May 12, 2008
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An almost-belated Happy Mother's Day to all the mamas out there.
It's been a lovely day, filled with church; Mother's Day remembrances from young'uns (three different Nintendo DS games...hooray!...from Kirstin, Jonathan, and Dmitry, a digital photo frame from Jessica, flowers from Dan and Joe, and phone calls from Alex (last night, from the Blue Ridge, which is Somewhere At Sea) and Charles); and a delightful barbecue supper at Elaine's house in the early evening.
After the party Brianna - whom I'd picked up so she could attend, as Jessica had to work today, wouldn't you know it? - came back to our house for a little bit, and Dmitry kindly took her and Max on a walk; look who was holding Max's leash!
The neighbor in the house behind us, seen in the background, has a poodle named Pebbles, and he - the neighbor - as a rule tends to dislike other dogs, and especially big dogs, but he lavishes praise on Max, declaring him to be "the sweetest dog", who is "good friends with Pebbles." High praise, indeed! Max behaved himself nicely with Brianna, not pulling her over or anything of the sort.
We score points for that around here. Not pulling people over is a good thing.
Oh, I forgot to say that when we arrived home, we found a piece of feline performance art in the living room:
Yes, Boots the Artiste has been at it again. It's been awhile since she's made a design, and it's nice to see her possibly getting her groove back.
Hope everyone else had as nice a Mother's Day as had I!
Comments (5)
Anne, have you seen the "Good Dog Carl" books? IIRC, he is a Rottweiler, but he's especially good with small children, goiing to any degree of trouble to protect them, even at the expense of his own very rigid dignity. Ethan loved those books. I always think of Carl when I hear someone praising canine behavior!
Of course, Dmitry could have his own book, "Good Uncle Dima".
Happy Mother's Day to you, too!
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And right back atcha, mother of six, grandmother of a bunch, aunt of several, and associate mom of two! Feels silly for the likes of me to be accepting Mother's Day greetings from a motherhood titan like you!
The Carl books are very cute. Carl is such a good dog that the parents leave the baby home alone with Carl, who takes perfectly good care of her -- bathes her and everything!
And a happy (late) Mother's Day to you!!
I see the great depth and meaning and insight in Boots' art work, but since I'm sure it's so obvious to you all, I won't bother to explain it.
Look, it's a cat, fercryingoutloud!
You want great depth and meaning and insight, go to a Picasso exhibition.
OTOH....never mind.
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