REHOMING BLEU

February 28th: We have been thinking of this hard decision for some time, but we didn't want to make any hasty moves.

Sunday was the determining point.

We had gone over to Scott & Lana's (Holland's older brother, & SIL) to visit with Jake (Holland's nephew) and Jake's son, Levi. During conversation, Lana mentioned that her dog had gone missing a month ago - Scott said it jumped the fence and they have not been able to find it. Phone calls were made to neighbors to be on the lookout, posters were put up, veterinary clinics were called, ect.

No luck in finding the missing fence jumper.

So, Holland and I shared a look across the table, and Holland broached the idea of rehoming Bleu with them: we already knew that he would be loved and spoiled there … Lana made it known to us as soon as she laid eyes on Bleu as a puppy, that "if ever the Day came", she's gladly take Bleu.

When we left for home Sunday, Bleu stayed behind in his new home.

Lana was ecstatic.

Bleu was already following Scott around the house, and he looked pretty darned happy padding alongside him as they moved from room to room.

We were missing Bleu on the ride home - but we knew in our hearts that we had made the right decision.

Holland called Lana as soon as we got through our front door to see how Bleu was settling in: the report was that he has already established himself as the reigning prince of the house, in Kelso ;-)

This morning, when we boxed Bleu's things up and dropped them off, Holland was amused and gratified to see that Bleu was already vociferously guarding the Kelso castle. We had trained him well - and he had made an easy transition. All hearts were intact, and life is moving smoothly forward.

While we drank coffee and visited, Bleu moved easily among everyone to get pets, pats, kisses, ear rubbing … and Bleu seemed right at home with Scott and Lana. He has a cushion in their living room, and a pillow by the side of their bed; he can move in and out of the house with ease (except at night); someone is up around the clock, so he never lacks for interaction: in short, he is as spoiled there as he was with us.

He's a happy little fella.

When we left, there was no doubt we did the right thing.

Bleu's things …

We are rehoming Bleu with family; he's comfortably adjusted. Everyone is happy.

At Scott & Lana's, he can be the dog he is meant to be.

On our way out of Longview, I noticed that the East and South have merged with the West: the Sinclair mascot is very prevalent on the east coast, and down south - below calimexarabia … but this is the first time I have seen a green Sinclair dinosaur in the PNW ;-)

A dinosaur in the PNW! Longview-WA

Sinclair's advertising writers first had the idea to use dinosaurs in Sinclair marketing back in 1930: they were promoting lubricants refined from crude oil believed to have formed when dinosaurs roamed the earth.

When we got back to Long Beach, we grabbed a fish & chips boxed Supper; I was a bit disappointed to see that it was not fresh cod, but rather fish fillets that looked suspiciously like Skipper's Brand fillets :-(

Supper …

We ate them. They were okay. But we would have preferred fresh cod, especially at the beach, where fresh cod abounds.

After Supper, Holland researched some things on the internet … and I cuddled up with a Clive Cussler novel that includes risky adventuring with Sam and Remi: a very enjoyable way to spend a rainy evening ;-)