4th

We ended up enjoying fireworks on TV, watching the show in NY. Unfortunately, NM got his pinky toe hurt badly in the door. One of those things that dad had to deal with because mom couldn't handle it and dad was there. That's what Abba's for! He opted to stay home and since it was hurt pretty bad and there was a good chance we would have to walk a distance from parking to the lake, we opted to stay home. To console us all, I told them that what Austin put on couldn't possibly rival New York's since Macy made a huge deal about it being the biggest. It didn't disappoint! I do wish we recorded the one in DC, too.

You should see his toe...blisters on the toe pad and a blood blister under the nail. It's so sad!

Sprocket is cute, cute, cute. Good thing, because she cried most of last night. I mean most. I took her outside at midnight to go potty and she did. She fell asleep after crying just a little but a couple of hours later, she was crying again so I put her outside again. I'm not sure if she fell asleep after that time. I did manage to sleep a little. I hope it doesn't take more than a few days for a dog to learn the crate is a good thing!

The crying was all about her being put somewhere away from us. After I got her out this morning, she went (accident, my bad, didn't get her outside quickly enough) and then outside after finishing her business she just wanted to be with me, play with me, get hugs. I actually got to hear her little bark instead of crying. Her crying, by the way, can be eerily like a human baby's.

The boys adore her. NM got on the ground with her this morning, eye to eye, and told her, "Sprocket, I love you." J keeps picking her up and carrying her everywhere, then putting her down and telling her "Sit! Sit, Sparky. Oh, I mean Sprocket. Puppy." She's definitely got a submissive temperament and will just lay or sit or stand in the position that J puts her in. She's such a good puppy!