has arrived at our house.
Rockinrolla is infected with the Dread Pig, which, so far, has proved to be a toothless, wimpy little thing, not the menacing razorback I had feared.
He started feeling bad Saturday morning, mostly just very sleepy. I thought it was due to a tough week at school. We had a [...]
Archive for September, 2009
the swine flu
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family on September 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
what Rainbow has been up to
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Rainbow on September 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Quite a bit, actually.
His third tooth has emerged, right beside the lower two. I can feel its pointiness and see the rest of it right under the gum.
He’s been exceptionally agreeable and funny and sweet, although he pretty much won’t take a nap worth anything anywhere except in his own bed. He’ll fall [...]
firsts and lasts
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged remembering our butterfly on September 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I was strolling with Rainbow today (magically, we avoided a drenching from the downpours that WILL NOT STOP COMING ENOUGH ALREADY STOP IT SKY GAHHHH) and commented to him that he was about to have his first autumn. His very first fall, in a whole year of first-ever-things.
And remembered that first year after Ward’s [...]
dropping the ball
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adoption on September 21, 2009 | 11 Comments »
The scene: Mama Jamz and Rainbow are in a downtown shop. A casual friend, with whom we are on very good, warm terms, is talking to MJ. Let’s listen in, shall we…?
Friend: (goo-gooing and generally admiring Rainbow) You know, I’m going to have to take back what I was saying just earlier today. I had [...]
cats and dogs
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged parenting on September 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Holy smoke, but it’s been raining a lot around here.
The Fishmaster said that on Thursday people on the sideroads near his school had to be rescued from their rooftops due to flooding. And it’s just not letting up. There was some non-raining time yesterday, but here it is back again this [...]
dunkings
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged community on September 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Last weekend, the fire department held an ice cream social to raise funds for the fire hall. It was great – the big boys had a ball (several of their friends were there) and there was a huge spread of food for cheap – like, $1 hamburgers and fifty cent desserts. (I had [...]
Rainbow and his bottle
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Rainbow, videos on September 12, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Rainbow’s new thing is to have his bottle put in his mouth and rubbed on his gums. He wants to do this after he eats and is no longer hungry, and he thinks it is funn-eee if you present the bottle slowly. He lunges for it and gives it a good chomp.
And yeah, he still [...]
the ferocious GSD with his kitten
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged pets, pictures on September 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yeah, he’s fierce. Just don’t try to take his kitty away…
answers
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged community, parenting, pets on September 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was utterly depleted today. Like, sick-feeling sleepy and bummed out. Maybe just the cumulative effect of many 6-hours’ sleep nights, when really, I just need more rest to feel good. I had hoped for a nap when Rainbow took his morning nap, but by the time I’d fed the dogs and put them [...]
eh.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family, pets, random chitchat, remembering our butterfly on September 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Things are good, really, I’m just feeling a little pooped. And it’s not Rainbow’s fault: the last couple of nights he has slept a full twelve hours. Cuh-razy.
(The basset hound, on the other hand, has been waking us up at three-ish due to boredom or a shrunken bladder or both.)
Deck construction is nearing completion, [...]
