For those of you who know me, I have been very reserved about getting Simmi a dog. I went over it in my mind and I was very sure that while it would be *nice* to have a dog, I had a hard time resolving to actually get one...that is, until Simmi's occupational therapist said it would be a good idea for her to have one. We began looking into the process of getting Simmi a service/assistance dog, but we found out yesterday that their policy is to wait till the child is at least 5 years old before they will accept applications. I was kind of discouraged about that because I was getting used to the idea of possibly having a service dog around. Well, as luck would have it, the every next email after we were rejected from the service animal place, was a woman that was placing her dog on freecycle. My heart melted after I read all about her and then saw the picture...I was hooked. I'm a sucker! LOL We went to see the dog today and Simmi just adored her. Her name is Sugar (for now) and she is really a great dog so far. She is scardy cat for sure and wants to be loved all day long. The owner gave us a three day window to see how do with her at our house and she said that if anything happens that we can call her and that she would take her back. I'm glad we have the three day window so I can see how Sugar does around Simmi. I think they will be fast friends!

Anyway, I thought I would share the newest member of our family with you all.