Luann's dog had puppies. My daughter Beth wanted one of the puppies. "Can't We get one, Dad. Please! Please!" They were very tiny...little beagles....cute, warm and fuzzy. Dad and I said, "Yes.". Beth came home with a little female, barely 10 weeks old. She named her Lucy from the Peanuts gang.

Such excitement in the house. We had to find food dishes and bedding. We went out and bought puppy food. Little Lucy explored the house. Little Lucy was the center of attention.

Nightfall. Everyone is exhausted and sleepy, especially Lucy. We had heard that puppies separated from their mother for the first time, are upset and confused. We decided to try the old hot water bottle and ticking alarm clock to sooth our new puppy to sleep.

We did not have a hot water bottle, so Beth slept on the floor with Lucy and an alarm clock ticking beside her....two little tykes sleeping on the floor.

I took a picture of the two of them cuddled up together... my youngest and her new puppy.....sleeping on the kitchen floor. It is engraved on my heart.