I hit a homerun this year with Christmas giftage. This is my daughter Lilly holding Dasher, our new Plott Hound. He comes from Champion coon/bear/boar hunter stock, and is a great dog. My 3 kids have been asking for a dog for a while. I've always wanted a dog, but I wasn't sure that a dog deserved to have us. We have a pretty wild family schedule. I gave in this year.

Animal count at the Sublett house:
1 Dasher
2 cats (1 male medium hair with 6 toes on each foot, 1 long hair female)
2 Guinea pigs (Mario and Luigi--they don't do too much.)

Oh yeah, the good times are rolling, baby!

Everyone with an opinion has recommended "that book by the monks", so I guess I'll be reading this week. Reading, and taking a dog out to pee every 90 minutes.