Emma inherits the bunkbed and is excited. Took Janis
and I a while to tear
things down and move them. While moving things around we found some
long lost
treasures that had fallen into inaccessible places. I thought I had
found a
long dead critter, but it turned out to be Emma's missing brown rabbit
pelt (I
guess I DID find a dead critter).
Today Mary's room is being painted. A nice 'morning glory blue'
is getting
applied to the walls right now. Going to redo some shelves and move
things
around too.
Kittens Update
The wee ones are getting fluffier. The black
and the gray ones opened their
eyes today. They've been moving around a bit more lately. I
found the black
one outside the box last night, crying. I put him back in and he
quieted
right down. He is the loud one. Currently they each weigh ~8
ounces. Long
Dave came by yesterday to look at the litter. He's planning on adopting
one
(or two) when they're weaned in about 6 or 7 weeks. We plan to keep
one,
probably the tabby.
We've been wondering if we'll need to put up some
sort of kitty barrier. Janis
has plans to borrow a puppy "corral" from a friend. I think
I like the idea of
knowing the kittens would be limited to a small area of the house, at least
while they are very young.
Miscellanious - This
and That
Advanced Perl Class
Went to an Advanced Perl class taught by Tom Christiansen,
co-auther of "the
camel book". Oh my head! It was an experience. I
think everyone who attended
feels they've been annointed by the mere presence of --tom.
We had taken a beginner's perl class in December
and had planned to wait a bit
then take an advanced course. Worked out well too. By this
time, we've all
had enough time to develop questions beyond the introductory stuff. But
still
Tom's depth of knowledge was WAY too much for us. I snagged a glimmer
or two.
Other's picked up their own prizes. It was also good to learn we're
doing the
things we're doing right (or at least not wrong). Went to three new
restaurants
to boot!
It's good to get one's mind stretched by a god/guru.
Other Critters
The tadpoles are all frogs now. The last
one has just a tiny stub of a tail.
Apparently they've been eating the bugs we've been throwing into their
ter-
rarium. The two crayfish are still alive. Saw them yesterday
while swapping
the water.
The new brown praying mantis has little piles
of bug parts, leftovers, littering
its jar. Found this critter hanging on our bathroom screen last week.
Pulled the
screen into the house and captured it.
BBQ At Christa's
Had a nice BBQ at Christa's home last night. Rosy
and Cracklin' Dave served up
some nummy brats and other goodies while we chatted on their deck. Planning
a bicycle trip through Glenwood Canyon this October. The idea is
to bring two
vehicles, parking one at the bottom of the ride so we won't have to pedal
back uphill. We're going to do a little practice ride in a couple
weeks.
Nice backyard, tall bushes, trees, nice flowers.
Sitting there chatting, with
the bug torches flickering was so nice. Patted the dog Daisy, the
cat Scamps.
Talked about all sorts of things; scary movies, old TV shows, Maine/Vermont,
kids, water world, lots of stuff. Good, comfortable company.
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