"Mary" made it here!

First of all, I'm sorry but I forgot my camera today, so no pictures until tomorrow! Monica and I picked Connie up at Logan Airport (Boston, MA) last evening at 6:10 p.m. She came in from Sweden. (Her home is Denmark, but she was doing her friend, Suzanne, a favor, bringing one of Suzanne's pups to the USA) Her plane was early and luckily, so were we (we expected her to arrive at 6:40 p.m.) As we approached Connie- we had spotted her right away- we saw a carrying case at her feet with this adorable brown curly dog poking her head out, just surveying the crowd. Kind of like a princess looking out over her subjects! She was so relaxed, just taking in the sites. She climbed into her new mommy's (Monica)arms without a fuss, accepting the oohhss and aahhss as people passed along. It seemed as if it happened every day. We were "in love" with her from the get go! This pup's name is Mary Katherine (a good Irish name) and she is a pistol. Last night she slept with Monica. Today she played with the Mallyree Crew and had a ball!!!!! She is just a few weeks older so was a welcomed playmate. She also is just enough older so that she is "the boss" of the group. The boys are in love with her, the girls follow her lead. It was so educational to watch the interactions and reactions. Interestingly enough Kayla wasn't thrilled with the little cutie. It seemed to stress her out. There was a stranger among "her" babies and everyone else seemed OK with it, but she didn't seem sure. Kind of like "Stranger Danger" stuff. We will see how things pan out, as Mary will be here until the 12th when Monica and Sylvia and a boy pup leave for home.
There is always the question of when is the best time to separate the pups from Mom, so this will be discussed and reviewed daily, as we are sure she still has a few pearls of wisdom to impart to her children. I'll let you know what the decision is as soon as we decide.
Look for a bunch of pictures tomorrow night. Greg is coming for his pup, Alice will be up, as well as Emily, and then there are the "rest of us".
I do want to thank Sylvia, Monica and Connie for taking over the feeding and daily care of the pups. Connie was up at 4 a.m. today, so when I got there at 6:30 a.m. she pitched right in and the pups were fed and their "bedroom" all cleaned, including mopping the floor, by 7:30 a.m. Connie even had coffee made!! I was able to go home and spend some quality time with my vacuum, washer and dryer, not to mention my husband and dogs.
I'll be back tomorrow night with a great bunch of photos!
Pam