Kid and dog

I bashed DC pretty hard in my last post. But someone out there managed to beat even my currently low expectations. While taking Maddie and Margaret for a walk this morning (to let Abby sleep), we passed a house that had a nativity scene set up in their lower stairwell. With the exception of the baby Jesus. According to the note in the nativity scene, someone had stolen him. Lovely. Regardless of your religious inclinations, that's screwed up.

But on the upside, the Prozac for dogs already seems to be working for Maddie since she's doing a better job of dealing with the kids' fussing. She spent the entire day today with us on the main floor, although she slept for a lot of that time. For happier times, see the photos above of Maddie and Thing 1. As for Maddie in action, check out the following: