From Mom, October 30, 2010

Hey, I hope you got all that settled. I am hoping you get to keep rto also. I think personality wise you are suited for the job.

Sadie is in heat. I've been watching her pretty close for a few days because her ears have flared up and again and the two seem to go hand in hand with her. I won't be initially making a profit with this litter. I'm hoping to keep 3 of her puppies, two girls and one boy. because I'm getting her fixed after this litter. I knew I wanted from her next litter the smallest chocolate boy to breed with Emma. Dutch is really too big for her and I want to keep her puppies as small as I can. Then I was going to keep a girl the next time I breed Sadie next year, but because of her ears I just don't think its a good ideal. Shirley said she wants a boy if one has the same coat color as Sadie. So there's half the litter taken right there. The two girls I will breed to Fritz and the boy to Emma and Tawnee. Dutch will only be bred to Gretchen and Hiedi in the future. I'm breeding her to a stud that only produces chocolate and silver/chocolate puppies, to increase the likelihood of having a full chocolate litter.

We are up and Shirley's tonight and will return home Saturday night because Shirley works Sunday. then it will be three weeks before we have time off together again. I took Thanksgiving week off like I usually do. I considered taking Christmas week off but I already get paid days off then anyways for the Holidays. I want to save my leave time for when you are home again. I know that you will have lots of things to do and people to see when your back so I don't expect to you spend all your leave with me at home. I will have other things to keep me busy too. I can name two right now. =)

I love you very much and miss your face. Mom XOXOXOXOX