Remember the Song Head Over Heels by The Go-Go's?

I'm starting off with a list. Can you guess the topic?

1) The kids fell in love.
2) Jim fell in love.
3) I fell in love.
4) We all fell madly in love!...Ain't it grand?
5) Our children are temporarily responsible.
6) Everybody deserves a buddy.
7) One more fantastical reason to get up in the morning...smiling. (I hope.)
8) Temporary lapse of sanity on the part of the parents.
9) Jim and I were "the coolest parents ever" for more than five minutes.
10) Jim and I are still "the coolest parents ever" more than a week later. 


If you're not sure, Here's the Topic: 10 Reasons to Buy a Puppy 

The most popular reaction has been: "You work full time, have three kids, a husband, and now 2 dogs. What?! This wasn't enough?"
Alas, this is part of being 1/2 of a Gemini duo. We go a little crazy...and because there are two of us we either bring the other back to reality in a snap or very quickly join in the mahem!
Weeehhhhl...What can I say? It was a head over heels moment for us. 
We were bigger kids than the kids.

We were hooked.
The puppy had stolen our hearts.
He overheard us talking. His ears perked up. His head bobbed back and forth between us, following every word.
He cocked his head to the right as if to say,"I heard you...now what?"
Jim looked at me and said,"This would have never have happened if you hadn't come."
Me: Huh? I'm only talking about how cute he is. I don't want to get a dog.
Jim: He is cute. What kind of a dog is he?
Me: I'll ask.
Chloe: Daddy,  can we get the puppy?
Jim: I can't believe this. This isn't fair. I knew that I shouldn't have come here. I'm being sandbagged.
Me: No. She's just asking a question. (smiling in my mind, poker face on the outside) Come on, if you weren't thinking about it you'd just say No. You want him!

The kids saw the action and quickly scooted over. We all played. I started calling the pup Chip. The whole family began to call the pup Chip. Jim asked,"How much is he?"
...and the rest is history.

Chip is the newest addition to the family. He's a sweet tempered little guy...a Chihuahua/Jack Russel/ possibly other breeds mix. His Mom's name is Molly and Dad's name is Studley!

We walked in for fish food and walked out with a puppy!

Our euphoric puppy state won't last forever.

For now I'm loving the fact that this little guy follows our 3 yr. old lab, Lightning everywhere and that the girls have been waking early for school every morning, unprompted!! --Miracle of miracles.