Look at what my boss Suzy made. It is the most lovely, creative thing. She made the entire book…the cover, the binding, the liner, everything. She’s taken paper-making classes all over the place. The liner of the inside of the book cover was dyed with walnuts — SO cool. I don’t know where she gets these ideas, but she’s really good at it.

And look who came to see me today. I’m going to miss this little guy. Tomorrow is his last day at the office before he goes to prison for training. The kids and I are going to go watch a service dog training class tomorrow night, so we’re really excited. The training class includes a “puppy shower” for Smoke and his litter mates to send them off with the things they need.