The Readers Digest Version: Part 3 (Plus A Day to Celebrate!)

WOW!

It's a recent record!

Two blog posts in two days.

It must've been at least three months since we've managed that.
(You can read yesterday's Readers Digest Part Two of Our Trip here.)

There's a good reason for this quick turnaround.

Read on

And you'll find out why!

(Moma got motivated)

So

To continue a brief version

of our Very Special Trp.

We left off at the LeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum

(With one of us a bit disconcerted

You can find out more about that someday.  

When Moma takes the time to share our observations.)

From that (rather unsettling) place we traveled to the Mountain Home

of our Prestigious and Very Respectful WFT Author Friend

Chaucer

Whom Moma and OurGirl got to snuggle up close to 

and listen to his words of sound and wise advice

(It was a very special time.)

We also got to meet his protégé

Miss Shelley

The newly rescued and adopted wire fox terrier

Author-in-Training.

And ... boy ... can she

JUMP!

(Hehehe.  The Boy taught her!)

AND

The Boy gave us lots and lots of hugs and kisses

and a few treats, too.

Before we left to head West

(That made us a bit sad ...

We knew we had more friends to visit

but it meant we were heading the direction of home)

We got directions for a couple of really cool spots

Along the back roads of New Hampshire and Vermont

Among them:

The Stonewall Farm

And Burdicks' Chocolatier

Mmm. Mmm. Mmmmmm.

Next Stop

(Next Day)

This amazing place called Niagara Falls State Park

Where I ... well ... we'll save that story for a future post.

(Moma says she can only handle telling about it once.)

So Onward!

...  to ...

The Holy Terriers

Calmly and patiently waiting on their Driveway

Quietly ready to greet us.

Seems Mumsie feared we might not be 

Shall we say ... appropriately Social

Together

Five Terriers.

Ha!

She was wrong.

We met

Nose to Nose

Stanny

Scruffy

and

of course

LacieGirlie

And we did GREAT!

(and Lacie's bottom is NOT big nor is she a lady of disrepute)

Well

We did Mostly Great.

There were a FEW minor transgressions

(Don't believe everything you may have read or will read)

Some of it may be true

And I did put myself in the Notty Corner

or

At Least

Gave MYSELF a wee bit of a time out.

(All on my own doing, I'll have you know.)

But it didn't last for long

(the time out)

and soon the three of them were showing me the wild turkeys

(no reference to any of the three of them)

trotting across their amazing back yard.

You should've seen them RUN!

(I want to learn to run like that someday)

There's more

Lots more

Some of a bit ... umm ... embarrassing

But we'll wait to tell you.

Next Morning?

A last minute plan to meet the Famous Reporter

Dewey Dewster

and his mom, Asta Marie

(and Toby ... though we never really met Tobes)

That's me.

Jake

With Dewey

Who has been teaching me the Play Bow Move

as a precursor to wiry play

(I'm not sure if he figured out that I'm more of a Meet-and-Greeter

and 

Let's-Check-Out-These-New-Surroundings

Sort of Guy

But that's OK

We had a great time

Sniffing about while the People chit chatted 

and ate a yummy yummy Breakfast.

The rest of that day was spent riding and riding

While Moma and OurGirl spent it driving and driving.

We tried to sniff out Miss Fergi's Farfel

but his scent just wasn't quite strong enough.

So

Fergi left some traces of herself for him

In hopes he'd find it someday

But understanding if he doesn't.

(Sigh)

And then MORE riding and riding

And driving and driving.

Almost all the way to Chicago Land

Where we hoped to meet up with

Amy

and

the

But alas.

Schedules didn't work out.

(Another time.)

So

More riding and riding

and driving and driving

until we found it!

Mutton Hollow!

Where I got to meet (Sweet) Scruffy

(Oh my Dogness, Moma.  How could you let me publish this with this blatant error?)

What I meant to say was: Sweet BUTCHY

(so did Fergi get to meet him, but she's a bit shy to show it quite yet)

and

YES

The precious Kkkkkatie!

Look at her greeting me with that European kiss

(There's so much more to tell)

and Mutton Hollow's where I met 

... well ... 

I'll go ahead and admit it ...

Second to Sally in London

I think I met my ...

(PLEASE DON'T TEASE ME

I'LL ADMIT TO BEING A SENSITIVE GENTLE SOUL

PERHAPS A BIT ATYPICAL FOR A WIRE.)

I met my

True Love

Ruby

The Kitty

I truly was mesmerized by her.

Truly. Truly. Truly.

And

By the Fish

As well.

All of them.

Especially those in the big pretty aquariums

We had SUCH a good time

All of us!

(Wait until you read more!)

Next Stop

Was a quick visit to see Miss Cheryl

of MidWest Fox Terrier Rescue.

She was the wonderful lady

Who first rescued me

Got me from the dog auction

and opened the doors to my new Life.

I remembered Miss Cheryl

I knew her

Right away.

And it was very special.

Just think.

I went from a Puppy Mill breeder

Just a few short years ago

to a Cross Country Traveler today.

With dozens of very very special friends

that I got to meet

Snooter to Snooter

Along the way.

Life is SO Good!

All of the Incredible Experiences

Gave us all a lot to think about

To talk about

and 

To remember 

in the car

On our long drive home.

From a lot of different perspectives.

It was a great trip

A REALLY great trip.

But there is truly nothing like

Home Sweet Home.

And our Homecoming was Fantastic.

We got HOME

To OUR Home

Our FOREVER HOME!

And it was just as we had left it

Waiting for us

Welcoming us HOME!

And we got back

Just in time

To celebrate Fergi's Second Gotcha Day!

Today!

What a great Day!

What a great Summer!

What a great two Years!

What a great Family!

What a great Extended Family!

We all feel so Lucky!!!

(And I'm so glad that Fergi is my sister.

We were meant to be a Family.)

Yep.

That's the way that it is.

Pretty dog-gonned Good!