I had off yesterday (and it was desperately needed since I've been burning the candle at both ends - busting my booty to get ready for my vacation and the wedding next - see Shelby's blog AND working my job with back to normal LONG hours). So we got off yesterday for the Jewish New Year and it was a wonderful respite.

Jasper goes to daycare on Wednesdays... it usually is good for about a day or so of tired out pup before the weekend arrives and I can exhaust her  - again. But for some reason, she was full of energy yesterday. So I went for my run and came back to 'jumpy-Jasper Lily'. Grabbed her and we walked to our neighborhood coffee shop that is dog friendly so we grabbed an iced tea and sat outside. Aside from her standard "resting bitch face", I think she had fun:

As Bonnie noted, Jasper and I have the same blond (however hers doesn't come from a bottle, lucky bitch). 

I went off to run some errands and while I was out, grabbed a few more toys for her. She LOVES her stuffed babies and goes through them quickly. She's still working on one that was Shelby's and she's about to kill it completely and I admit, a part of me dies each time she pulls the fluff out - Shelby never loved that toy as much as the others that are put out of sight - but it was a Shelby toy. But I remember the dog's last will and testament part about gifting the bed, toys, etc... so I let Jasper have her fun. 

And this is what we had last night:

Can I just say - this cracks me up. I love how she sits like that and she goes super long ... and she knows that I love it since I laugh and scratch her little booty when she does it! Every single morning when we get up, I come out of the bathroom and she's laying on the carpet doing this and stretching before her walk. I wish I was as good of a yogi as Jasper Lily! And you can see she has her babies, her antler, her bones .. 

She still tends to be a bit reclusive at times. I guess I was so used to Shelby being all up in my business 24/7 that Jasper's independence, while welcomed, sometimes makes me concerned if she's happy or not. She is 100% NOT connected to my emotions at all - two nights this week I've had epic crying fits and she's paid no attention. I know she can hear me w/those ears! 

And I think we are getting the random barking under control. I don't like barking. I don't like incessant barking. So I've been using a water bottle on her and she hates it. And this was her the other night - sulking because I told her to quit barking and sprayed her a couple times. Pout central. 

So we're still finding out groove ... she IS a good little dog for the most part. People come up to me all the time and tell me how pretty she is and ask me what breed she is and I have to explain what a Kelpie is since there is pretty much no Basenji in this one - And she continues to hate/fear riding in the car. If only they could talk ... perhaps then I would figure out what truly goes through her little brain ... ahhh... the wonderful life of Jasper Lily... I hope she likes her forever home!