A new member of the family.

It has been an eventful day today.
I went up to see ma and take some presents.
The hill was very icy and it was a case of one step forward and two steps back.......I kept sliding down on the ice. I had to be very careful as there were a couple of bottles in my cargo. One was wine the other was perfume.
I made it eventually and begged a carton of salt from Ma so that my descent was not done on my BTM.
when we came home I went over to see daughter....she is not well at all and tiddler had been really sick......his temperature was 39.8.....he had had the usual calpol and so i said we should tepid sponge him.......so we did and then placed some cool flannels in his armpits.......he was crying saying that his 'bones were hurting'.......he has a really rattly chest. It is the Doctors for them both tomorrow......if we can get in that is.

We were supposed to be doing a sort of jacob's join for our Christmas dinner......but daughter reckons we would be better to postpone our Christmas dinner until they can both taste it....so we may be on spud pie!

This afternoon I was on Accyweb when i noticed that Cashy had put a thread on about a 6 year old Jack Russell who needed homing...his owner having died just recently.
I mentioned it to hubby. We lost our much loved Jack Russell three years ago. Hubby said he would not have another dog as it was so heartbreaking when they die....but recently he has been pointing out adverts in the paper......adverts for Jack Russells.
So when I mentioned this one he said that I should find out about it....so I PM'd Cashy and we spoke to him and his lovely wife, and made arrangements to go and see the little dog.
The dog has been ownerless for two weeks and has been shut up in the house with no company....other than the time when it has been let out for toilet duties and feeding. Cashy would have taken the dog himself but they already have a dog......someone was going to home the little dog but then let them down.
Well Gizmo....(that's the little fellas name) and my hubby took to one another right away. Before you knew it we were putting him in our car and taking him home.
My hubby is like a dog with two tails and doesn't know which one to wag first......and gizmo is happy as a pig in manure......he has had a good helping or roast pork (Biscuit is all this dog is goig to have - that's what my hubby said on the way home...not that I believed it)a couple of walks and a few 'begged' biscuits.
He has met Pasha......she is a little reticent about this new family member and has hissed and spat at him a bit......Gizmo, has done the sensible thing and backed off.
Lad, my stray cat, is not sure either.....but he has been in and had a feed and a warm, but didn't stay his few hours....only a few minutes. I'm sure they will all get used to one another in time.

So tonight there are some happy people......Cashy and Ange are happy, they were worried about the little thing being on his own so much, hubby is pleased because he has a new pal.......Gizmo, because he has a nice warm home, toys to play with and someone to tickle his chest.
Me......well, I'm pleased that it has all turned out so well and that hubby will get out and about a bit more and maybe lose his 'middle'.