Archive for January, 2010

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

not-so-subtle hints

Do you think he’ll get the hint?

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

reloaded

As you well know, Mike is not able to stay inactive. He’s always thinking of new ways to keep himself busy. Sometimes these things are impossible for my head to wrap around, but it doesn’t stop him from doing it. Periodically, he likes to take old shotgun shells and reload them to be able to [...]

Friday, January 15th, 2010

instant gratification

In an effort to get the girls more motivated about their jobs around the house I decided to implement a new system. I saw this reward board posted on a blog recently and immediately knew this would be perfect for my short-termed memory girls. I thought they’d be more excited about the new routine if [...]

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

pet enthusiasts

Can you imagine a person assigning a profile picture to his/her vet for his/her phone? Imagine that this person went through the trouble to pose not real animals but stuffed animals to photograph purely for the intent of this profile picture. How pathetic this person must be. How sad this person must be. How lonely [...]

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

let the butt-sniffing ensue

I know, bad title. However, that’s what we’ll have going on around here for the next few days, weeks, years…. I’m doing my best to keep my cool while Lily and Sadie get to know each other because I know that Lily has a hard time with social situations. When we brought Harvey home as [...]