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Surprising choices always pop up.
Over the years, we’ve had more house sitters and dog sitters than we can count. We’ve been amazed how, every time we need a sitter, the right person shows up.
Ten years ago, we decided that we wanted to shift our lives between two separate places that inspired us, since we didn’t want to settle in too deeply. The shifts kept us fresh and creative, but we knew it might be too disruptive to uproot our three little dachshunds too often. So we decided to open our home to someone who loves dogs and was willing to trade rent for taking care of “the girls.”
We’ve always been able to find the right “someone” to sit our fur-babies, who seem to have grown comfortable with our mysterious comings and goings. Truth is, they get so much attention from the house sitters that they often seem quite unimpressed with our return.
Our latest find was a young man who was finishing his degree. The friend of a friend, his name popped up in conversation. He dropped by on a Saturday afternoon to meet the girls. They asked to be held, and he quietly scooped them up and nuzzled them as we talked. It surely worked for the girls! We saw an immediate rapport, which was confirmed at later visits. He moved in the day we left.
No matter how unlikely the circumstances or how wild the schedule, we’ve always found exactly what was needed. We’ve been continually surprised and amazed how, when we hold out a question, the answers just keep “popping up.”
You may also want to visit our other websites:
Uncommon Promise Video Channel
Under the Tuscan Thumb Blog
The UP Side Lowdown by Cheryl
New Music - Virtual CD
Ten years ago, we decided that we wanted to shift our lives between two separate places that inspired us, since we didn’t want to settle in too deeply. The shifts kept us fresh and creative, but we knew it might be too disruptive to uproot our three little dachshunds too often. So we decided to open our home to someone who loves dogs and was willing to trade rent for taking care of “the girls.”
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We’ve always been able to find the right “someone” to sit our fur-babies, who seem to have grown comfortable with our mysterious comings and goings. Truth is, they get so much attention from the house sitters that they often seem quite unimpressed with our return.
Our latest find was a young man who was finishing his degree. The friend of a friend, his name popped up in conversation. He dropped by on a Saturday afternoon to meet the girls. They asked to be held, and he quietly scooped them up and nuzzled them as we talked. It surely worked for the girls! We saw an immediate rapport, which was confirmed at later visits. He moved in the day we left.
No matter how unlikely the circumstances or how wild the schedule, we’ve always found exactly what was needed. We’ve been continually surprised and amazed how, when we hold out a question, the answers just keep “popping up.”
You may also want to visit our other websites:
Uncommon Promise Video Channel
Under the Tuscan Thumb Blog
The UP Side Lowdown by Cheryl
New Music - Virtual CD
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