The Cookie Era Has Ended

Much to my children's regret, and much to my glee, the Cookie Era has ended in our household. Joe and Laura's small yet surprisingly annoying dog went home this morning, (since she had an appointment at the grooomers, Joe thought they'd just keep her.) Woo Hoo! Sam was quite distraught. He said, "But I NEED Cookie!!!" and I just had to reassure him that we could still go visit her. He was not at all impressed when I reminded him that we still had Lucy and he could play with her. I even tried to tell him that Lucy was going to get her feelings hurt if he didn't want to play with her. He could have cared less. He was very dramatic. He went downstairs, realized yes, she really was gone, and said, "gone....FOREVER!!!!" Will, ever helpful, tried to reassure Sam by saying, "Don't worry, we'll just get another dog for Lucy to play with." Yeah, right, buddy. Keep dreaming.

I'm not real certain where Cookie is spending her next few nights, since McCarragher's don't officially move in until Sunday. So despite my celebratory post here, we are still willing to keep her until then if need be. She's not really that big of a deal to take care of. Just don't go accusing me of being secretly in love with her or anything.