(the) Jebbica

First up, we have my three-year-old nephew, Zeke, playing his new drum set in a suit on Christmas morning.  Is there anything more adorable? Of course, he broke the drum set probably about a minute after this video cuts, but the memories are priceless.

Next are some photos some of the new owners have taken of Leo and Buffy’s adorable little spawn, the Maltese puppies.

This is Liberty, who has been renamed Phoebe by her new family.  She is the one we always thought had the cutest face, but she was quite rambunctious! But seriously, how could she not get away with murder with that face?

She went to such a beautiful family!

Of course, I was always partial to Spinner, who was the calmest of the bunch, because he looked and acted the most like Leo.  Leo was always kind of skiddish around them until the last couple of weeks we had them, but he didn’t mind Spinner…he even let Spinner sleep on him once!

We went to see Spinner yesterday, who has now been named Cooper.  His new mommy drives a Mini Cooper…I love it! He seemed to like his mommy very much, and he looked so cute in that little sweater!  His mom and the girl who got Manny Macy are related, so they will get to play together!  So we have solace in knowing that three of our puppies went to good homes, and hopefully the last new set of doggy parents will get back in touch with me soon.  Christmas is over and it’s time for all those New Year’s Resolutions, but I think my main resolution for this year will be to have a better one than last. And so far, it’s shaping up that way.

 That’s Manny, who has now been named Macy by her new owner.  The guy in this picture got her for his girlfriend for Christmas, but I knew these two would wind up bonding! (read: she is going to be spoiled absolutely rotten, thanks to this guy)

 Two of our puppies are gone, one is leaving this weekend, and that means we only have one left.  We have been fortunate to find great homes for our babies (sorry, people who came and looked but fed their dogs Krystal and sweet tea!), and I hope we will be able to find a great home for Spinner, too.  The guy who came and got Jimmy today had gone to a certain nearby puppy mill today that we had also visited on our quest to find Buffy (one of the most horrible experiences of my life), and he mentioned that their ten-week-old pups, the same age as our puppies, were at least twice as big and not half as cute.  He also said that they told him “state law prevented him from going to the back to see the parents”.  WTF?  I’m pretty sure “state law” wouldn’t allow for that place to be in business at all.  Either way, I’m glad that guy didn’t have to see the things I saw when I was there.

 
Is it possible that I have never had kids and yet I’m feeling empty nest syndrome already?  The house will be quiet again soon, and our office can be our office again instead of the puppy room.  It’s impossible to keep this place organized when 1/4 of our space belongs to four little furballs!  Even so, I will definitely miss them, and watching them go has definitely been bittersweet!

But seriously.  Someone come and get Spinner.  Two dogs are all I can handle.

So, I even started moving all the super-gushy puppy stuff to its own blog, but even that did not keep me from doing another puppy blog here.  What can I say:  I just can’t resist sharing the cuteness.

The babies are two weeks old now, and their eyes have all opened and their noses have turned from pink to black.  They are also getting really fat!  They’re starting to get curious and playful.  So of course, I took another video!

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