It started innocently enough, my son asking Penelope a question about her feet: "Penelope, how many fingers do you have?" And without much thought, I answered for her, in a high pitched Muppet voice: "None, I have 20 toes." And thus began one of the kids' greatest sources of entertainment for the past two weeks. He argued with her for a while, about why cats have four legs instead of two arms and two legs. In this case, Penelope was right. But sometimes she's not, like when she insisted ... Read more »
Penelope
On the sixth day of Petmas…
My true love gave to me: 6 Things for Laying! Five faaaavorite things Four doggie nerds Three Irish Hounds Two turtles, Dove And a cat messing up my new tree! Seriously, this cat is a pillow aficionado of the highest order. Won't touch a cat bed, but if it's human-scented, she's on it. Her favorite pillow is my husband's laptop case. ... Read more »
On the first day of Petmas
My new pet gave to me: ... Read more »
I had a moment
I had a moment. I admit it. A moment of just sheer utter sad, thinking on the amount of death and loss and unpleasantness that's been floating about lately. I thought of my daughter's poetry book, which she started after Kekoa died to work through her grief. Just as she was finishing up with it, now she writes about Apollo. I thought about the little shadow in the background that used to flit about. I thought about the happiness certain things bring me and the kids. I thought about ... Read more »