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Bryan and I are off on our multi-stage Christmas journey, starting with a train trip to Colorado, some Klingner-family cabin festivities, and then, for the Texas leg, Dallas and the Hall ranch. It’s a much-needed vacation!
I leave you with our family holiday photo, courtesy of Clare, who got Sous the best Christmas gift ever: antlers.

Sous celebrated her first birthday this week, well, to the extent that she celebrates every day as the best of her brief dog life. But WE celebrated on her behalf by allowing her to eat 24 inches of bully stick and taking her to a family reunion, where she was reunited with mother and siblings [...]

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Tribute to Murphy, Hall family dog 1995-2008. Even though I never once fed him or picked up his poo (yes, family, I’m pretty sure that’s true), he usually remembered me when I came back to Dallas and did try to push me out of bed on a number of occasions. Cameron is assembling an album [...]

This week, Sous learned how to drink out of the toilet. We are so proud.

If it’s wrong to light up a big old charcoal fire two feet away from your apartment building, on the fire escape, then I don’t want to be right.
Sous outgrew her second collar. We got her a new one in brown and pink, so people will stop thinking she’s a boy.

For one thing, lots of new puppy pictures. In fact, I’ve created a spring album, called “Food and Puppy,” because all we do these days is cook, eat, and find new ways to torment our increasingly charming puppy. Really, she’s quite a delight since she’s left the monkey-yelping, pee-every-half-hour stage. I may grow to like [...]

While I’ve been shirking my documentary duties, many milestones have passed in the life of Sous. For instance:
1. On 2/18, we celebrated our monthiversary.
2. Since she arrived, she has doubled in weight, from 11 to 22 pounds.
3. She helped celebrate my birthday in Golden Gate Park. (I brought my camera and took 0 pictures. But [...]

Because look at this: when you make weird noises, she tilts her head back and forth!
(double-click to play)
This is how we entertain ourselves now.

Sue is much easier to photograph (and, let’s be honest, often more fun to be around) when she’s sleeping. Fortunately, she spends about 18 hours/day in this state. Presumably so she can concentrate on adding inches—she is noticeably larger after every nap. I give you: highlights of Sleepy Sue. More on gallery as always.

Enjoying the [...]