The icebreaker for the group of 30 strangers was a simple question: Are you a dog person or a cat person?

The Valentine’s clock is ticking. If you haven’t made plans, now is the time. Like I tell my kids, get gas when you have time — not when you need it.

The adoption agency gave us a document that included everything the orphanage knew about her. She liked watermelon. She hated being hot.

Longtime Acadiana writer Jan Risher has joined The Acadiana Advocate.