" Please adopt me, janjanmom. You look so thin."

Look, Erika made me this snazzy collar. I feel pretty.

Belly rubs make me comatose.

Not Keeping?

Ha. Fat chance. Meet Daisy, the newest member of our family. If only she were not a perfect little lady. We went out and bought her a real collar after these photos-and a nice rawhide bone. Toby tolerates her well. She doesn't bother the cats at all. She loves to be petted. Loves children. She barked at strangers walking by with a mean bark we did not know she was capable of. She is also the softest dog ever. Plus, once the girls had painted her toenails hot pink, she was pretty much irresistible.

In other news, I could not bring myself to vote for Hilary OR Osama and was quite delighted to find John Edwards still on the ballot. He was the lesser of three evils so he got my vote. Yes, I am a registered democrat. Erik's dad said I threw my vote away. Most people just stayed home.