and rested and Nick watched the UGA game while Rachel and I played Littlest Pet Shop. Bradley was so tired that he fell asleep on the chair in the den and looked so uncomfortable that Nick rescued him and held him while he watched the game. Then, we discovered that there was a beautiful golden retriever in our front yard, so Rachel and I went out to investigate. The dog was so pretty, so sweet and such a reminder to me of all the goldens that my parents used to have. He had long, wispy hair with curls on his back. He had a gorgeous full face and Rachel really fell in love with him. She threw an old ball around for him for a long time and kept giving him water and petting him. He was so well cared for that we knew he belonged to some great family. Since he was having such a great time and didn't want to go home, we called our neighbor who said he lived across the street from him. The dog didn't have a collar on, though, and our neighbor said his owner was out of town, so he came and got him last night and took him home. Rachel was disappointed, but glad that she got to play with such a sweet dog. She also decided to name him Curly, because of the curls on his back. So, it was a fun day and a nice treat to play with a precious golden retriever.