The reason we flew back to Hawaii at the beginning of March was to check in on my dad after his surgery (he’s doing great by the way – YAY!) which meant also getting to finally get to meet my new (well 1.5 years new) half-brother Beau D (the D is short for Dog). I guess that’s what retirement will do to you because despite growing up with 2 cats, 2 dogs, 1 bird, 1 mouse and a gazillion fish, I never pictured my dad willfully bringing an animal into his house….. ever. But Beau D has him wrapped around his cute little paw.