Wilder Gets a Sister ...

Of the four-legged variety! Ha, probably had a few of you there for a second, eh?

So yes, we got a fuzzy black adorable little furball of love for Wilder for an early Christmas present. It happened suddenly and unexpectedly yesterday — here's the scoop.

A woman I work with approached me, telling me she was going to send me an email with some pictures of a puppy she was trying to find a home for. Her parents' dog had had a litter and she picked out this little girl for her friend, who for some reason or another couldn't take her. You know when you get that little feeling that says something is meant to be? Well, I got that.

OK, long story short — somehow Jerry miraculously agreed to take the dog in. I'm not sure why, but probably because he's the BEST HUSBAND IN THE WORLD : )

So now we are the proud owners of a lab/golden retriever/border collie mix I think we're going to call Black Betty (BB or Bette for short, depending on who's calling her), in honor of Wilder's favorite song. I will post photos very soon. So far she's an awesome pup — very chill, sleeps through the night, cuddles well, does her business almost exclusively outside and follows Wilder around like he's her new best friend. It's so cool to think of the two of them growing up together.