We weren't looking for a new home for Josie, even though Todd kept wondering if keeping her was the right thing for our family.  He was talking to his friend Andrew at work (they go jogging or workout at lunch several times a week) about his doubts, and Andrew got very excited.  He said his daughter has been wanting her own dog (they have an older small dog) and from everything Todd said, Josie sounded like the dog they had been looking for. The daughter is 9-years old, and an only child.  Andrew's wife is a stay-at-home Mom, so Josie would get more attention during the day, too. 

The first time Todd told Andrew we were fostering Josie, Andrew suggested that they take her, but it wasn't until Andrew started pressing Todd that he finally asked me about the idea. I felt it was really up to Zane, and he said while he enjoyed having Josie, he said he didn't at all mind seeing if it was a better fit for the other family.  We all agreed to give it a try. 

Andrew's daughter, Fina (short for Josefina!), has been told she is "dogsitting," and so far so good.  Todd took her to their house on Tuesday and spent an hour with them, inspecting the yard (both he and Josie!) and fixing some things that were not right for Josie, and making sure the dogs would get along.  The mother walked Josie and Lucy, their other dog,  to school to pick up Fina that afternoon, and Josie was the hit at school.  Fina adores Josie!  They were also impressed how smart Josie is--they have a doggie door and they have never been able to get Lucy to use it, no matter what they've tried--food, propping it open, she never got the hang of it.  Josie discovered it the first day and started using it on her own.  She really is a clever little dog.

The only concern they expressed so far is what will they do with her when they go on vacation.  We had the answer for that--we will dogsit!  And we've invited them to come to the cabin for a weekend this summer--they are going to bring Josie with them, of course! 

I have ridden my bike three times in the last three workdays, although only one way so far.  On Friday, Mike picked me up.  He took me (and my bike) shopping.  First stop was to Gottschalks (the only non-boutique clothing store in town) for capris that fit (my butt anyway).  I spent an hour in my closet that morning, trying on clothes trying to figure out what to wear on my bike.  I hate the new style--lower rise waist.  The last thing I want when I ride my bike is for my crack to be showing; well, my granny underwear, to be honest.  It doesn't help that I swim in the waist anyway.  Since I lost four pounds in four days it shouldn't be too long before I can wear smaller clothes--probably still proportionally wrong, but I'll feel so good about my body I won't care!   I can tell, it's a matter of weeks.  Then we went to Nugget for seafood and chicken to grill for salads.  Cale passed on the seafood and gave his two prawns and scallops away.  He still can't shake the feeling that it was the seafood that made him sick last week.  He lost 15 pounds and very upset about it. 

On Monday, I rode into work again and had Cale pick me up, leaving my bike in my office.  We picked up Mexican food and brought it home.  Cale took me to work Tuesday morning on his way to Oregon.  He packed my truck (and trailer) with things I had promised to deliver to my sister, Dee, and will be bringing back my new bed.  I rode home after work, around 6:10, got home at 6:40, just in time to get in Cale's car and take Zane to trumpet.  He realized when we arrived that he brought his backpack, not his trumpet, but fortunately, the teacher has a spare trumpet for just this reason.  I went off to the adult school to fill in my timecards for last quarter--I never got paid and finally learned why--I never filled out the timesheets!  I headed to the pet store for bird seed and treats, and walked across the shopping center in perfect timing to meet Todd, who had picked up Zane, at the Mexican restaurant. Seis de Mayo!  Afterward, we made one more stop in the shopping center per Zane's request:  Game Stop.   It seems Zane needs some games that don't have an M for Mature rating, since last weekend we took all his M games away until he demonstrates more maturity and respect toward us.  We ended up selecting an arcade game package that we can all play, and two wireless guitars so we can play RockBand.  The family that plays together...doesn't kill each other!

Tomorrow I plan to ride both to work and home, although I will be going in late, waiting at home for a delivery.  I need to be at work by 11 so I hope it comes first thing.  It's been taking me 35 minutes to ride to work, but tonight it only took 30 min to get home.  It's always quicker to get home!  It should take about 20.  My legs are so sore.  I took a tylenol PM and I hope it kicks in soon. 

My dentist called me today to chastise me for not making that appointment to get my tooth extracted.  She warned me that antibiotics might not help the next flare up.  I made an appointment for Friday the 13th of June.  I can hardly wait. 

This is turning out to be a busy week.  We need to schedule our interview with the coordinator of a foreign exchange program.  Zane signed us up and it sounds interesting.  A French child, Zane's age, will come in July and stay with us for three weeks.  There will be field trips once/twice a week, that Zane can attend as well.  Perfect, since he's at that age too old for summer camps any more, but too young to work, and too [the wrong age] to stay home unsupervised for an entire summer!  I have a church meeting Thursday, and I need to start booking tickets for my summer trips:  Illinois, NC, and Portland.  We've reserved a week and a half at the cabin for our own vacation, and Todd is reading to me all the summer activities offered in our new association.  He signed us up for a tennis tournament Memorial Day weekend.  I feel like summer has already started.  It's going to be a fun one!!!