As I mentioned before,
fuzzy_guy and I got a puppy.
fuzzy_guy's parents had a stray that turned out not to be spayed, despite having an appropriate looking scar. Apparently now vets tattoo the animal to prevent precisely this sort of confusion. Anyway, they wound up with a litter 6 puppies back in March.
To make a long story short, after much deliberation, we wound up with a puppy. We first met Freyja when she was 3 weeks old (she's on the far right above). She seemed both really sweet and really laid back. And she totally stole both our hearts.
The past three weeks have been exhausting. She's finally beginning to sleep 8+ hours at night, but that just means that you have to go to sleep at the same time as she does to get a decent night's rest. She is cute enough to make it worthwhile though. And I admit to sneaking a couple of naps in during the day, just like this: