Updates April 2022

The puppy. She is just the sweetest little thing, but Sophie and the cats really hate her. Early tolerates her, but her presence has everyone on edge. Not to mention the mess everywhere. So, when Bert was packing up the boys after their visit, she took the puppy with her. She'll take good care of her. Maka will enjoy having a new playmate. At least we hope so. This means I will get a decent nights sleep for the first time in over a week. Yesterday, we met the cousins and Bert's childhood friend and her little boy at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham. A lovely time was had by all. It's a nice museum. The boys played in the tree houses and the "creek". I like the butterfly house. It's a rainforest filled with hundreds of butterflies and moths. Amazing and beautiful. Everyone went home today. Sophie had to have some surgery to remove a cyst on her shoulder. She's home now and doing fine. The past week has been action packed. I'm exhausted and looking forward to a very quiet and peaceful Easter weekend.

I must be crazy

Yep, I need another dog like I need a hole in the head, but here we are...once again adopting a dog. The across the street neighbor was "gifted" a puppy and the dog they already had just hated her. They knocked on our door, since they know what softy dog lovers we are and we took one look at her sweet face and...well...that's that. She's 10 weeks old and is supposed to be yorkie-shih tzu mix with a little pitt thown in, but she looks mostly like a pitt to me. She is super good natured. Sophie and Early seem to tolerate her. The cats not so much. It's weird having a puppy in the house again. She is a ball of energy and pees a LOT. We haven't quite landed on a name. I like Luna. Malcolm prefers Sailor Moon. Right now I just call her Puppa. I can't quite believe it. I was kind of looking forward to a life without a house full of messy animals, but here we go again.

Mini Me

Latest crochet creation. It's me! Pattern is from the book "AmiguruME" by Allison Hoffman. Fun stuff. If I had more time, energy, motivation, etc. I would do one for every member of my family...but you know...effort.

Sophie in middle-age

Here's my sweet girl. She's showing her age now.

New Haircut

Warm day

The temperature went up to 70 yesterday, so me and the dogs hiked out to one of our favorite spots. It's along an old logging road. I'm trying to get out as often as I can. This beautiful weather won't last long. I'm sure we'll be back to normal winter temps soon. And before you know it -- it will be summer again and I won't be able to get through the woods because of all the bugs and undergrowth. I did see some daffodils poking up already. There's a spot behing our house where there used to be another house. Apparently someone planted daffodils back there at some point. Now, at the end of winter a bunch of daffodils come up. I really need to dig some up and move them to my yard.

Happy Anniversary

To mark the occasion we decided to find someplace to eat that was "different". We wanted to try something we'd never had before at a restaurant we had never been to. Mikey found this place in Cary. There was no dining in, so we ordered take out, then went next door to look at a cute Tibetan shop while waiting for food. Mikey bought a couple of scarves and a small shoulder bag for me and I finally got some Tibetan flags--something I have been wanting for awhile. I'm glad I didn't have to go to Amazon. So, we got our food and took it home to eat. I have to say it was wonderful. A lot like Indian food but different spices. Very good! We'll definitely go back.