Our latest addition

We are starting this year out with a bang.  We have a new member in our family–a four year old Lhasa Apso named Martin.  Heis just adorable.  My husband, who agreed to him by saying, “You’ll have to do all the work if you want him…” fell immediately in love and started volunteering to walk him!  Granted, he still wears a glove to pet the dog, but give us time…

Our son loves his new playmate.  I discovered that it is categorically impossible to wear out a toddler by playing with him yourself.  Adults run out of energy way faster than toddlers do.  A dog, however, certainly helps tucker him out!

It’s funny how a pet livens up a home.  So far over the holidays we have put in three new light fixtures… a chandelier in the dining room, a hanging pendant in the bedroom and a row of four lights over the bathroom vanity.  It looks great, and new lighting can make an incredible difference when making your new home your own.  However, the biggest contribution to making our new home homey was by far Martin.

We are now dog walking, poop scooping, ear scratching, cuddle giving  dog owners, and quite proud of ourselves!  Now, if we could only get the dog off our bed at night…