Autumn was driving to Farmington, NM the other day to do some shopping. She saw a sign for Free Puppies. She is a sucker for every pet out there. I will never forget one of our Thanksgiving’s when we were pastoring in Charlotte, NC. She came in to help me get the turkey ready. She was all of about 5 at the time. She saw the cold, naked bird and begged me to let her keep it under her bed and not cook it – even just for one day!! She wanted it to be her pet.
Autumn works for the Airlines and has an apartment not far from our home. We talk to her everyday and she stops in just about everyday also. The grown kids moving out thing is all good. And really, she can have all the pets she wants (even a dead turkey) if her landlord says ok!
So you can imagine how a kid who once wanted a dead turkey to be her pet would now have a hard time passing up a Free Puppy sign!! She stopped and the rest is history. Dw and I are happy to add yet another to our Grandpet list, making it now 3 dogs and 2 cats that our grown kids own.
She named her Polly, as in Polly Pocket. She can carry her in her purse or pocket – no problem! She weighs 2 lbs and I haven’t heard her bark once while she is around me. I grandpet sat yesterday while Autumn was at work and she is just the sweetest little thing, totally a snuggle bug. 