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Originally Posted by schatzie -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bettyeanne, you are so correct by saying that Toto takes 24/7 of your time, so does Schatzie, LOL. It's funny though how Id want to subject myself with another even knowing the time, costs, etc involved. I know I wont however now but those heart strings pull quite often.  |
Yep! But ... we really did our homework when considering buying Toto ... we truly made a "committment" to her! For a couple of days after we brought her home, every time I looked at her I imagined there was something wrong! She was just sooo tiny [1 1/2 lbs. @ almost 16 weeks!] I was absolutely tied up in knots ... we would just sit and stare at her! Made 3 trips to the vet that week ... I also still had "sticker shock"!!
We had her for a couple of weeks and were down near Destin, FL with our little Casita RV ... I had given Toto a bath and had her on the picnic table combing her ... got distracted ... plop, she fell off and I just went into screaming, crying hysterics!! I just knew something had broken! She was fine of course but I just kept blaming myself. Later, I realized that the "big bucks" didn't even cross my mind ... Patrick and I were talking about it later and when I mentioned that for the first time I didn't think of the $$$ ... he said "I haven't thought about that since 5 minutes after we held her!!"
We have pretty much decided to move our retirement out a few years so I can stay home with her. I have worked my entire life so we'll have to see how this goes .... so far, Toto and I are really enjoying "time off"!!
Of course, family and friends think we have taken leave of our senses but anyone who has never had one of these little ones just can't understand!!
Patrick just keeps saying ... it's the smartest thing we ever did!!!