a storm is coming...

...and no, it's not gay marriage.  The storm is Franklin Eugene, our french bulldog puppy who arrives Friday!  And we're afraid Bailey (the cat) isn't going to be pleased.  So David cut out this picture from the cardboard box of the puppy crate we bought yesterday in hopes of acclimating Bailey to having a dog around.  This is of course half joke, half totally-serious.  David announced in church this morning during sharing time that "Philip and I are very excited to announce that we're adding a new member to our family..." He continued the announcement with vague descriptions of what I'm sure some thought might be a child and then finally revealed the puppy nature of Franklin.  This was directly after I shared about how we celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary in Quebec and my reflections on having spent it in a country where gay marriage is legal and then having to return to the U.S. and fill out separate customs forms since we're not members of the same "family."  The announcement was well played on his part, I must admit.

Many puppy stories and pictures will be filling this blog soon.  That you can be sure of.

Stay tuned for pictures and stories from our Montreal/Quebec trip.