Today Michelle came and picked Ziva up. She is moving on! It seems that over the last week or so EVERYONE has been asking, "How will you be able to give her up? Won't you be sad?" Ziva is a wonderful, smart and sweet girl, and, of course, we will miss having her around. But, it is exciting to imagine who she will be matched with and what she will be doing in the coming years. Ziva did well in her recent evaluation, so we are optimistic that she will succeed in her planned career. I guess it is kind of like sending a child off to college and knowing (or at least being pretty confident) she will get a terrific job she will love.
In the past few months, Ziva's work has become much more consistent. She's even started to get the hang of stopping for overhead obstacles. For a long time I think that she thought I just amused myself by stopping to admire the trees.
Ziva recently enjoyed a rainy afternoon on the porch of the French Legation Museum in Austin. The curator was concerned about letting her into the museum, but she proved to be a model guest. 
Ben, Evan and Marten will miss Ziva. They think that she would love to be placed with someone who is around kids a lot.
Marten and Ziva
Evan and Ziva
Ben and Ziva
Be a good girl!
A special thanks to Courtney Havenwood for all the beautiful pictures of Ziva.
