Travel
Mike, Joshua and I went to West Point again today to the PX and Commissary. It is graduation weekend - with the ceremonies being next Tuesday, but it was crowded with proud families.
Before that I looked out the window and saw one of the little foxes walking across the back yard, hesitating, and then entering his former home. I'm sure he didn't stay and I doubt the rest of them will be back, but he just wanted to say goodbye to the old homestead, I guess.
Someone had told Sandy that if you wanted to domesticate a fox (why you would want to do that I can't imagine), leave a piece of your clothing and a bowl of cat food on top of it. We laughed about it but didn't think anything else about it until today, when Sandy was making out the grocery list. She wrote "cat food" on the list; when Mike saw it he yelled "cat food? We're not getting cat food!". Sandy and I laughed so hard we were worn out from it.
We finished another puzzle today. I took a couple of photos but the light wasn't right, so I'll try to get a good one tomorrow morning.
- Ready To Roll
I'm just about ready to go when Mike packs up my car in an organized way. I'll try to leave 1st thing in the morning, but I want to brew some coffee to take along in a thermos, and by then everyone will be getting up. I still hope...
- The Jeep's Hard Top Is In The Shed...
...and the foxes are nowhere in sight! I think my mental telepathy finally worked, and Mama was not seen today with any of her kits. The jeep was pulled up to the shed and the guys took the hard top off and put it into the shed. I went...
- Mother's Day 2015
I celebrated what you might call "Portugese style" yesterday, meaning lots of family and tons of food, with kids running around and enjoying the day with each other. I'm half kidding, as most cultures seem to celebrate by doing the same thing...
- Roller Derby!
On Sunday I attended another birthday party for Justin, this one for his school friends. We all met at a roller rink in Hyde Park, and the kids skated along with any adults who wanted to try it. Adults could walk along with their kids who...
- Staying Dry Indoors!
I made a quick trip to Costco's pharmacy this morning, intending to go to the grocery afterwards. It started to rain in earnest as I came out of Costco and in just two blocks I revised my plans. Came home and tried to stay warm the rest...
Travel
Another trip to "The Point"
Mike, Joshua and I went to West Point again today to the PX and Commissary. It is graduation weekend - with the ceremonies being next Tuesday, but it was crowded with proud families.
Before that I looked out the window and saw one of the little foxes walking across the back yard, hesitating, and then entering his former home. I'm sure he didn't stay and I doubt the rest of them will be back, but he just wanted to say goodbye to the old homestead, I guess.
Someone had told Sandy that if you wanted to domesticate a fox (why you would want to do that I can't imagine), leave a piece of your clothing and a bowl of cat food on top of it. We laughed about it but didn't think anything else about it until today, when Sandy was making out the grocery list. She wrote "cat food" on the list; when Mike saw it he yelled "cat food? We're not getting cat food!". Sandy and I laughed so hard we were worn out from it.
We finished another puzzle today. I took a couple of photos but the light wasn't right, so I'll try to get a good one tomorrow morning.
- Ready To Roll
I'm just about ready to go when Mike packs up my car in an organized way. I'll try to leave 1st thing in the morning, but I want to brew some coffee to take along in a thermos, and by then everyone will be getting up. I still hope...
- The Jeep's Hard Top Is In The Shed...
...and the foxes are nowhere in sight! I think my mental telepathy finally worked, and Mama was not seen today with any of her kits. The jeep was pulled up to the shed and the guys took the hard top off and put it into the shed. I went...
- Mother's Day 2015
I celebrated what you might call "Portugese style" yesterday, meaning lots of family and tons of food, with kids running around and enjoying the day with each other. I'm half kidding, as most cultures seem to celebrate by doing the same thing...
- Roller Derby!
On Sunday I attended another birthday party for Justin, this one for his school friends. We all met at a roller rink in Hyde Park, and the kids skated along with any adults who wanted to try it. Adults could walk along with their kids who...
- Staying Dry Indoors!
I made a quick trip to Costco's pharmacy this morning, intending to go to the grocery afterwards. It started to rain in earnest as I came out of Costco and in just two blocks I revised my plans. Came home and tried to stay warm the rest...