Winston

 Cal offered to watch Winston for the weekend as the Lamles planned to be out of town.  Due to a miscommunication, Mike brought the Heinisch family's favorite canine to our home instead of Grandma Jane's where Cal was working virtually.  Robyn texted me right away to see if they needed to pick him back up and take him to Cal, but we said, "Absolutely not!'  Meg and I both knew that once Winston saw Cal he would be oblivious to the rest of us.  Thus, we were excited to have him to ourselves at least for a couple of hours.  

Unfortunately, Winston was not quite as happy about the situation.  He tolerated the attention from Meg and I pretty well, but spent most of his time searching the house for Cal.  When Meg found him sitting in the bathroom waiting for Cal after Cam turned on the shower, we realized that it was time to take him to his "best buddy."  Since Winston was carrying his leash with him wherever he went, Meg and Cam decided that the best way to get him to Cal was to walk him there.  They enjoyed the mild weather and arrived just as Cal finished with his meeting.  Both he and Winston were glad to be reunited once again and the rest of us could only wave goodbye as they headed inside.

We really have enjoyed spending time with Winston this winter.  He's a great dog to have around.  Part of the reason it is so fun to have him around is that we have never really seen a dog love anyone as much as Winston does Cal.  Maybe it's just his personality, but it sure seems that he would follow Cal anywhere.  Meg has told me multiple times, "I know dogs can't smile, but Winston definitely does when he sees Cal."  Doug and I still laugh about the time Cal and Winston drove past us while we were walking.  Winston sat shot gun looking like he was having the time of his life.  We realize that Winston may be this way with everyone that he knows well, but for those of us in the Heinisch home it has been fun to watch he and Cal interact.  We will definitely miss that when Cal moves to Chicago next month.