Four more days of ...of what? Of peace. Of total quiet in the house at certain points. But four more days bereft of all kinds of other things too, like (I'm guessing) adventure, fun, craziness, sweetness, upturned schedules, and whatever else. Four days, too, of anticipation, preparation (wash crate, get crate pad, remove daughter from crate, etc.)
We keep reading the New Skete books, especially about the first moments and days of puppy ownership. Again, full of common-sense advice, often specific, and sometimes less specific than I'd like (wait: is this where I scold gently or firmly, after how many days?) -- and then Pat comes with a very wise reminder: "Hey, let's remember that we don't have to get this perfect all the time." That's right! But I do hope we get her house-trained kinda soon...
Top contenders for names: Chaka (after my favorite soul singer, Chaka Khan), Haru, Kiki (the last two being characters of two great Miyazaki movies), and I think Ginger, or April, or Clover, the last ones sounding a bit prosaic to my ears. We'll see. It's hard for Elizabeth to wait on the naming, she wants so much to give this pup her identity already.
And so we all wait.
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