Speaking of pets...

We got a puppy yesterday, through the INCREDIBLE generosity and kindness of my mother-in-law and my sister-in-law. She is a Goldendoodle, which is a cross between a Golden Retriever and a Poodle, and before you all start freaking out about her poodle heritage, let me provide some pictures:
She remains, as of Christmas morning, nameless. We're open to ideas.


See? Much more golden than poodle. She won't shed, but her coat is going to be a slightly wavy golden retriever's coat; some of her siblings resemble the poodle parent more, so they will be curlier (not for us), but they had blue skin which was kind of cool. At any rate...

I'll end with another picture of Cass, who is staying in the Elizabeth Woods collection, but whom we still adore, and who is still a profoundly good dog, unreplaceable.