Every New Day Brings Something New

I wish I had a camera implanted in my brain so I could take pictures of all that I see. It sounds a little freaky, and a little like 1984, but Charles is doing so many things I wish I could capture on film for all you to see. Like what, you ask?

Well, Sunday night I was giving him a bath. Lillie came in to check out what was going on. Normally the dogs aren't too interested in the bathtub (they're afraid if they get too close they'll be next!) but this night was different. Lillie's more social to begin with and she came to check out what was going on. She had an epiphany! The bathtub is full of water--just like my water bowl which, by the way is either empty or unavailable because it's too much of a temptation to Charles. So, there Charles was, playing in the water and Lillie leaning over the side lapping up water. What made it even more hilarious, or gross, was that the water had two added ingredients, soap and pee. Yuck! Not a refreshing beverage, at least not to humans--adult humans any way. Charles stuck his face in the water and tried to get a mouth full.

What else? Oh, his new skill is walking backwards. He doesn't do it too often at home, but at Grandpa & Grandma's house there's a long hallway from the kitchen to the front door. He can watch us while we sit at the kitchen table and walk backwards down the hallway at the same time. Maybe he's realizing he has a back, he also is starting to sit and lean against things, mostly because it's entertaining not because he needs the support.

Today I decided against taking him to the Circus. I'm disappointed because it really is "The Greatest Show on Earth," but I just don't think he's old enough to "get it" or sit on my lap. Of course the next time Ringling Brothers is in town we'll have to pay for a ticket.

The camera battery is dead so no pictures this time. I've got some good ones. Yesterday I tried on the Halloween costumes we had in the closet. He was not in the best of moods and I only made it worse. They both fit, but he's not fond of things on his head. If it's cold I'll put him in the tiger costume with his new shoes. He'll just have to be the headless tiger because he couldn't stand the hood/head. It might be a little small for his big noggin! The puppy costume was cute, especially the floppy ears, but once again he's the anti-cap and can't stand anything on his head. It also had feet with an elastic band over the shoes and mittens for paws, but he didn't like those. Picky, picky. I wonder where that comes from...

We have exciting news this week. We booked our Christmas Vacation! We're going to Puerta Vallarta to see Russ' great aunt and uncle. Russ' sister Kim did a bunch of research and found affordable tickets and we even get to fly out of Wichita! Russ will be ready for the trip after a busy semester. A few days on the beach will make everything better.

Russ' tests went okay. There is one class he is struggling with. The grade on that test was lower than he expected. He's not sure if he should drop it or not, but will wait to see how he's doing when it gets to the last day to drop classes. I know it's frustrating to get a bad grade, but he did a few points better than average which means a lot of people did a lot worse. And, it tells the professor he didn't teach well or didn't write a very good test. From what I hear it may be both. Continue to pray for Russ' semester as I'm sure it will only get more busy.

Not much else going on here. We keep waiting for autumn to arrive. It's in the high 80s today, almost 90 and humid. I just wish we could wear jeans and jackets, it's so much more comfortable. It's almost too hot to be without the air conditioning during the day, but the evenings are cool, so that helps.