Miscellany

My first order of books from Chris came this week. I already know it--I'm addicted. I put most of them away, but not before Trevor sorted through them. You know it's good when an 8 year old boy is pulling out a bunch of books to read, but I only let him take one for now. (I figure the more off limits they are, the more appealing they will become.) Holly snagged one too and spent the day reading the whole book. The majority of these will be extra readers for school. Just reading through these titles gives me a thrill!


Holly's kitty Pumpkin has been wild this week. After I went to bed last night, she stayed downstairs and meowed loud enough for me to hear. When I came back down to see what was up, she ran from me. Once again, today, she hunted down Trevor's super stretchy lizard. She'll find this thing anywhere, literally digging through Trevor's dresser, closet, or Lego box to find it, then carry it around the house, and play with it endlessly.


Vader, on the other hand, continues to hold out hope for the real thing. Silly cat. He clearly needs professional help.


We have a fox that shortcuts through our yard frequently. Sometimes we see it every day, sometimes we don't see it for a few months. He was around quite a bit a few weeks ago, and today I realized we have at least two foxes. This one is considerably smaller. While it usually runs down our street, I've seen it/them travel through the backyards just trotting along the stringers at the top of the fence. Their balance and grace amaze me.

This one stopped for a drink in our "stream" before jumping the fence in their usual spot. They live in a nearby park/pond area, much of which is still a natural habitat. I love watching them run through.

It's not been a busy week, and I'm enjoying that.