Good morning everyone!
- Bird Watching
From Print Shop Professional 2.0
I am writing this post today with a copy of Bird Watcher’s magazine sitting next to me. Why have I subscribed to Bird Watcher’s magazine when my experience with bird watching is limited to the birds I see at zoos, the birds that sit on my fence, and the birds that sit on lamp posts, electrical wires, and the huge flocks of sparrows that wheel through this area in the fall? Am I eagerly starting a new hobby that would require me to tramp through wilderness at the crack of dawn armed with a binocular and the ability to sit still and silent long enough to see something worthwhile?
No. The truth is that I just don’t believe Publisher’s Clearing House when they say that a purchase is not necessary to win their grand prize of $5000 a week for life, and Bird Watcher’s Magazine was one of the best choices available to me.
- Twinkle
From Wikimedia Commons, by the European Southern Observatory
We went and saw Cowboys and Aliens Friday night, and riding home Kayla got kind of sleepy. Mark felt like singing, so, joking around, he started to sing “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” That woke Kayla up enough for her to say, “The stars are beautiful, but they don’t really twinkle, do they?” Score again for the 9-year-old!
- Dog Rules, the Sequel
Mandy's close-up
A while ago, I wrote a post about the hierarchy my dogs use, Dog Rules. While I retain the sobriquet of She-Who-Feeds-Us-Every-Morning, Mandy has also awarded me with the title of She-Whom-I-Must-Ask-To-Let-Me-Out-Immediately-After-She-Settles-Down-On-The-Couch-For-The-Evening. Her timing is always impeccable. No matter how late it is, (The term late is relative; I need to be on the couch by 8 to start settling down for bed at 9, so I am referring to whether I sit down at 8, 8:30 or 8:45), and how long Mark and Kayla have been on the couch already, the minute I sit down and pull out my cross-stitch, she comes up to me to tell me that she needs to go out. Darwin, never wishing to be left behind, joins in. Tyra usually skips this mid-evening excursion, because she has already staked out her spot on the sofa so she can sit by Mark.
Tyra on the couch
Mark thinks it’s funny.
Have a great day everyone!
Nancy
Tales from the Mom-Side 
First of all your daughter is so smart. Secondly, aren’t dogs a lot like toddlers lol. I kept being reminded of he impeccable timing my kids have of asking me for something almost always just as I am about to get comfortable. Nice post 🙂
Thanks, Raquel. Yes, we think Kayla is smart too. The dogs are better than toddlers, because I can take them to the kennel if I want to go out of town, but yes, their timing often resembles a toddler’s!