Technically Behaving

My new home is right next door to Oren’s Auto body and Car wash.  I can see the car’s being sprayed off to enter the car wash from where I am writing this post.  I thought it would be distracting living next to the car wash, but it’s kind of relaxing.  The spray is very soothing.  I never realised how social the body shop is though.  In the morning there are about 5 old guys that come as early as 5:30 to drink coffee.  Yes I said 5:30!  The hell guys?  Have coffee at your own house.  After work there’s always dudes coming and drinking beer there.  I knew about that part before moving in.  The coffee part kind of surprises me though.  Who knew I lived next door to such a gathering spot.

My dad got a new dog today.  I guess her name is Annie.  She hails from Iowa.  My dad got her at the Sauk City Humane Society.  I guess poor Annie was brought from the Iowa floods.  She is a Black Lab mix, and from what my dad says she is really well trained.  She laid down in the car the whole way home, doesn’t bark, and likes to go for walks, but is really mellow.  I figured he would have a new dog by the end of the summer.  He keeps talking about getting a Boxer puppy.  I thank God he found Annie first.  She sounds more his speed.  I think a Boxer pup would have been way to hyper for my dad and Sue and they would have given it away.  I’m glad he got a new dog.  He has been really lost since Chloe passed away in March.  He keeps saying how lonely he is.  Now he has a companion to ride around with to do all of his old guy stuff, like go to the dump.  I don’t know why that is his favorite thing to do, but Annie, I hope you enjoy all of your future trips to the dump.