Annie

     Alright, the mystery is a dog named Anna!  Keep your ears wide open to hear her story!

So It was Wednesday, which is my bible reading day, and I said to the family that each week one of us would pick something to do or request.  So happens it was my day so I said Thursday we should go to the Humane Society!  My dad said maybe we would go, but I was so happy just at the thought of a dog  I could barely do school.  Anyways, my dad said he just looked at the website and saw no Shepherds.  I pleaded with him to check once more and there on the website was a Shepherd mix that was 6 months old!  There was no picture of her because she was new, so when we got there we went right past her because she was black.  We went back and read the tags and there was Anna!  We took her out and played with her in a small room, and she was so exited.  Then we asked to take her out to the play ring outside.  The lady said that's fine, and so my dad watched her every move.  Then we prayed about it and she went right in the middle of us.  Then my dad asked " What do you guys think?"  Everyone knew my answer, yes!  Although my dad knew that a dog lives a long time and we would have to potty train her.  When it was decided they had to interview my parents so I held the dog.  They took about 45 minutes. Then while I was waiting for them, I overheard a lady asking about Anna.  Then she turned around and asked me if we were taking her home.  I said yes, and I  feeling like we got there just in time, then felt sorry for her.
When we left I had already called dibs if we get a dog I would hold her in the car, but you know dogs, they just walk everywhere.  We got home and we played with her and hugged her.  I love her so much, and we have three names for her: Anna, Annie, and Anna Belle.  She does these grunting noises when she wakes up, and howls when I play the piano. We gave her a marshmallow last night and she ran super fast around the yard once.  That was one marshmallows energy's worth.  We are having o much fun with her, and I feel like I have had her for years already.  Yesterday she hid her fake bone and her toys seem to diminish quickly, then we find them, but this time the bone is well hidden.  She just has that instinct in her.  Is that not amazing that God gives the dog that type of knowledge to save?

I know this is short, but the more I write about her the more I want to play with her.  So I might be giving more updates on her every once in a while.

  What a blessing God has given us!

Unique Swimmers

     For a couple weeks now I have been yearning to have some fish to bring our house to life, because we have no animals.  Well, I had to wait a long time and then poof!  We were at Mini Critters , and I picked out a fish type called Mollies.  I didn't know that I had to wait and purify my water for 2 weeks because they were tropical, or something like that.   Disappointed, I got two gold fish and put them in a vase.  My oh my they were cute, and I watched them at night with my mom before bed.  They were circling the top so I put food in thinking they were hungry. I woke up next morning and one was dead.  I realized they didn't have any oxygen, so with the remaining one we put him in my 10 gallon tank that had a heater for my tropical fish.  Right when we did so he was swimming happily and then, zap, my fish was dead.  Couple minutes later I realized I had electrocuted him!  Turns out my thin glass for my heater broke and filled with water, which killed my fish. What a great fish owner I am!  So we decided that we would just wait for the water to be right until we add fish.
     I waited and waited and then forgot about fish one day, Monday.  Anyways it was a super busy morning and afternoon because we were helping my Grandpa, who owns the Steak House, line his dining room with tape and plastic and lying down drop rugs.  They were going to repaint.  It doesn't sound hard, it just took time and tiny strength. Well about noon time my dad wanted to take me somewhere.  We were just about to walk out the door when everyone got hungry, so we made hamburgers.  Then I was assigned to the job of fill salt and pepper shakers.  Not fun for the nose.  The whole family helped me with that one because there was so many to fill.
We then left with the family to be back at 2:30, my dad and I made a quick stop at the house, which turned out to be 45 minutes of talk with mom.  I was waiting patiently and started to clean my room, then my dad said "Lets go, what are you waiting for?" I replied "Me? You're the one talking."  I watched him go into my room so I followed.  Most kids know if there dad comes into their room for no reason, something is up.  He was taking water out of my fish tank! I knew what that meant!  So we left for Mini Critters and for bought 4 Mollies.  They were beautiful and so interesting to watch.
Well next morning one of my girl fish was dead, because I stressed her I guess. So we replaced her with a new white one.  Although, nature took its place in my room.  I put the white one in the tank and my fish who just lost his girl was still grieving, so the other male took over both females.  I just want to separate them, but nature is nature.
Good news is , I still have 4 fish for over 24 hours!
Little tip like what they have in movies: Stay tuned and keep watching for the next interesting blog that tells its story about something black and white. Can you guess? Better come back to find out!

Isn't the creatures God makes amazing?  Therefore I thank God for these unique fish, and that I get the honor to watch them.

Tricksy

     It has been awhile since I have written anything, except for school.  I am trying to start once more.
Any ways, as you may know my parents have been back in America around 3 weeks now.  It has been great seeing them again.
  Also my Nana has offered her house for us to live in, while she goes to an apartment.  She has been wanting to go to a apartment for awhile now, so nows the chance!  My family has been helping her move little by little to her new place.  Although Friday was a rarity!  I was helping load lamps when I saw a shivering dog.  I tried to call her but she was too scared and cold.  When I saw her she was shivering and had a hurt back leg.  I asked my mom to help me and we eventually got her in our warm arms.  I brought her inside and held her, she was precious.  I didn't know what to do with her though, because my Nana had cats and my parents were leaving for the apartment.  They didn't want to leave me there with what we thought was a stray dog.  They eventually left with me winning the argument by NOT calling the kennel people.  So I was holding the short haired dog giving her cat treats (which she loved!).  I was waiting for my Nana to come home so I could ask her to take me and the dog to the vet, because my dad thought she looked sick.  So we left, and I was carrying the pup in a cat bed.  We walked in and right away they let us into a room.  They scanned the dog with a white round thing and found that she had an address.  Now a days people make tracking like devices the size of a rice kernel that the animals swallow.  The vet people eventually found the address and called the owner.  The owner came right away and was so happy to see her Chihuahua.  The owner said she lost her the morning before and thought she was dead, because it was freezing outside!  The little old dog walked about 2 miles all the way to where I was.  I was happy the dog found its owner and so wee the vets.  They didn't charge us or the owner a dime!  So we thanked them and went back to the house.  I thank Jesus for Tricksy ( that was the dog's name) finding us to find her person.  I had lots of fun taking care of her.