Zane and "the dog"

On Sunday, July 5, we started cleaning up the bayhouse in preparation for leaving after lunch. We washed loads of sheets and towels, vacuumed and emptied the refrigerators. We drained our pool and put up hoses, tables & chairs and the gazebo I had purchased (which was a great addition to our outdoor area.)

Wendy wanted to give the boys lunch before they left for home. She had just settled them at the table with sandwiches when Robin and Chad showed up with her dachshund, Rowdy. They came by to say goodbye before heading back to El Campo.

Zane is really crazy about dogs and wanted to play with Rowdy, but Wendy wanted him to eat his lunch first. He was very good about it and sat there eating. Meanwhile, Rowdy did something for which he got put into the truck, (not to worry, it was running,) so was unavailable for play when Zane got through with his lunch. Robin and Chad left and Zane was very sad when he realized that "the dog", as he calls Rowdy, was gone, too.

Zane left the room and Wendy found him lying on one of the beds. She asked him what he was doing there and he replied that he just wanted to think about "the dog." He further informed her that next time she shouldn't put "supper" out first. He stayed on the bed for a while and then joined Gage in the living room. The television was on and cartoons were being shown, but Zane was still too sad to watch them...highly unusual. He faced away from the television and thought about "the dog" and how unfair it had all been.

I think Wendy and Kelly might actually be entertaining the idea of getting them a dog! But, of course, Zane and Gage don't need to know about that yet.

The photo here is Zane with Gracie, Rowdy's "sister." Isn't that a wonderful picture of a happy little boy?