Dropping off Jupiter

About a dog and the perpetual search for normalcy.

Last spring, we got a dog. We were settling into our new apartment somewhere in the middle of North Carolina and we’d just left behind some beloved pets (that were not ours) in Arkansas. For a couple of years, I’d been promising the kids we’d get a dog. I’m allergic to cats and our previous landlord wouldn’t allow any pets, so we waited and waited, with…