The New Addition to our Family!

No, not THAT new addition.

We FINALLY got the green light from our landlords to get a dog! Danny went upstairs one night and pled our case and I guess he got through to them. So we found a shelter which takes animals from the South (since there are so many more strays down there) and brings them up North (where there is more demand). There we found a black lab/German shepherd mix from Tennessee. Her name was Sorghum (if you are from the South you probably know what that means). Now her name is Stevie (as in Nicks, Wonder, Ray Vaughn).

We think she will be a pretty good dog, one day. One day far, far in the future. Right now she is busy peeing on the rug (though she does go outside, too), eating soil from the plants, and ignoring us when we call her. But she also is learning basic commands and she is very quiet and good about hanging out in the crate when we are not home or are asleep. And, she's cute.