Bandit is Home!

I am so, so excited that my Bandit is home!

When I got back from picking the kids up from preschool, he was waiting for us in the backyard! Dan says a guy called him and said he thought he had our dog. When he got home from work last night he had three dogs instead of two in his backyard. He brought Bandit to his vet to have him scanned for a chip this morning and it was one of the places we had our flier. So he called Dan and brought him home! And he's another sweet pet lover who would not take our reward money!

I don't know where Bandit was until last night and I so wish he could tell me! But I am so happy to have our whole family reunited again. I really was starting to think we wouldn't find him. Both dogs have their tags on now and Dan is at the hardware store right now so that our fence will be doggie-escape proof!

Back to School

Today was Drew's first day back at school after two weeks of vacation. As much as I am looking forward to having some routine back in our lives, I did enjoy the many days of staying in our jammies all day long and just playing with toys at home. This morning was made a little more difficult since Ava is sick again and got me sick as well. I am fighting it though! I am using my tried and true method of zicam every four hours plus lots of fluids! Can you believe my kids didn't get sick at all when they were going to school, the gym, mom connection, and with other kids all the time, but instead got sick while we were on vacation with limited germ accessibility?

Since our dogs ran away on New Years Eve, each day has had a lot of "dog related business" to attend to. We've been to all the shelters in our area, placed an ad on craigslist, checked craigslist for found dogs multiple times a day, check the shelters websites multiple times a day, made and posted hundreds of fliers, visited a handful of local vet offices, made posts at pet stores, etc. Still no leads on Bandit. I am sad. I think with each day he is missing the less likely it is we will find him. I hope someone found him and just wanted to keep him. I would hate to think he's still out there wandering, or worse. Bibby has been back since the 2nd. A very nice lady found her stuck in their fence trying to get into their backyard on New Years Eve. Bibby was probably only lost for a half hour or so before she was found again. The kids miss Bandit and ask where he is, but they don't seem very sad, which I am grateful for.

We don't have a whole lot else going on. It's been cold and rainy here. I have decided to train for another half-marathon. This one is in March so my training starts today! I have to get to the gym and run four miles no matter what my head cold is telling me. This race should be fun, I think my dad is going to come up and run with me. Also, I received lots of cold weather running gear for Christmas, so I guess I have no excuses about it being too cold.

LOST DOG-Bandit

A New Dog House

Dan worked hard on building a dog house for our two doggies all weekend. Since we got new furniture and new carpet they have been outside dogs. This weekend was the first rainy and cold weather we've had and we want the to be warm this winter. So Dan went to the hardware store and bought all the supplies he needed to construct a fabulous dog house big enough for both doggies. Drew helped too! Some of the deluxe features include a raised, carpeted floor and a hinged roof so we can replace their big soft pillows. We still need to paint it, but the dogs were sleeping happily in their new house last night.

Super carpenter Dan

The frame is built

Drew helps with the construction

He wanted me to take a picture of him!

Finished dog house, with dogs inside