Puppy Love

I started thinking that a house with four kids just wouldn't be complete without a puppy.  Why not?!  We don't get enough sleep or have enough quality down time with quiet relaxation sitting on the back porch drinking sweet tea for that matter.  Let's get a puppy.  I approached my husband with this revelation and he gave me a blank stare.  I think his exact words were, "We need a puppy like another hole in the head."  Little did he know that I already found a place where they were being sold.  I convinced him to at least go take a look today and see how the kids were with the puppies and vice versa.  It was a very impressive place.  The kids went crazy over the sweet little dogs...maybe a little too crazy.  Our three year old daughter kept wanting to pick the puppies up and make them her very own "babies."  These poor little guys were being held in a full nelson as she wanted to love and rock them.  As my husband tried to save their lives while prying them from her death grip, he looked at me with that, "I told you we're not ready for this," look.
  Yes, I do think we need a puppy to give our home a little more fun and excitement some day...but for now, maybe we'll stick with some sweet tea and a goldfish.