Jean's Blog: DISNEY OR HALLMARK?

I know it doesn't look it but here's the short version. My family fell so totally and completely for these two puppies we actually decided we wanted to adopt both of them. Our hearts could not fathom life without them in our home. Even our....dare I say it....rational? minds had no problem wrapping around the chaotic scenario of raising two instead of one. But alas, many in the know wrote about it on the internet and their wise words brought us to our senses. Words I've seen before so the information was easy to follow. "NO! DON'T!, and NEVER!" were used quite a bit with regard to raising litter mate males. For so many reasons related to dog world it became clear that it wouldn't be good for any of us and so we had to make a choice.

OMG! From joy to agony in less than 60. Buddy or Buster... who can stay, who goes? And where would the other end up? How would we ever know what became of him? If he were cared for with the "over the top" helpings of love we had showered on him for almost 2 months. The Humane Society takes the adoption process very seriously and would find him a good match but we were in "parental" mind mode!

So we chose. My little thinker and survivor Buddy would stay with us. I tried to make our information available to the adoptive family of Buster but it happened very fast and HS policy does not include hooking up adoption families. :( We had to trust in the powers of our universe, wishes, prayers and energies if we wanted to see Buster again.

On Abbie's birthday she had only one wish before she blew out those candles. "let Buster be adopted by someone we know, or will know someday so the brothers can play together again" We all wished with her.

You're guessing her wish came true aren't you? No Disney or Hallmark movies ever end without wishes being granted right? Well I'm currently working on the script for them.

WISH GRANTED!

Hours after we brought Buddy home from his official adoption, my sister came rushing into my house, waking me from a rare nap....grrrrrr. She was laughing and crying (we do that quite a bit) and waving a paper with a phone number at me. "You're never going to guess! I found Buster! Right down the street!" She had reluctantly left her house to run an errand and saw someone walking him two blocks from where we live. She probably jumped from the car while it was still moving to get to the girl walking him! (and if she didn't her stunt double will....in the movie version.)

We knew that Buster could end up anywhere in the state. But not only is Buster right here in our very own neighborhood, he was adopted by the family of someone in Abbie's class at school! Someone we have been acquainted with since she went to nursery school! I now have no doubt he will be showered with perfectly "over the top" love every single day.

Coincidence.....or the power of a wish???? You decide.

Welcome home Buddy.