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School’s out, so today we picked up our new baby. It’s been a while since I’ve had a puppy in the house, so the whole housebreaking/crate training thing seems new. So far, so good–he’s been great! The kids–our personal ones and all the neighbors’ critters–are in LOVE. So are we.

What’s in a name? Here’s the Cliff’s Notes version: In college, I sang in the choir. I didn’t have the voice to sing at our annual Madrigal Dinners, but I did have the warped sense of humor and the acting chops to be the court jester. Since then, I’ve collected jester memorabilia from engravings from the 1930s to Odie from Garfield, complete with a bell hat and a slapstick. This puppy’s mama’s call name is Revel. At traditional Twelfth Night celebrations (that’s Epiphany or Three Kings Day–the twelfth night after Christmas), the court jester takes over the castle as the master of revels. Makes sense to us, so…

Introducing our new baby, Chilcote Master of Revels, aka Jester!!