The power of 3
Have you ever heard that bad things happen in 3's? I wonder what that says about me!! Perhaps good things come in 3's as well, and people just don't realize that.
We started out with one dog. About 6 months after that, we added another. Due to an unfortunate situation, we had to find her a new home. And in losing Lacey, we decided upon Emma. The same night we picked up a puppy Em, stray Susie decided we were her new family.
And then there were three.
When Susie disappeared some 11 months later (just after being spayed, I might add), I swore we'd be a 2-dog family. But the power of 3 overruled, and in my search of the local shelters, I discovered Molly. Who is, quite possibly, the very best dog ever. Enough said.
Then there are the cats. When I moved to the US, I brought with me two cats, Harry & Sally. Walking into WalMart one day, I was greeted by a little girl who held up a tiny kitten and said "Want a kitten?". Naturally, I said ABSOLUTELY and took him home. After an unfortunate accident some months later, we were back to 2 cats. I swore I wouldn't replace Leo. Two was enough. But watching the news one day, they showed the Pet of the Week. An orange kitten. I figured any cat who went on TV and looked like he enjoyed it deserved to have a great home, and Micah came home that evening.
Back to the power of 3.
Last July - almost exactly 1 year ago - my beloved Sally died. It appeared to be a peaceful death. I was 8 months pregnant with a broken ankle and swore NO KITTEN, at least not until the baby was here.
Again, the power of 3 overruled, and Samson came home 5 days later.
So, I have 3 cats, 3 dogs, and 3 children, whom most people already knew about.
Which takes us to last weekend.
H desperately wanted a guinea pig. She's been begging for one for God knows how long. After much research and 1 guinea pig book, R and I agreed to buy her a guinea pig. One. With a small cage.
How foolish am I.
On a whim, I checked PetFinder. Nothing local. So I decided to take a gander at Craigslist. And what do I find there but an ad from May 24th lookng for a new home for "2 lovely guinea pigs". So I went ahead an emailed her on the offchance she still had them.
She did.
Only.....
it wasn't two guinea pigs.
Again, the power of 3 ruled all and we brought home 3 delightful little cavies. Peanut Butter, Blackberry, and Zoe are now the most darling new members of our zoo.
Dh commented that a fourth child is obviously not in the works for us.
Me, I'm not so sure. I'm thinking perhaps a 4th IS in the works... as well as a 5th, and a 6th.
Three girls.
Three boys.
It all has to balance out, right?
Power of 3, after all........
We started out with one dog. About 6 months after that, we added another. Due to an unfortunate situation, we had to find her a new home. And in losing Lacey, we decided upon Emma. The same night we picked up a puppy Em, stray Susie decided we were her new family.
And then there were three.
When Susie disappeared some 11 months later (just after being spayed, I might add), I swore we'd be a 2-dog family. But the power of 3 overruled, and in my search of the local shelters, I discovered Molly. Who is, quite possibly, the very best dog ever. Enough said.
Then there are the cats. When I moved to the US, I brought with me two cats, Harry & Sally. Walking into WalMart one day, I was greeted by a little girl who held up a tiny kitten and said "Want a kitten?". Naturally, I said ABSOLUTELY and took him home. After an unfortunate accident some months later, we were back to 2 cats. I swore I wouldn't replace Leo. Two was enough. But watching the news one day, they showed the Pet of the Week. An orange kitten. I figured any cat who went on TV and looked like he enjoyed it deserved to have a great home, and Micah came home that evening.
Back to the power of 3.
Last July - almost exactly 1 year ago - my beloved Sally died. It appeared to be a peaceful death. I was 8 months pregnant with a broken ankle and swore NO KITTEN, at least not until the baby was here.
Again, the power of 3 overruled, and Samson came home 5 days later.
So, I have 3 cats, 3 dogs, and 3 children, whom most people already knew about.
Which takes us to last weekend.
H desperately wanted a guinea pig. She's been begging for one for God knows how long. After much research and 1 guinea pig book, R and I agreed to buy her a guinea pig. One. With a small cage.
How foolish am I.
On a whim, I checked PetFinder. Nothing local. So I decided to take a gander at Craigslist. And what do I find there but an ad from May 24th lookng for a new home for "2 lovely guinea pigs". So I went ahead an emailed her on the offchance she still had them.
She did.
Only.....
it wasn't two guinea pigs.
Again, the power of 3 ruled all and we brought home 3 delightful little cavies. Peanut Butter, Blackberry, and Zoe are now the most darling new members of our zoo.
Dh commented that a fourth child is obviously not in the works for us.
Me, I'm not so sure. I'm thinking perhaps a 4th IS in the works... as well as a 5th, and a 6th.
Three girls.
Three boys.
It all has to balance out, right?
Power of 3, after all........
posted by KB at 5:49 PM
4 Comments:
I love it!
Or, you could have 3 kids to the power of 3-- 27!!!!! Huh? How bout it? ;-)
PS-- I have to add one more thing that has nothing to do with threes (well, maybe I should go count your comments to check that). Anyway, I have to add a big, huge thanks for all of your support and kind words. It means a ton to me! Thanks! (And I'll send those congrats to Anamika along with a gentle nudge about resuming posting since I miss hers too)
6 kids! Yikes... 27 kids!!! Oy..
You're a braver woman than I am!!
I love reading about your adventures with your kids- you sound so happy, your kids sound so happy... I wish you lived closer so we could get these boys of ours together!!
Have a great weekend!! TTYL
Now you've said it out loud and you're screwed.
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