Time to Get a Dog?

So I've been whining to my friends lately that my kids don't need me anymore. I'm thinking I should maybe get a dog sometime soon. Some little furry thing that is absolutely crazy with excitement when I walk through the door, who can't get enough of me. Sigh.... maybe when I retire. Not sure when that will be. Don't get me wrong, I know the best thing I could ever have done for my kids, other then point them to the Lord, was to train them to be independent! So now they are and I have to sit back and let them be. And I am so very proud of my kids - sometimes I wonder if they know that. They are good, kind, generous and each has a wonderful sense of humor. So maybe one of them hardly ever eats veggies, one of them speaks first and thinks later, and one of them has a bit of a temper, still they're my wonderful kids and I wouldn't trade them for the world! And we're not even going to describe my faults or weaknesses because we'd be here all night. I am truly blessed. I know I am loved and shame on me for ever doubting it.