I, for one, can't wait to meet your new puppy! Isn't love a necessity?
You have amazing conversations with smallsteps! I remember it was all I could do to get my three fed, bathed, homework done, school, lessons and practices attended, concerts and games attended, and playdates. I don't remember having time to converse much. Maybe it was all the pets we had, at one time as many as eleven, counting all the chickens as one.
I ordered a mattress yesterday. It said it came with two free pillows, valued at $168. It also came with a $150 discount. I know both of these are not really free, but a $318 saving sounds really good. The problem was I couldn't seem to claim both. In the end it was a wash, and I went for the discount because I have plenty of pillows.
For sure - but is puppy love? :D
Maybe it is because we only have one. Or perhaps it is just a change in times. I think parents spend more time with kids now for various reasons, but also less time doing real things with them. I feel it was better in the past, where quality time was paired with practical living, instead of being apart from it.
11 pets is a lot...
I would have taken the discount too, but I am picky with my pillow these days! I don't want two random ones and for $150 you can look around and get exactly what you want, or something else entirely!
My daughter has [this mattress](https://www.silkandsnow.com/en-us/} and its pillows, and the pillows are really nice, but I simply have more than I need already.
They do look nice!