Puppy love.

Photo of Louie and Ella taking a nap together
mere hours after her arrival. And, no, this photo was not set up.
One would think that they've known each other their entire life.

At the moment there is a puppy asleep at my feet. It is late and she is making little suckling sounds. I imagine that she is dreaming about her mama...the way that little puppies do. I reach my foot to touch her and she stretches, then snuggles in close. She is a lover and has barely left my side since since she got here.

Today is our new baby's first day with us. We had to postpone her arrival due to a house full of painters redoing ceilings and windows...and the concrete workers who came with their jack hammers and concrete saws...and the Renaissance Festival that swallowed up several whole days.

But finally...finally she is here and life just couldn't get much better than this. Our dear girl, she is a perfect fit. ;)

We've renamed her "Ella"--short for Eleanor. Named after Eleanor Roosevelt, she is my little "Be Brave" girl...and I am already hopelessly in love.

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