Happy Anniversary Ms. Ellie Mae Scootles formerly of the Cibola County Scootles and now a member of Casa de Cuckoo

A year ago today we, the grands, Shelley and I got a call from a friend who is a big animal rescue person. She told us that she had come home from a family reunion in New York to find "the cutest little dog" wandering in her diesel truck repair shop. You know, big rigs, delivery vans, large vehicles. She said the dog had been there, she was told for 4 days just wandering around the greasy shop.

I had lost my dearest furbaby Willow in March and had said "no more dogs". My daugher had her dog Odin (the ghost and mr chicken imitator) and that was plenty......well not really but............

I still miss ya sweet girl

Now the lady who called and I had shared a friendship based on the fact that we both had multiple Saint Bernards and they had play dates and birthday parties and swim parties...we had a ball. So why was she bugging me about a little piece of dog? We'll because "this is the cutest little dog I've ever seen" mmmmkay and " I know your grandkids will just love her". So there ya go. I'm a sucker and we went to "SEE" the dog.

after the bath

There she was, covered in diesel grease, scared, looking for all the world like an ewok in distress.

Here she is with her bestie and frenemy Sunny Bunny Boo Boo Head

RyLeigh named her, GK and Shelley gave her a bath and I tried to keep my distance for all of 3 or 4 days. LMNOP, thats what I call her, is quite possibly the cutest dog I've ever seen, or been hugged by, or cleaned up after, or been owned by.

And it seems like she has been here 4ever. Happy Anniversary you silly dog......