...and here is a dog story to go along with our announcement about Zeus... When my Dad was a young buck (even younger than he is now;), he tried to convince my Mom they needed a family dog.  She was against it because the poor dog wouldn't have much of a backyard to run around in.  That didn't stop my Dad from lobbying her again and again.  Then, one day, he came up with a brilliant idea.  "Why don't I place a puppy in the arms of our two-year-old (me), ring the doorbell, and disappear so my wife opens the front door to this pleasant surprise?"  He enacted his plan, and really, who can resist a puppy in the arms of a two-year-old on the front porch?  A trickster he is.  She couldn't resist.  And that is the story of our first family dog.

Ici on parle francais.  And English... Les deux... Speaking of two, Jamee and I have now been married for nearly two years (if you believe in rounding).  During that time, we've been to Europe and back, to South Carolina, Williamsburg, and SLC.  The occasional travels aside, we have quickly settled in to our new little home here in Falls Church, Va.

 We would love for you to come visit us sometime.  We may even have our newest addition with us, our little dog named Zeus (I call him "Z").  -Ben