Pleeeeaaasse, Mommmm

I host one of the monthly Meet and Greets for our adoption group.  It is held at Petco.  Sometimes I take my camera and sometimes I don't (and there are times that I take it, but don't have a chance to take any pictures).  Sometimes I also submit the M&G to our local newspaper to include in their calendar of events.  Unfortunately, they won't let me just enter a standing monthly event, so I have to send a new email each time - sometimes I remember to do it in time to make the paper and sometimes I forget!  At any rate, last time I remembered my camera and I had the event posted in the newspaper.  Long story short, the newspaper ending up sending one of their staff photographers to the Meet and Greet and my Puddin made the paper!   I've been hosting this M&G for almost three years, although someone did fill in for me for a little while right after I had Lauren.  This is the second time things have lined up where the paper sent a photographer.  Last time, Buford made the front page!  Yes, I am a very proud mama!

The M&G lasts for two hours.  We were setup by the guinea pigs and for the first 40 or so minutes, the kids didn't even notice them!  Once Puddin spotted the little critters though it was all over.  I am not exaggerating - for the next hour straight I could not drag her attention away from them!  She stood, sat, layed down, and even jumped up on the table, never taking her gaze off of them except to give me that "pleeeeaasse, mom, can we get one?" look!  The photographer thought she was adorable (of course! :)) and took lots of pictures of her watching the guinea pigs.  The caption in the paper said something about her discovering a new friend that she'd like to adopt - that couldn't be more true, she was obsessed! 

Lauren had a great time too.  She went with her Daddy to Panera for lunch for the first half and they joined us for the second half of the meet and greet.  Lauren arrived in true greyhound fashion...I'm pretty sure she'll be wearing this shirt to every meet and greet until she grows out of it...it's just too cute!  She walked around saying "dog-dog" and dancing the whole time we were there.  I think she's telling this little boy "ohhh...you're going to be in trouble...don't you know you're not supposed to pet the dog-dog in her face...you only pet her on her back...like me!"  She hears this a lot around here!