I didn’t intend to get another dog so quickly, and I really wasn’t sure if we ‘needed’ another one, what with Bear coming out of her shell so beautifully once she wasn’t under another dog’s shadow. As things happened, with the new house came an opportunity we couldn’t pass up. This post is long, but I’ve broken it up with pictures, so even if you just want to look at something pretty, here you go…

*tap tap tap* Is this thing on?
I certainly hope so, even though it’s been sadly abandoned for a month. I could go into a lengthy and really rather boring explanation, but just go read the last few 52 Weeks posts, and you’ll get the drift.

Now a full week since the third – seemingly final, for the time being – treatment, I can say that while I rallied a bit last week, I’m zonked.

I was so distracted last week, it’s not even funny. It is cause for celebration though, so I’m going to toss some confetti around and set out some champagne…

Last week, I received a very large box in the mail. When I cut the tape securing the top, it exhaled in a big whoosh and part of AnimeGirl’s birthday/Yule presents poofed out of the top. Below the fluffiness was a cache of books I’ve been waiting for…