HELLO

It's been awhile........

But we're still here.





The spring has come and gone. The kids are growing like weeds.  Since a year ago this spring, Sam has grown 9 inches and gained 60 pounds. My little boy who I used to hold and rock for hours on end is now 5 feet 9 inches tall.

Sadie has been growing as well.



She's now close to 100 pounds. What happened to that little puppy?



We have a new member of the zoo..... His name is Joe. Joe Black Shadow. He needs a new home. He doesn't like sharing the zoo with the other cats and dogs and as a result displays some "displaced aggression." Would you like to take him home with you?

Grandma's still tucked back in the Maine Woods. Muncie is still on the look out for fresh ankles, Victoria is no longer able to jump the fence (thanks to the six foot tall one we were forced to put up...too many unplanned dates with the poodle next door).

The cats murdered my laptop a month or so ago (yes, murder it was. They pushed it off onto the floor....all my pictures, documents, school plans....) I felt as if I had lost my best friend. But you know what? It's been kind of nice not spending so much time on the computer. I can go for long walks with the kids. I can read to them for hours on end (we're in the middle of the Hobbit currently). It's been nice.

But I had a request I couldn't refuse. My cousin. She requested I keep posting. She doesn't live far, but our paths don't cross like they should. We need more memories together. We'll make that happen this summer. So, Elaine...this post is for you.  And just know....tomorrow is today, and I am thinking of you today.   

Victoria

HI!

Do you know how hard it is to get a good picture of a moving target?

I'm finding out it's impossible....

That's OK though, because her feet RARELY touch the ground.

We're trying to instill habits that I wish we would have instilled with the other animals. Like getting her feet wiped whenever she comes in after pottying (Yes, that is going quite well, thanks for asking!)

I think raising puppies is like raising kids. The more you have, the more you learn. Whenever you get a new puppy, you have a new chance to "do better, this time." Learn from past mistakes. Kind of like a baby. You get better the more kids you have. The "Puppy Face" (as we call it in our house) doesn't get the youngest as much as it got the oldest.


Muncie, you better be nice. She's your sister. And no. She's not going away. Get used to it.

Smile for the camera girls. Act like you love each other. That's nice. Thank you. Resume fighting mode, now. (JK....kinda!)

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day from the Zoo





I'm going to get off the computer and go make some memories with the ones I love.

How about you?

Waiting.................

I was waiting this morning.....

Waiting for an idea to pop into my head to post, when i happend over to May Dreams Gardens and noted that the gardening sister is waiting also.

We vary diffently on what we are waiting for. She's not known as "the gardening aunt' for nothing.....


Here's what I'm waiting for.......


Someone to clean up these dishes.

Hey! I've been sick all weekend with a bad cold! Don't be too hard on me.

I'm also waiting for someone to clean out the rabbit cage.

If there was "smell-a-vision" on blogger you would get my point.


I'm waiting for the laundry fairy to come and do my laundry.

The laundry fairy did visit me once a while back.


If the gardening sister/aunt is reading this, she needs to turn her head. She would be mortified......

I really, REALLY need someone to put these pots away for the winter. After all, it is January. They've waited a long time.


I'm waiting for someone to empty the catboxes. This is one of 6 that we have. It really smells.



I'm waiting for dear daughter to wake up.....
Do you think she can breathe under all those blankets?

And dear sons.......

So they can complete these LONG lists that are waiting for them.

The wait is over...it's back to reality.