It’s somewhat amazing how quickly a relatively calm and orderly life can be turned into a non-stop “no!” shouting, pee cleaning, slobber and hair covered existence.

We got a puppy!

Maggie and I have long talked about getting a dog, and in the end always had something looming that prevented us (mostly financial or geographical). However, when she got back from Dalian last week we began talking about it again, as I wanted to get her a dog for our anniversary (and cleverly name it “Paper”).

After running through the pros and cons a couple dozen times, and debating it…