OK...yesterday Angie and I drove to Durham, not Raleigh, and picked up our second boxer named Lexi. She is so sweet, but I have to admit, I am not as in love with dogs as Angie. Yesterday on the way home all Angie could do was hold Lexi and talk baby talk to her about how much she was loved. That was OK for the first 30 minutes or so, but hearing Angie say.."You are soooo cute Lexi...I love you..yes I do" 100 times can start to grind on anyone's nerves. Lexi finally fell asleep and Angie began texting all our children and her friends with pictures of Lexi. I said, "You want to come up in the front seat and talk for awhile?" She didn't. Dang it!
Last night around the Bouldin home was a Lexi-fest. When my two youngest sons Brad and Brett got home I said, "Hey guys, did you have a good day?" Their response was "where is Lexi?" They then proceeded to spend the next several hours fighting over who gets to hold her next. Then Brianna and Bryson got home and the oohing and awwing started all over again. In an effort to garner some attention from my family I went to Kami and bought Brianna and Angie Sushi, their favorite, and the boys and I ate our favorite off the menu. After the obligatory thank you it was back to Lexi. American Idol even played second fiddle to Lexi last night which is wild because American Idol is priority on Tuesday and Wednesday night at the Bouldin house. It's only day 2 and I am thinking enough of Lexi already. Oh, and David Archuleta over Syesha just ain't right. Give me a break! Dang it!
Bed time found me trying to convince Angie that Lexi was going to have to sleep in her crate so that we could train her for when we aren't home. Angie reluctantly agreed and so I put Lexi in her crate and hopped into bed. That lasted all of about 3 minutes because Angie couldn't take the yelping. As a result, Lexi wound up sleeping in my bed next to my wife the whole night. There is nothing like rolling over to give your wife a good night kiss and smelling puppy breath. Dang it!
Don't get me wrong, I love dogs and I love Lexi. I am just feeling a little left out about now. Who knows what tonight will hold. I hope I don't find myself sleeping in the crate while Lexi takes my side of the bed. You never know, the way yesterday unfolded that is a real possibility.
Sorry Blake-- Lexi is too cute!!
Just go ahead and buy the king size bed so all of you will fit!
Posted by: S. Darr | May 15, 2008 at 04:05 PM
Haha...she IS pretty cute though, you have to admit!!
Posted by: Betsy | May 15, 2008 at 05:19 PM