IVY TAKES A VERY LONG JOURNEY (To her new home and Momma)

It is 3:45 AM on Monday morning and I have just finished getting a fire started to warm things here. The wood stove has been out since Friday afternoon and the house is a bit chilly. Ashley, CJ and I left Crossville, Tennessee this afternoon and headed back to Virginia (thanks so much for your never-ending friendship and hospitality, Cherryl!!).

Our pack is whole again, minus sweet Ivy.

I met Luann and her daughter this weekend in Alabama so she could pick up Ivy without having to drive all the way from Texas to Virginia herself.

After having her for so long, it was VERY difficult to say goodbye to her.

We met just South of Birmingham for a couple of hours.

We took a slow walk around a church property off the highway and after Ivy got to meet her new Momma, this was the scene...

When we were getting near the end of our time together and I was preparing to head back to Tennessee for the night, Ivy KNEW what was going on. Her whole demeanor shifted and she calmly leaned against Luann.


I think they are going to get on very well together and Ivy will have the benefit of some great and gentle one on one attention. (Of course, Luann might just enjoy Ivy a little bit too!)

I am confident we will see updates and pictures as she grows.

Ashley has puppies in Vermont, Illinois, Florida, all over Virginia and now...Texas!

Imagine the vacations Michelle and I are going to be taking so we can see all the babies.

(You all did read the clause in the contracts about putting us up during vacations, right?)

;)