Thanks everyone!! Yes, we are settling in nicely. It was great to see Toby (such a gorgeous little boy), Scrapper, and Holly. I have a work committment that takes me just north of Christina every month, so it is really easy to stop in on my way home, to visit with her and the Boxer gang.

The house is wonderful, and I am gradually (actually fairly quickly) restocking. I now have two couches (one is even a sleeper), a small tv and dvd player (and a line on a nice 36 in. tv from a neighbor). I am still borrowing a bed from my brother until I get some bedroom furniture. But, my kitchen is now well stocked. I have beds for the dogs. I have 3 bookcases and an entertainment center. Christina also saw to it that I got a few Boxer related items, as well as a couple other lovely "knick knacks".

One thing I have found is that Cassius and Lacey are both very nervous when I turn on the heater (a wall heater this time), and both panic if the smoke alarm goes off (first time I turned on the heater- burning off all the dust). So, besides their long term stay at the clinic, the fire definitely affected them in other ways as well. We are all gradually healing emotionally, and forging ahead into a new life.

Things are looking up and I am looking ahead.