My Candy Girl
Today has been an emotional roller coaster for me. I didn’t go to bed until almost 5 am. I was so sad and crying and just depressed. Mini bug is still not feeling well, and I was taking care of her most of the night also.
Mini Bug came and woke me up this morning, with her usual, good morning mommy, shaking my head wake up. I got out of bed, and I noticed immediately that it was only me and Mini Bug home. My heart sank. I knew my husband has left with Candy Girl and Mighty Bug. I went outside, lit a cigarette and just cried. I didn’t even get to say goodbye. I really really haven’t cried that hard in many years.
About an hour later, my husband came home. I watched him come in with the baby. I just looked at him. He looked at me. I said, so Candy is gone? He said, no bug, she is right here, and in came Candy Girl. Then I noticed that my husbands eyes, looked a slightly bit swollen. The first thing I did was hug him and said Thank you…the next thing I asked was what happened. He said, he went to the peoples home, and sat in the car on the road just looking at the neighborhood. He said he didn’t like it. Didn’t have a good feeling. Then he said he got out of the car, and Candy, who usually jumps out of the car as soon as the door is opened, didn’t, she ran to the very back of the car, on the rear dash and tried to hide up there. That’s when he knew…no. He got back in the car and drove back home. I get to keep my dog. I am so happy and so whewwwwww relieved. But I had taken several Valium at 5 am so that I could force myself to sleep, that I have been in a bit of a fog all day. I am so happy that he couldn’t do it. I am so happy that for whatever reason….something touched his heart and changed his mind. I will make more of an effort to play with Candy girl more often. But really, it’s not like she is ignored…the kids play with her all the time. Mini Bug adores her…and they chase each other all over the house all day long sometimes. Mighty bug laughs at her, he isn’t sure what she is, but Candy makes him laugh.
When my husband said that I don’t have time for her anymore, he told me today, that he meant that I don’t have time to let her out to pee. Which is true, sometimes I forget, because I am so busy with kids and daily living, that I sometimes forget to let the dog out. When I got Candy, she only 3 pounds and it was in the winter. She was way to young and little to go outside in the snow and cold. So I trained her on pee pee pads. She was very good about it. Then when spring came, I moved the pee pee pad outside, and she learned to go outside. Now…because I forget to pay attention to her, she pees on the throw rugs in the bathroom, because in her doggy mind…they are pee pee pads. I don’t mind picking up the throw rug and washing it, but my husband hates it. So, if I want to keep Candy, I have to stop her from doing that and pay attention and let her out to pee. I told my husband it would be nice to have a doggy door on the bathroom door that leads outside. He agreed…but said the kids are still so little that they could go out it also. So, to retrain myself, to remember about Candy, I think I will go buy one of those kitchen timer thingy things…and keep setting it to go off every hour, to remind myself to let Candy out. I want to keep my dog!!!
He also mentioned that he would like me to look into some orlando vacations package deals. He said instead of going to the beach this Christmas, maybe it would be nice to take the kids to Disney. I don’t want to go to Disney, I want to go to the beach…but now is not the time, to argue. I won today. I will hold my tongue for a bit 
November 8th, 2009 at 7:37 am
Now that is good we know the dog is safe.I can imagine how you felt.We are thinking of getting a Yorkshire Terrier for our new apartment.Think about Disney.
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November 8th, 2009 at 10:21 am
I think everybody won, you, your family and most of all Candy. Hell even all your readers have won, we’re suckers for happy endings
November 8th, 2009 at 10:50 am
YYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!
You don’t know how HAPPY I am to hear this news. I was teary reading yesterday’s post, and it upset me all evening. And when I checked in today I was simply overjoyed. And OH GRACIOUS, if that isn’t a face to smoosh with kisses I don’t know whose it! (I’m a shameless nose kisser so you’d best never let me near her!)
I tell you, you’ve made my day, my heart sing, and you can tell your husband I forgive him and won’t have to bop him over the head with a dog toy, which I very much wanted to do last night. I was even going to send a pack of pugs after him which I’m sure would have frightened him half to death, but they were having treats and couldn’t be bothered.
I’m just SO HAPPY!!!! Yea!!!!
Big hugs to you, and smooches to Herself!
Love,
A very happy Maitri, champion of animals everywhere even if she avoids most humans…
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November 8th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Big hugs. I was reading yesterday and was so angry that he would even do that to you and your baby. I just couldn’t imagine my husband ever forcing me to give up my cats. I was dumbstruck.
I decided it was best to keep my mouth shut…
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November 8th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Thats good news then. I remember when we had to have our dog put down years ago for biting someone. I was gutted for weeks afterwards
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November 8th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
YIPEEEE, I’m so glad to hear you got to keep Candy. It sounds as though Candy wanted to keep you too the way she ran to the back of the car. As for the house training it’s just a matter of getting into a routine. It is a lot of work but every bit worth it.
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November 8th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
WHAT IS MEANT TO BE WILL BE: HAPPY FOR YOU AND CANDY AND THE KIDS AND DARN IT JUST GO TO DISNEY LOL
November 8th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Glad you still have your dog. Setting the timer sounds like a good idea to help you remember to let her out. Have fun at Disney!
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November 8th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
I’m glad you’re able to keep your dog!
November 8th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Awww, what a happy ending to your heart touching story. I’m so very happy for you. It’s amazing how pets become a huge part of our families. We have two Golden Retrievers that we love very much. They’ve been around since before our little one was born. Our little one is 5 now and her two best friends are our sweet dogs. Thanks for sharing your amazing story.
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November 8th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
I’m really pleased you get to keep Candy. What temperature are you expecting on the beach on Christmas day? It’s probably be freezing cold here.
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November 8th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
What a wonderful story. I’m glad you are keeping your baby. How wonderful.
Have a terrific day. Big hug.
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November 8th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
well, thank God!!!!
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November 9th, 2009 at 10:28 am
I’m so glad you’re able to keep Candy Girl! Train her to ask you when it is time to go outside and you’ll only need to let her out when she needs to go. Even dogs trained to go on wee wee pads can also be trained to ask you to go outside. Good luck!
November 9th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Congratulations on keeping your dog.
I love Disney, I would go there over a beach any day. Then again, we have beaches here…so I can go to those almost anytime!
November 9th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
awwwww, I’m so glad you get to keep her. It’s amazing how iomportant these furry little ones become to us. Bigggggg hugs sweets!
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November 9th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Aw she is so cute! I do hope you keep her but of course you gotta do what you gotta do. I wish you all the best!
November 9th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Phew! What a huge relief. Yay Candy Girl.
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November 10th, 2009 at 10:33 am
YAY!!!!! So glad to hear this, I was really ticked off when I read your previous post. My first thought was “Hubby is such a MEANIE!!!! How would he like it if you got rid of HIM?” I’m so glad Candy Girl showed him she didn’t want to go.
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