Holidays: survived. We
stayed pretty close to home this year, and had a nice time. It was very unusual
to get so much rain around the holidays. We didn't do anything special for New
Year's. This year, as a present to ourselves, we sent the kids to daycare for
three days between the holidays and stayed home ourselves. :D And those days
were filled with visits with friends, Star Wars, and... kittens!
We decided the day after Christmas that it might be nice to add a couple of
kittens to our house, now that we have more finished space. We went to the
Humane Society as a family on the 26th to see what animals were available, and
two little kittens caught our eyes. We put in an application, but there were
some things that needed to be done first, like getting Cricket checked out at
the vet. I was able to get him in Monday morning, much to his chagrin. The
Humane Society okayed our application on Monday afternoon, and we got the
kittens when they opened on Tuesday! Such little things. We named them Amewlia
Pond (Amy) and Roary Williams (Roary). [Yes, I am a huge Doctor Who fan].
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| Amy and Roary |
The first few days were
interesting, getting to know the kittens, them getting to know the house and
especially Cricket. But now we've had them for two weeks, and they seem to
tolerate each other. Cricket and Roary seem to get along well, even playing
together - they have similar laid-back personalities. Amy is a feisty one. And
so far a naughty girl who keeps wanting to use well-chosen spots as a litter box.
She's not quite 3 months old, so I'm hoping that stops with a little more
maturity. And they are very cuddly.
Iris has finished extra
swimming lessons, but started tumbling again last week. It's pretty basic stuff
- run around a little, jump on the trampoline, swing on the bar. She's in a
huge class, so I'm afraid she won't enjoy it too much, having to wait a long
time between turns. I'm hoping that with the number of teachers they had last
week, they can split the kids into smaller groups.
Felix lost another tooth,
giving him a decidedly vampirish appearance. He's still doing well in school
and in swimming, and he just turned 6.5 this week. He's still drawing and
playing and roughhousing and being every inch himself.
I recommend... The Detectorists on Netflix if you like your humor dry and
British. Watch Sherlock: The Abominable Bride on PBS before it
disappears!!
Final notes.... Nick celebrated his birthday last week by being out of town all
day at a speaking engagement. Work's been quiet for me lately.
And no, we did not win the
Powerball jackpot, although we did have a pleasant conversation discussing
what we would do with it. Invest! Donate! No handouts, you slackers!
Felix: 6.5 yrs & Iris: 3 yrs
