How have I managed to go this long without posting?
I will tell you. GBK's Birthday. GBK's Birthday Party. My folks were in town for a week. I had a birthday. My birthday always lasts at least 2 weeks. And then we went camping. GBK got sick. I am full of excuses.
So this week I have been trying to simplify my life. It is harder than it sounds. I have so many little piles of stuff everywhere. Toys, books, papers, pictures, clothes, you name it, it has a pile.
The biggest pile of all is the scrapbook table that has taken over GBK's new bedroom. Yes, we moved her stuff into another bedroom. Mostly because she inherited some new furniture and that was the only way that I could get 'her' things to fit.
How is it that we manage to accumulate so much stuff? I swear that we have at least 2 trashbags of trash per day- so how it is that we are bringing that much more in the house? (RD would swear that it is more like 5 bags/day as much as I am asking him to take it out of the house already!!!)
Let me tell you what else I have been doing. Fighting mice. What is it about my house that is so much better than that big field next door to romp around in? I mean, it has a pond for water, food in the field, and plenty of space. Why do they have to come into my house and eat everything in site including the weather stripping around the door?
Finally, last week GBK and some of our neighbor friends went on a mission- to find some kitties. We found two and we hope that they will start finding and eating these mice.
How can you help you ask?
Well, we have these two kitties (girls, we think) with no names...
so I will have a name the kitties contest. What is the prize you ask? Good question. What do you want the prize to be if you win? Let me know.
I will tell you one more thing before I go.
RD's dog G DAWG died last Saturday. Actually 2 Saturdays ago. So we went that night and found 2 puppies that needed a good home. RD got a bigger puppy and named him Diezel- he is hoping that he will be a good guard dog for the shop. GBK got a cute tan puppy and named her Maggie. I shortened it to Aggie. She chases her and hugs her and loves her and calls her to "come 'ere Aggie". I hope that Aggie grows to be a good dog for GBK and sticks around for a while. I will never forget getting my Sophie dog 10 years ago and how much I loved her and how excited I would get to see her. I hope Aggie does the same for GBK.
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Great letter to all of us, letting us know what has been going on with you. I have gone on a rampage against "stuff" in my house, too - carting out bags of things that have been lurking in the backs of closets. I have no recollection of lots of it so, bye bye. The kitties and doggies sound so fun. (Sory about G Dawg.) I hope the kitties love the taste of fresh mouse. I'm not really good at feline names, but I'm going to work on it. What color are they?
They are Persian-mix kitties. Beautiful. One has green eys and the other has blue!
What happened to G-Dawg? Oh My GOD! There should have been a tremor in the force at his passing. What a wonderful dog.
Who's gonna sniff my balls now?
I think there must be cheese, a hidden stash, or perhaps the gold mine of all cheese, hidden under your house. Those mice are crazy but the cats will have them whipped into shape, soon!
And I know how you got all that stuff - I've been shopping with you! So maybe we can go garage-sale-ing but with a limit of three items. ;)
I'm so happy the GBK has her own dog - very important and something I never had - and know that it will be important to her. Can't wait to meet your new menagerie!
I tried to leave a comment the other day when I got your email, but Blogger was all messed up...I was having a hard time leaving comments on any Blogspot blogs. But I did read your post...and came back now to comment. Boo about the mice...ick. But yay for the kitties! I'm not good with names, but Maddie came to mind...maybe because you mentioned GBK liked Maggie for the dog...and it's also the name of my niece's favorite bear. :) The mascot of UC Davis' teams here are the Aggies...I'll think of your new dog now when I hear that! So sorry about losing G-Dawg.
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