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Ha ha, Addy......Bailey will want a window seat so.....guess what!! And, Mom always liked me best. Hey, where is Leslie? Did we lose her along the road?:eek:
Waiting for Miss Bailey........
Is it one more sleep? Is it? Is it? This taking too long. Next time, Mom, could we just go to the hospital like everybody else to get a baby?
Hugs & hugs,
Carrol (mom's favorite:D)
Carrol-you're a hoot and you're certifiably nuts!! Abby, you're not far behind. I think Leslie stopped by on Tuesday. Maybe she's lost interest......maybe the excitement was too much for her.....and she went out for blood pressure medication.
Guess WHAT??!! I'm in Alabamer, 1/2 hour from Bailey. The drive wasn't too bad after all.
I have a very strong signal and good speed. Maybe I can post a picture....of I dunno what??!!
This is in the central time zone....that means they have tacked on an extra hour until I see Bailey. Boy...this just can't come fast enough!!
I think I can smell her.
Oooooooooooo gawd!! Bob thinks I goofed on the mapping.
Shee! I'll be back. He's flippin' out.
\-s
Hi-
Map crisis is over.:p
11 hours to go! There will not be time for any food stops, changng seats stops nor potty trips. Go now and forever hold your...you know.:rolleyes:
I just looked at the site to see if they had posted any more recent pictures and they have not. I guess I'll have to see for myself.:)
I've checked all three cameras. They are all fully charged with all the room you can get on them thar smart cards.:cool:
As so my friends...I bid you adieu for this part of the trip. The next time I "talk" to you, Bailey will be with me!!
Now everybody go get a good night's sleep. We have a busy and exciting day tomorrow!!!!! FINALLY!!!!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D
HUGS!!
Susan
OH, YAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!
I wanna hold her, I wanna hold her!!!!
On we go to Camelot.........
Goodnight my friends:D
I have to go to work now but will check in at lunch time.
Hope by then you are holding Little Miss Bailey and sending photos of the newest member of our "family"
Love,
Addy
Oh, Addy.....I don't see any way I can send up pictures before this evening.:(:(
BUT....NO MORE SLEEPS!!!!Only 2 hours to go!!!!!!!!
Hop In....here we gooooooooooooooooooo.
Love,
Susan :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
aHA! I KNEW if I went to sleep and stayed that way we would get there FASTER! :D:D:D:D
PETAL TO THE METAL, BOB!!!!!:p:D:cool::p:D:cool:
The anticipation is rising!!! I bet there will be tears of joy running down your face for Bailey to kiss away!!!:):)
Congrats You Made It!!!!!
YAHOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Are we there? Are we there? I am so excited!!!!
Luv, luv, luv,
Carrol
Whew, I was so thinking I would miss it:(
glad to hear I won't and the pixes will be tonight:D
I can't believe today IS THE DAY.
[COLOR="Red"]HAPPY FRIDAY, BAILEY, HERE COME MAMA AND PAPA AND THE REST OF US[/COLOR]:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
Can't wait, jumping for joy ADDY
Where's our baby? WHERE'S OUR BABYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!
What's that smell?!!? Is that PUPPY BREATH?????? :D:D:D:D
You smell puppy? I figured we got left at a truck stop or something in all of their excitement.
Susan, Oh Susan, where fore art thou Susan?
Addy
Puppy breath? Where? WHERE???? Leslie, move over, you're squashing me! And where the heck have you been, anyway? Addy, you can have my turtles, I want to hold Bailey. Mom, likes me best and guess what? Bailey's sleeping in my room:p
HA HA!
I guess we are the last to know what's up!!!! I need the puppy kisses more than the rest of you; so there I said it!!!:D:D:D
Happy, Happy to you Susan!!!
Hey, Mom, now Marie is squishing me!!!!:eek:
Ya know....I think Addy may have been right! They left us at a truck stop! :eek::(
OK, Leslie, you can get back in but you're 3rd in line to hold Bailey and get away from that window:p
Mom, WHERE ARE YOU???? WHERE'S OUR BABY??????????
Hi! I should be at home tomorrow. I have had no internet connection for two days. Bailey is fine and we're all well and I will contact you as soon as possible.
Hugs,
Susan
[QUOTE=Palmer's Mom;51937]Hi! I should be at home tomorrow. I have had no internet connection for two days. Bailey is fine and we're all well and I will contact you as soon as possible.
Ummmm, Mom does that mean we are not going back with you:eek:?
AND WHO ARE YOU GIVING MY WINDOW SEAT TO????????
Mom, WHERE R U????????????
now I am having a coughing attack from laughing so hard, Carroll.
Better polish up our thumbs:p:p:p:p
Whata weekend:D:D:D:D
Hugs,
Addy
You betcha, Addy!!!! I think we should run away from home:mad:. That will show her;)
Hugs back,
carrol
:p;)can't wait for Bailey. Welcome. Ya!:D
Hugs Sonja and Apollo
Hey, Sonja said "Welcome". Does that mean they're home?????:eek:
Oh you guys!!! You have me laughing so hard!!!!:D:)
We ARE home!!:D:D
I did NOT leave you at a truck stop! :eek: You have been here right all along. We had extra windows installed so everyone could have a window seat. No one wanted to look out the window once Bailey was on board.....and I went to all that trouble and expense!! :eek::confused::rolleyes:;) The problem was I could not get the internet from early Friday AM until now. I had my son send you that message, I was so worried about you all!!
OH, what to say, what to say? I know you want pictures, so I will get some into the album today, for sure.
First-I LOVE HER!:D
Second-she's half as big (BIG??) as I expected. She's smaller than a minute. But she is so cuddly and loving. :)
She's a little unsure....after all, every day since Friday she has had to take a long ride in the car and awakened in another state every day. :(
She did get car sick. Three times on Friday :(:(:( and once yesterday. :(Today she made it all the way home without getting sick. :) She hasn't eaten much, but this morning she ate well. She is taking water okay. She is all of 3 pounds!! Three tiny little, hairy, lovable pounds.
There's a story to tell about the pickup and a story to tell about the welcome home on the front yard and house. I will get you pictures of that as well.
Thanks to each and everyone of you-I loved seeing so many funny messages!:D
I'm going to post pictures now. I'll fill you in on the rest of the story tomorrow.
Love and HUGS!!!:):)
Susan and Bailey
Wow we all made it home safe and sound.;) Thank goodness for that guy in the big rig.
Susan, we can't wait for the stories and photos. I am sure you are exhausted.
Get a good nights sleep and the real fun starts tomorrow:D:D
Welcome Home Bailey, we love you.Addy, Zoe and koko
I added two pictures. A third one is giving me problems-it turns out looking very pixelated. I need to go see my little girl now. Tomorrow morning will come VERY early! :eek::eek:
-Susan
PS-better pictures to come....Ryan is coming down in the morning. He's my "official photographer."
BTW--Night #1, I placed Bailey into her little box when it was "lights out" time. She looked at me for a few moments then curled up in her box. Ditto for night #2. And-other than going on a pad the very first night, all of her "business" has been done outside! Oh am I lucky!!! (so far):D:):cool:;)
Night friends!
OMG...SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE ME!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D:D
WELCOME HOME, BAILEY!!!!
Goodnight, Mom. We love you. xxxooo
Oh, I messed up the stupid size:o
WELCOME HOME, BAILEY!!!!!!!:D:D:D
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OMG...SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE ME!!!!!!!!!
Actually, I think she has my eyes.:D:D:D:D:D:D:p:p;)
Can't wait for more
Love,
Addy
You're nuts, Addy! Hogging all the windows, squirming the WHOLE trip and now you think Bailey looks like you?! nah....look at those little ears and perfect mouth not to mention that gorgeous hair! And she is SO SMART! She is just like meeeeee!!!! :D:D
Next thing I know, Carrol will be claiming she had something to do with Bailey's tiny waist. :rolleyes:
Ya'll are both nuts.....and I love ya dearly for it!
Susan, she is a DOLL! I love that she is so teeny! I have become quite taken with teeny tiny babies lately. ;) I am so glad you made it home safely with your precious cargo. Can't wait for all the details!
And, seriously, next trip can we put Addy and Carrol in the trunk? I was so good and so quiet but they were brats! Addy squirmed the whole time and Carrol would breath on me! :eek: :p:p
Hugs to all,
Leslie
Welcome home, sweet Bailey!!!!!!
:DLol, lol, lol, lol!!!!!:D
"Next" time??????? If there comes a next time I think I will fly down and bring her back via an airplane....seriously.
But!-it was wonderful and very helpful to have all that one-on-one time on the trip back. We both seem to have bonded. She is getting more secure each minute and seems to, at least for now, know to tinkle outside.
The eating isn't where I'd like to see it, but I suppose 3 lbs doesn't need a whole lot. She's doing fine with drinking water.
I'll have to do this is bits and pieces, or I'd be on here forever. I think she has springs in her back feet. She looks like she bounces from point A to point B!:) She walks so proudly. She is beginning to show signs of knowing her name. The only "problem" so far is that she is literally right under our feet. No stepping on so far. Her little legs seems so fragile and I sure don't want to hurt her.....in ANY way.
Still not a sound out of her. I have no idea what her voice sounds like. She has had visitors today and seems to handle company pretty well.
Ryan and I just returned from trying to find a sweater to buy for her, but we had zero luck. I may just order one online. Might be easier and quicker.
When we arrived home, both of my calves and feet were horribly swollen. :eek: Like triple their normal size. :eek::eek: I know it was from post surgery and just sitting in the car for so long. When I went to bed, it started to drain out and I was up every 2 hours to go to the bathroom. Each time I got up, I took her out. She looked at me when I placed her on the grass. I said "tinkle" and she did!:) When I put her in her box last night, she looked up at me for a minute or two, then curled up.
We have pine needles for mulch and she loves to pick up one or two and shake her head madly. :) She is about 1/2 the size I expected her to be. The video was deceiving.
Okay-let's start from the beginning....at the kennel. When we got there, a mom and her son were picking up Bailey's brother. I did not know he had been selected. He is about 25% larger than Bailey. He was mostly black....and VERY lively. They named him "Sport." (I hope no one here has named a dog "Sport." ) What a lame name...........so very unimaginative. I can tell they do not have friends the caliber of mine!!;);)
Then they brought out "Bailey." She had no tan markings. She did not have "her" face. I asked the gal what happened to the tan hair....her answer......"I guess it just fell out." YIKES!!!! WHAT KIND OF AN ANSWER IS THAT???!!!!! I asked if they were sure this was Bailey...the gal said she would check. So I sat down with this really cute little pup for about five minutes. I could have taken her home in a nano-second. If Bob had said...maybe we should get two, I would have been right there! Then I looked over and here came this gal with Bailey in here arms. I KNEW it was Bailey. So we got to know her a bit and they brought her packet of information. I don't remember if I thought something was wrong there....but we learned they brought the wrong packet. (Can this place do anything right???) So we double checked the puppy and the packet to make sure they finally had it all right.
Next-the gal at the desk told me that all the pictures I get for Bailey will be free. (OKAY!!) Not long after that, the owner came out. I knew it was her from the website. She introduced herself. I made sure she knew they brought out the wrong puppy and then the wrong packet. (I wonder how often this happens? If I had not questioned it being Bailey, I would just be going home with Red Dot and never the wiser.)
Anyway-the owner told me to order all the pictures I wanted. Whatever sizes I wanted. I am to let her know what I want and it will all be free to me. I still pay for the sitting fee ($50) but that's okay with me. By the time we got out of there, we had a free extra leash, a free extra collar, a free tube of appetite inducer....and the promise of free pictures! It made me feel much better about the place.
I'm going to stop here for now.:( More to come, very soon.:)
Love,
Susan
Where's Sas? Did she not go on the trip? Is she mad because she didn't have a window seat on the way down? Did she get car sick and have to stay at the truck stop?
ALSO-Bailey looks just like ME!!! -
Susan
Ha! I'm right here ;) I never got on board...don't do well with yelling sibblings on the backseat :p I'm a bit of a recluse, I like my personal space and private time...and no such thing during that trip so I stayed right here ;)
Bailey is just unbelievably cute! And I am truly very happy for you..and her :)
One thing, wich I'm sure you know...but I read they gave you a free collar amongst other things. Just don't use it :eek: Bailey should only be wearing harnesses and never a collar :)
Give her a cuddle from us,
Saskia and Yunah :)
Hey, Addy & Leslie,
Now Mom says Bailey looks like HER!! I think Mom has abandoned us and likes Bailey best:(:(:(. Next thing you know, we will be sleeping in the basement with nothing but bread and water (forget the water - Bailey has the water dish!)
What to do? Oh, what to do?
Carrol, where have you been, girl, we already are living in the basement cause Bailey got our room:eek:
Leslie's looking for the number of that trucker, he was heading north.
I AM NOT babysitting!!!!!! Though I have to admit Bailey sure is a sweetie pie and I still think she has my eyes.
Oh Susan, I hope your foot is better. Puppy breath kisses for all:D
Love ya,
Addy
Oh Susan,
What an adventure....:p The girls have all been boogers and hogged all the room that's why I got off the bus. Good thing they are in the basement now---hahahaha!!!
She is so cute!! What I would give to have those puppy eyes staring up at me and then curl up and go to sleep----sooooo cute. I will take puppy breath any day!!!!:D:D
I hope you have recovered from the trip and not hurting so much!!!
Oh guys,
The house has NO basement. WHERE ARE YOU??!! Surely not in the crawl space??!!
People talk of puppy breath....I don't know what that is but neighbors have told us she does have it and they love it. I will do some investigating on that.
Feet are much better today, but still puffed up.
Bob just came upstairs with Bailey-they went to bed and Bob could not get Bailey to stay in the box......heh, heh, heh. So she is right here with me and we are going to try online to find a sweater small enough.
More tomorrow,
Susan
NO BASEMENT????????? ADDY, IF WE THOUGHT WE WERE IN THE BASEMENT THEN WHERE ARE WE?????:confused:
I CAN"T SEE! I CAN"T SEE! HELP...........Oh, I have my eyes closed:o
OK, guys, we need a plan.
Leslie, where's the trucker?
How come Sas didn't have to go on that trip but showed up for the good stuff. And she still has her own room. Hmmmm..............:rolleyes:
Addy, enough with the baby breath, let's get rollin':cool:
Bailey, we love you and can't wait til you're old enough to join the gang. xxxooo