Like any good project manager, I made meticulous plans around the decision and timing to breed Zoey. The project I’m running at work was scheduled to be complete on June 15th – the same date Zoey was due to have pups. Perfect timing. Nothing would be left to do at work but take bows and accept praise for a job well done while I devoted my considerable amount of newly acquired free time to new puppies. Buuuut… (you know where this is going) The project ran over – and not by a little. So much for best-laid plans.
I’m back in the office this week trying to transform chaos into order. And while everyone is running with their hair on fire, I have a secret weapon that keeps a smile on my face. I have a webcam – and it has a live feed of 9 beautiful little squeakers and their mama. I can almost smell the puppies.
Yesterday, several of them got up on their wobbly hind legs and took a few all-four-feet-on-the-ground steps. When I got home I discovered that a couple of them had opened their eyes too. I was star-struck as I gazed at them.
I 
doubt they felt the same way staring back at my giant face as I gushed over their accomplishments. I plan to capture some video this weekend and post it to the website.