My Boys

Mike's Christmas Present - Cody

Meet Cody, the newest member of our family. Mike has always loved Rottweilers and I started looking for one to get him for Christmas. Because I wanted him to be involved in the decision, he knew ahead of time, but that is okay. We went and looked at a 3 year old, but to be frank, the dog scared me to death. It was then that I came to the realization that I would need the dog to start out a little smaller and grow with me so I wouldn't be afraid of it eating me.

I found a breeder who had 3 month old puppies for sale, so I decided to call. She told me that she actually had a 5 month old boy who was crate-trained, house-trained and leash-trained. He also was recently neutered, so that is an expense we won't have later on.

So, we went to see him last Saturday and he is a beautiful dog. He has a very sweet personality and has already settled in well with us. The last two nights he has slept out of the crate and just camps out by the front door, without wandering around looking for trouble. The Lord really blessed us in finding the perfect dog - I anticipate that he'll be a great companion for years to come.

Suz

In the beginning of November, my friend, Susan Wagar, came down from NBBC to see the NBBC soccer players play in the Nationals tournament that happened to be only an hour from my house. She stayed with me and we travelled back and forth to the games. I finally got the film developed, so here is the pic of us at the soccer game.

Susan is one of those friends that you gain in college and hope to have for the rest of life. I got to know her through riding with her (and Linda Lewis and Joy Wagner) to church at Grace in Iron Mountain (back in the days when Grace still had an evening service and it wasn't quite as hip and cool to go there for the two services, do all your shopping and get back to campus by 3:30 p.m.). We had tons of fun and began developing a great friendship. She took care of me when I received my volleyball concussion and was there for me to cry on when I broke off my promise-ring-almost-engagement relationship. I have tons of NBBC memories that have her in them.

Having Susan for a friend made my college days at NBBC much better and I'm thankful that the Lord allowed our paths to cross. She was definitely a positive influence on me and she even allowed me to graduate (even though I accidentally called her "Suz" instead of "Miss Wagar" in one class). OOPS. :)