My House: The Other City Zoo

We love pets here, maybe a little too much. Here's the laundry list: 2 dogs, 3 cats, a 4 ft. Iguana, 2 firebelly toads, 2 hermit crabs, 1 guinea pig and a rescued meadow vole (-it was about to be eaten by a cat and my sweet daughter wouldn't let that happen. Yes I know normal people PAY to have such things exterminated). To the left is Crissy-best dog ever (the anti-Marley). Over on the right is my soccer playin', ass-kickin' daughter with her cat Tiger and Toby, the rescued flat-coat retriever with issues. He is a little portly due to having been starved in an earlier life. It's hard to keep him on a diet. I have a little experience with that problem, but only a little- ha ha.
We got the Iguana long ago because the boys wanted a snake. I didn't want to deal with feeding a snake, so we got the lizard which is a nice vegetarian. However about five years later we rescued a red tail boa which a neighbor kid had starved. So guess what? I got stuck with the care and feeding of both reptiles! I found a good home for the snake after we had her for a few years. Defrosting dead rats and dangling them in front of her got to be a bit of a drag. Ignacia is potty trained to a cat box filled with water, plus she spends summers outside on my bedroom
porch.
Oh no, Test Case just walked in and discovered that I have a blog. He's mad cuz I didn't put a picture of Jigs, his cat in the post. I've sworn him to secrecy with the promise to move his laundry into the dryer when he goes to work. TTFN

OK, So I Rode the Freakin' Motorcycle

and I liked it. My hubby is on his 3rd or 4th midlife crisis and he bought a really big motorcycle, well actually he bought two motorcycles. One for me too. Yup, its not nearly as big, thank god. Twenty-two years ago we both had bikes, but hell you can't strap little Test Case on the back. Or ride around with all the baby paraphernalia that modern life demands. So they got sold. I never looked back but guess he did. He was so excited with his new toy and it was a beautiful day. The seat was comfy too.
I'm glad this crisis only involves motorcycles.

Happy Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th is my lucky day. I had my middle child, the football playin' man (fpm) on a friday the 13th, 18 years ago. He was 11 lbs 3 oz and 23 inches long. The best part of the coming days is that I get to go visit him this weekend for 'family weekend' and get to see a wildcats football game. The wildcats are 2-2 (2-0, conference). They are favored to win their conference. It should be a good game.

Here is my little baby on his first day in the dorm. Ain't he cute?
Seriously, I miss him so much. He is a rock. He was so easy to raise and he works hard. Life's just not the same around the old homestead without him. wah, wah, wah...
I've always loved Friday the 13th!!!!

Here are the faux Jay and Silent Bob. Ann, I was cracking up that you actually know of these disrespectable characters. (Yeh, Dogma is secretly funny-- kind of a guilty pleasure but simultaneously horrifying)
Soon I want to write about why so many women adore vincent, specifically in the bg form. It is amazing to find all these others who feel as I do since I have discovered blogdom. I've been thinking about this for a long time...

Meerkat Love

Cute little bugger, isn't he. Funny how the zoo meerkats are fat and lazy 'cuz they don't have to scrape by on only one disgusting millipede a day. Crunch! Crunch!
Seriously I love watching Meerkat Manor on the Animal Planet. The animals are totally anthropromorphized, but who cares, they are adorable.
I'd only skip it if I had to give up Bobby watching, which I don't. Tonight I get my bg fix.
I feel ambivilent about the proceeding show 'Friday Night Lights'. Hey I lived that life and loved every minute of it. I miss friday night football so much. That show may just make me feel sad...
Good thing I have bg to soothe my frazzled football deprived nerves. Ah, my sweet fantasy life- it gets me through another day.