Distraction

If you haven't heard already, Liz and I are STILL praying and trying to figure out where our next move will be. We want to settle somewhere for a while, and we don't want to move for a long time. We will have lived in five homes with less than two years of marriage when this move takes place. We're ready for some stability, constancy, and familiarity. (Who knows, maybe that is not in the cards for us, but we're allowed to dream, right?)

At any rate, I call this post, "Distraction" because that is what is going on right now. Liz and I are overwhelmed by the grandeur of deciding where the next several years will be spent, and so we are masking it by deciding countless other little things. The decision of the week has been, should we get a puppy? We've narrowed down our choices to a rather selective list. Allow me to share it with you:

1) Not a big dog. (Liz's request)
2) Not a small dog. (Jay's request)
**This only leaves "medium"
3) Not a dog that sheds a lot. (Liz's request)
4) No affiliation with a poodle. (Jay's request)
**Again, this narrows the selection quite a bit.
5) It doesn't have to be pure-bread
6) It can't be expensive
**These last two go well together.
7) Preferably one that doesn't bark a lot, is good with kids, and intelligent

Now it's your turn. Do you know of a dog that falls into these categories? Please let us know what we should be looking for. Also, please vote on my newest poll.