Jonah was so psyched about it being the last day of school that he woke up early and immediately started talking. (This is quite different from most days, when I’m having to pull him upright by the arms, out of a dead sleep as he mumbles for “just five more minutes”.) He pretty much woke …
Tag Archives: pets
Buddies
Up until a few months ago, we had two dogs and two cats. Poor Molly Brown, our chocolate Lab, had to be put down last spring. And our cat Max’s littermate, Lily, had to be re-homed. She’s always been a sickly, nervous thing and her health deteriorated after Jonah was born—I just don’t think she …
Straight Out Of the Camera Saturday
Just sharing a couple of shots from this week… Jonah, now recovered from his hernia surgery, sitting up in the living room. He’s getting so big. He can hold himself up pretty well, but the pillows are there, just in case! Eli with the cat grass planter he painted and planted for the kitties, and …
Friday Fill-Ins
1. I was working on Sunday’s column when I realized that doing a Friday Fill-In would be a fabulous way to avoid the torture of culling 100 words from my article at this very moment. 2. I went to the library earlier tonight, to escape the chaos that has been my life with kids today, …
Another Saturday Six
Chiming in late, but hey—it’s fun! 1. Hot Coffee or Iced Coffee…and why? I love coffee any way I can get it, but I gravitate more toward hot in the winter and iced in the summer, for obvious reasons. 2. Front Porch or Rear Patio…and why? Both! Nothing’s prettier than a big, wrap-around front porch …