Kenny and I had some much-needed time together today during Cooper’s naptime. We were assembling a robot out of this cool little motorized construction set he has, and he was pouring over the directions (which are in picture format – no words). He scrutinized them for a moment, then looked up and said, … Read more
Yesterday we hit the 7th day since Dudley began treatment for his sarcoptic mange. (Just typing that gives me the heebie jeebies.) So I officially lifted the “vacuum the entire house every day and wash every article of clothing in hot water as soon as it’s been worn” command that we’ve been living … Read more
So we have all been medicated. And though scabies will disappear in two days on treated humans, it takes 10 to 14 days for them to completely leave the dog alone. For that reason, we will need to vacuum and mop everyday until that time (including vacuuming the furniture), and wash all of … Read more
It all started Wednesday morning. Actually, it started approximately three weeks before that, but it was unknown, so we were ignorantly bliss. Anyway, Dudley had been licking and scratching himself 10 times more than normal, which is really saying a lot, because he is the Canine World Lick Champion. We got a morning … Read more
Kenny is a kid who likes to know what’s going on. All the time. I can’t even so much as mutter absent-mindedly to myself without him saying, “What’d you say, Mama?” Then I’ll repeat it and it will invariably lead to another 20 questions, all because I said something mundane under my … Read more
We’ve been setting up Christmas decorations all over the house, and have even gotten our Christmas tree up and trimmed. Actually, that’s a work in progress, as daily Kenny and Cooper have taken to rearranging every ornament they can reach! Yesterday Cooper was looking at the tree and pointed to a picture of Santa … Read more