Welcome home, Daisy Purdy!

Well...we just didn't make it that long without a dog.  While I think Kyle could have gone forever without replacing our beloved beagle, the girls and I were not holding up so well in a dog-less house.  And there are just SO MANY that need to be rescued!  We are just doing our civic duty...or at least that's what I kept telling my husband.  (The poor man never stood a chance in resisting the house full of dog-loving women he lives with).  

I scoured the rescue sites almost daily, looking for *something* that screamed "THIS DOG SHOULD BE YOUR DOG!"  We didn't necessarily want a puppy, preferably wanted a female, and weren't set on a breed, which narrowed the search down to a mere 450 million choices.  With a trip to Disney World planned for late April, we ideally wouldn't have located a replacement pooch for another month.  Isn't that how things always seem to work?  Just a few days into my post-Florida searching, I saw this girl...

That face!  Those eyes!  This was the *something* I had been looking for.  And her name was Daisy.  Daisy Purdy?!  Come on.  How does that not work?!

Daisy came over to meet us on a Thursday night.  Friday night found us at Meijer printing dog tags and picking up food and snacks, so yeah, I'd say the meeting went well.

Daisy arrived with just the fur on her back, a daisy print dog collar (seriously awesome) and this little stuffed beagle - the exact same version of the stuffed beagle that I'd bought for the girls to remember Lacey by.  What are the odds?!?

She's here!  And she's real sweet and kind of perfect.

She weighs approx 65 lbs, which is 2.5 times the size of Lacey.  Much bigger than we ideally wanted, but again, there was no turning this sweetheart away.

Driving Miss Daisy (tee-hee).  Daisy reportedly loves car rides.  We took her for a spin to Petco to get a sturdier leash.

After a big first day, she settled into her bed with her baby beagle.

I may have watched her sleep for a lot longer than necessary.  It was entertaining to see her take her beagle with her every time she turned.

Day 2 - Daisy's belly is getting lots of attention with us

A couple of happy campers

But that was the biggest bed they had at Home Goods!

The cats are doing well enough with the new addition, but that Jordan is a real instigator

The best sleep of his life at Daisy's expense...

What a jerk.

A daisy blanket for a sleepy Daisy Purdy (who reclaimed her bed from that bully the cat)