Hmm, I don't think my family has been checking the blog (who can blame them, I'm such an infrequent poster). Anyway, I haven't received any phone calls regarding the cryptic post below, so I guess I'll post more here:

Meet Bear (or Osso--not quite decided yet). He's an 8-week old Bernese Mountain Dog and the newest member of the Schwarz-Madrid clan. We all decided that things weren't hectic enough around here...what with the plumbers and the workmen and the children...

How cute is he? I'm embracing the chaos, and so far that is working well for me.

Here are some more pictures of the kids.

They were at the doctor the other day and both seem to be doing fine. (I had to pin Diego down in order for him to get his shots--what's up with that?).

My job seems to be stable for the moment--but I've thought that in the past also, so who knows.

I'm going on my third night of work, so not too much time to post right now. More on the new pup etc soon.