Happy Adoption Anniversary
to my baby boy!
December 01, 2011
– fifteen years ago my Mommy, Brother and I were shopping in Center City and we
were in Wanamaker (Lord & Taylor) and had dinner reservations planned so
we had to be quick. I needed new gloves
and a scarf so was going to make it quick.
We went in and my Mommy saw the sign SPCA on floor 7. She yelled out “Oh SPCA is here, let’s just
browse.” I replied, “Mommy we are on a
time limit and have dinner reserves so just what I need and then we are off.” She said “okay” – we get in the elevator to
go where I need and Mommy immediately pushed floor 7. I looked at her and said “really, that is not
the floor I need.” She replied “Let’s
just browse and say Hi.” We get to 7 and
step out and this dog runs up to me – tan colored with big floppy ears. My Mommy yells “Oh he loves you.” And then
the adoption lady comes running over w/ adoption papers and said “look how much
he loves you.” I took a strong stance
and replied “I just lost Bootsy after 14 years and because of you Mommy I have
Jacob now and that is plenty. The
adoption lady said “Oh how cute, like A Christmas Carol you have a Jacob pup
and this one can be named Marley – get it Jacob Marley?” I half smiled and said “another character in
A Christmas Carol is scrooge and you are looking at her, so NO!”
In short, dinner
was cancelled and Marley came to his forever home with Jacob and I. Jacob was not impressed and was king so he
trained Marley so he knew that. Marley
was just happy to have a home so whatever Jacob wanted he got. Three years later Jacob had a rare bacterial
infection that was trial and error with medication and unfortunately Jacob ran
out of time before the right medicine came along.
So Marley became
King and if I don’t say so myself – I am his peasant working for everything he
wants and needs. All in all – he is
worth it, my best buddy!
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