Wrapping up April

Wrapping up April

Kevin dedicates a good portion of his time to keeping the cats in their respective outside areas. He finally thwarted Lester from escaping the fenced yard (but probably only temporarily), and somehow Spot managed to escape from his private (shared with lemon Drop) kitty patio AKA the cat prison yard. After Kevin had expanded it, Spot was able to climb up and out, and here, on a chilly April morning, Kevin made repairs while I sat around in my pajamas. Amy observed the machinations and though it was funny that we were both standing up over the top of the fortress. Spot continued to do this...

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a chipmunk caper

on sunday kevin and i were sitting on the couch and he heard a ruckus, thinking it must be chester picking on winnie.  but that wasn't it; winnie was with us.  he thought it could be lester and...

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here in springfield,

here in springfield,

it feels like the end of october.  brrrr, it's cold and grey and rainy.  yuck.  we're about to go see the new "blade runner," to forget all about this weather. les paul refuses to give up this...

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Turkey Run State Park

Turkey Run State Park

Turkey Run State Park in Indiana is fantastic.  We went there when i was a kid and did a little hiking, and maybe we stayed at the lodge.  I know we went back there about 15 or so years ago, stayed...

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broke!

broke!

on monday afternoon, after I 'd posted the stuff about falling in the road on saturday, the urgent care place called me to say that my nose was, indeed, fractured.  this is the first time i've ever...

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craaack…

craaack…

that was the sound of my forehead hitting the asphalt on the road on saturday morning. not the best way to start the weekend.  we'd been planning to visit kevin's siblings in northern IL but kevin...

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