Our New Addition to the family, and New Pattern coming

First let's start with the new pattern, I have been whipping out these place mats for about a month now. I decided to go looking around the net and realized, there are not nearly enough patterns for place mats out there. Knit with 100% cotton, these things are great! I will be posting the pattern soon. So keep a look out!

Now let me introduce you to Pearl Girl! My best friend gave her to me last week. She is the sweetest dog and she knows how to play Shilo to get what she wants from him. He was not too sure about her when she first came here, but she is such a sweetie, even grumpy old Shilo had to like her.
She is a 15 month old German Shepherd, my new baby.

Now Shilo will be four years old on March 27th and she is only 15 months, I think she is going to end up being bigger than he is, and he is a good sized dog.
These are my babies, he's such a handsome dog, and she is just as pretty.