Roger Rabbit

We have a new addition to the family. His name is Roger, Roger Rabbit.

Roger, along with his name, came from the Humane Society in Corvallis, where he had been since November. He is estimated to be about 2 years old and he weighs in at a whopping 11 pounds! He does have red eyes, which many folks don't like, but we love him anyway.

So far he has been great! He is friendly, social, he doesn't bite, and he loves to sit on laps and be loved. He doesn't even mind the dogs and their efforts to "play"with him. Hopefully he will be with us for a long time.

Tempus Fugit

Today is Lily's last day of being 2! I'm sure that tomorrow when year three begins, she will become much more mature and reasonable.

I'm with her every day, so often do not realize how quickly the time is whizzing by. When you bring home a newborn baby, seasoned parents will always tell you how quickly children grow. As a new parent, you shrug this off, because you are feeding, changing, feeding, changing for 24 hours a day, and it seems like your helpless little baby will never be able to do anything for herself.
But here's the truth. Tempus Fugit. And it doesn't always seem like it, but tomorrow Lily will be three. And I feel like I have missed something, I work hard everyday making food, cleaning up toys, and trying to enstill good behavior in my daughter that I feel like I've missed her growing up. I look at photos and can't remember what she was really like at that stage in her life. I honestly do not know where the last three years have gone. But I do know that I love being Lily's mom, and can't wait to see how much she will change and grow in the next year of her life.


Happy Birthday Lily!

A good day

A few days ago something spectacular happened. Something that everyone in the valley had been eagerly anticipating with lawn mowers and planting supplies at the ready. The sun made it's triumphant return, with real, honest to goodness warmth along with it. It was awesome. Lily and I spent 1.5 days outside, mowing grass (which was fine until the bag came off the mower and resulted in me being showered in grass clippings and a quick dose of benadryl), digging in sand, planting flowers. We even broke out the BBQ.

We found a tree frog in the lawn, who narrowly escaped the blades of the mower. We relocated him to the creek. He was small, so Lily was very concerned about the whereabouts of his mommy and daddy.

The dogs were outside for so long that they actually stopped running, and relaxed in the cool grass.
I am a true believer in the healing properties of the sun. Mood improves, skin is happy for a dose of good old vitamin D, and we all sleep well from the fresh air and activity.

Today it is back to normal, grey skies and chilly *sigh* . We will anxiously await the return of the golden orb (have you seen cold comfort farm? It's a good one, you should watch it).