We went yesterday to see the potential new member of the family. There were lots of others there, but she was the one that caught our eye. We spent about an hour getting to know her, talking to the administrators, and just taking it all in, trying to imagine what it would be like to have her as a member of our family. I mean, we already had one, so how much would our lives change if we added one more?  And besides that, she is black, so how much of an adjustment would that be for everybody? We thought about it over night, talked through different scenarios, and finally decided that it was just too right. So this morning we called the administrator to let him know that we wanted her to come home with us. We met with them at 10:30 this morning to go through all of the red tape, and now are just waiting on a phone call to tell us we can come pick her up. I'm so excited! (squealing like a little girl....) More later.

All went well, and Shiniqua is now officially part of the family. She is 12 years old and has had a very good life as far as a Jeep Cherokee is able to. Her previous owners apparently took very good care of her and didn't even put the average number of miles on her. It's been two days, and so far no buyer's remorse, so I think this was a good purchase.

Shiniqua, welcome home!