well, that was an adventure

Today I subbed (for a teacher that basically left me no plans...kind of a tiring day) and when I got home all I wanted to do was relax and bake some soda bread.  And prep my corned beef and cabbage.  K and I are having St. Patrick's day early (tomorrow) since we both have class Thursday night.

After doing all this I go to take Hanna outside before I settle in for some TV watching.  Now, just so you know, I live in an apartment complex, which is basically just parking lots with buildings around them and some grass.  Imagine my surprise when we came across a small ewok-like dog just wandering alone.  She looked slightly familiar but wasn't wearing a collar.  So I lured her back to my apartment, fashioned a collar/leash out of one of Hanna's leashes and began knocking on doors.

Of course, no one answered, so I brought her back home.  Hanna was a little leery of her, but basically ok. This is when I started to panic...what they hell was I going to do about this dog?  I decided to knock on my neighbors door and asked them if they had ever seen her, they agreed with me that she looked familiar and together we made a guess at who we thought we had seen her with.

With their help I found the owner and returned the dog.  Turns out she had just had bladder surgery and her owner assumed she was asleep under a bed, but her daughter left the door open so she got out.  She was grateful I found her but had no idea she was missing!

Alls well that ends well I guess, but it kind of showed me that I should try and get to know my neighbors better!  I am very happy that my neighbors (who I have seen around for years, but never really talked to) were so nice about helping me...and that I didn't end up with another dog!

(I tried to take a picture of the dog but she didn't cooperate)

(Promise this won't become a dog-only blog...I just have had a lot of dog activity lately!)