Sunday, June 26, 2011

Diana the bilingual dog

Diana is Aunty Lia's dog. Grampa Tony loved when she responded to Estonian commands. I tried doing the same a few times, but only knowing the dirty words never came in handy (well...almost never, but that's a story for another time).

Diana died this weekend, and it got me thinking of the time she and I went tobogganing together on New Years Day. I remember her being so excited to ride down the hill in Uncle Peter's lap, and being so jealous that she never had snowballs on her feet when she got back to the top. Mostly, I remember how she smiled whenever she saw Aunty Lia.

Head aega, Diana. And when you see Grampa Tony, tell him I said tere. He'll get a kick out of that.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Three!

That's Lea up there (the one without the hat). We took that pic a few years ago in the park. She turned three this past week. Happy birthday, kiddo.

I hear Lea's a big fan of mine – word in the stroller circle is that her first words were "Maui Monster". Well, I'm a bigger fan of hers. My third favourite thing about her is how gently and kindly she pulls my ears. My second favourite is how much food she drops when she comes over to eat. My first, of course, is that smile; which I get to enjoy face to face. At least for a little while longer.

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Dan thinks I'm sleeping.


I'm not. What I'm actually doing is admiring yet another nasty fart. It'll get to Dan in about 20 seconds and he'll pretend to be grossed out. In reality, he'll be carefully evaluating it against past farts of mine.

This one's got a chance to take the lead, too. Actually, there've been a lot of contenders lately. I think it's because the peeps changed my food. I was disappointed at first to say goodbye to the wet-dry mix, but I've gotten used to the new kibble and it's actually pretty good. Besides, the bag said it was filled with nutritional benefits, and now that its...oh, Dan just got it.

Looks like a winner to me.