That's how we ended up with Mabel, lol. I was browsing Pet Finder or whatever on a lark with my MIL, and we drove an hour and change up to the NHSPCA the next day. Oopsie.

472. Champignon no Majo, Vol. 3 - unlicensed - Luna has taken in a young boy, and has three years to turn him into a witch to avoid dire consequences. But a witch raising a human comes with its own set of problems. Really enjoying the cast of characters and the world they live in. It feels lived in.

If we could have trusted ye olde murder hound with a new cat, oh man, we'd have so many. I'm wondering how long it'll be till we go to the shelter in a fugue state and come home with kittens.

Thanks. Yeah, we lost our last cat three years ago, so we're petless for the first time since 2003. Feels weird.

Thanks. It's some real end of an era business.

Thank you. She was a headcase, but she was our headcase.

She never quite figured that out, but that's how we found out you can give dogs xanax.

She ate around the pickle. That's my girl.

Thank you. I miss the problematic pooch already.

Thanks. It was time, probably past time, but I wasn't ready.

*We got her from a shelter in NH that got her from a shelter in Alabama. They said they thought she was two years old when we adopted her, but the vet said she looked like she was five. So, she was either old, or very old for a dog her size.

Booo. Hope it heals up quickly.

As ugly and desperate as this is, you wonder if it would be a non-issue if Harlequin had tie-in editions everywhere instead of.. *crickets*

That's real pain. Condolences.

Courtside Courtship is probably number three, just because I can't wait to see what stunt the unhinged bottom pulls next.

Master-Peace and One-Room TA are easily my favorites, for totally different reasons. The former is a compelling, adult drama about a man on the edge being coaxed to fall, and the latter is a funny romcom with surprising emotional depth.

I have actually seen all those. That's not something I can say often.