Too Cute to Spook

Halloween is coming, and it will soon be time to pick out a costume for Angel. No, she's not that fond of wearing them! She has been a pirate, a prisoner, a superhero (Captain America), and a panda bear so far. 

There could be others. I need to go in and find all her pictures so I can share them here for you. I've been so lax about updating her posts. Life, am I right? Ugh. We have a small Halloween party here every year, and Angel dresses up to match us. She always steals the show! We try to make it so her costume is comfortable, not restrictive, and easy to get on and off. It limits what we can choose, but it's most important to me that she's not too bothered by it, because it stresses her out if it takes too long to get it on or off. I don't like her to be stressed at all! 

The girls have long term boyfriends now, and they are in love with Angel! She loves them too. It has been pretty cool to see her form relationships with others outside the family, as it took her a long time to trust people. Her grandpa was just here on Sunday, and she stuck right by him. She also loves my mom and my sister. People still make her nervous, but her tail is wagging all along, letting me know she just wants to love them so bad! 

 Angel gets tucked in every night beside me in her bed, and she gets told that she is "the best little doggy in the whole wide world, oh, yes, you are." A few pats to her belly and head, and she's content. 

Happy Adoption Anniversary!

 Hi Everyone! 

Sorry for no updates for so long! Angel is still doing really well! I wanted to do an update today, because today marks the day we adopted her exactly 10 years ago! So, happy adoption day, Angel!! 

She is getting older, and showing a few signs of slowing down, but don't tell her that, because she still "runs like the wind," and looks like a puppy baby. 

I recently acquired a golf cart, and she is my riding buddy! She absolutely loves riding all over the woods and to go get the mail in the golf cart with me. She will come running from anywhere in the yard when she hears me pulling it out of the garage! She's such a sweet girl, always jumping on my lap for a quick kiss before she settles onto the seat beside me for her ride. 

The picture is from last summer. Angel is also my green bean picking buddy! She knows when I grab a container and head for the garden, that it's her cue to run for the garden gate and beg to be let in. She runs right for the bean plants and waits impatiently for me to start picking. I swear she eats half of what I pick! (Not really, maybe 5 or 6, but it's pretty cute to see her munching on them) 

She loves all kinds of vegetables, like all colors of sweet peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, and her latest favorite is the crunchy part of romaine lettuce we call "lettuce bones!" She literally begs for lettuce and broccoli like it's steak. So funny! 

She still begs for belly rubs every morning and frequently throughout the day. She'll just randomly roll over and look over at us. She has the sweetest personality and cutest face when she wants something. 

She can't jump off our bed anymore, but she jumps from a chest to our bed, then barks when she gets "stuck" there, and I have to rescue her. So, she doesn't sleep with us anymore, but she likes to nap with me during the day because she can see a clear spot to jump on the bed.  She has 3 very comfy beds with soft blankets in them, and she hunkers right down in all of them! She knows how to relax and how to have fun. We could all take a few notes from Angel.

I'm not sure if anyone is even still following this blog, but thought I'd update in case someone happened to see it. Angel is well and healthy and still making us all smile every day. We love her so much and have been so blessed to have her for 10 years today!!