We had a young neighbor (not the little girl who told me I might have to be her new mom) watch our cat while we were in Wyoming for a wedding. She left us a note regarding the cat's behavior while we were away. It seems that the cat wasn't quite as much fun as she had hoped.
-On Thursday I saw the cat, but she didn't want anything to do with me.
-On Friday and Saturday she didn't even come out.
-On Sunday I looked under your bed and heard her purring.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Be My Baby...Sitter
I was walking to my car when I heard a little girl yelling.
Little Girl (LG): "MA'AM!!!! MA'AM!!!! OVER HERE!!! MA'AM!!!!"
I turned to see the little neighbor girl peering at me from the other side of her screen door. I walked over to her.
LG: "Ma'am, Ma'am, have you seen my mom? I went to sleep, and she was here, and now she isn't. I had my iPod on. I yelled and yelled for her in the house, but she didn't answer. Have you seen my mom?"
M: "No, I haven't seen your mom around."
LG: "Well, I don't know where she went. She was here. I think she might be dead."
M: "I don't think your mom is dead. She probably just went to run an errand."
LG: "Well, I thought she was going to pick up my nephew with my brother. Will you babysit me then?"
M: "Sure, I'll sit here with you until your mom gets back."
LG: "Okay. I wanted to watch Madagascar, but only My Bloody Valentine was in the DVD player. And I can't get it out."
M: "That sounds scary. I don't think I'd want to watch that one."
LG: "Well, you could come in and change it. And we could watch Madagascar."
M: "No, I don't think I should come in your house without your mom's permission. I'll just sit here on the porch with you."
LG: "Okay. Well, if my mom is dead, then you're going to have to be my mom, okay?"
M: "Your mom will be back soon. She isn't dead."
The little girl then sees another lady walking by. She just happens to be the wife of one of the HOA board members.
LG: "Can I see if she knows where my mom is?"
M: "Sure, if you want to."
The whole little scene sort of plays out again. The HOA lady doesn't know where her mom is. We try to figure out the little girl's name. She tries to call her grandmother. And then her mom shows up, as expected, with the little girl's nephew.
Little Girl (LG): "MA'AM!!!! MA'AM!!!! OVER HERE!!! MA'AM!!!!"
I turned to see the little neighbor girl peering at me from the other side of her screen door. I walked over to her.
LG: "Ma'am, Ma'am, have you seen my mom? I went to sleep, and she was here, and now she isn't. I had my iPod on. I yelled and yelled for her in the house, but she didn't answer. Have you seen my mom?"
M: "No, I haven't seen your mom around."
LG: "Well, I don't know where she went. She was here. I think she might be dead."
M: "I don't think your mom is dead. She probably just went to run an errand."
LG: "Well, I thought she was going to pick up my nephew with my brother. Will you babysit me then?"
M: "Sure, I'll sit here with you until your mom gets back."
LG: "Okay. I wanted to watch Madagascar, but only My Bloody Valentine was in the DVD player. And I can't get it out."
M: "That sounds scary. I don't think I'd want to watch that one."
LG: "Well, you could come in and change it. And we could watch Madagascar."
M: "No, I don't think I should come in your house without your mom's permission. I'll just sit here on the porch with you."
LG: "Okay. Well, if my mom is dead, then you're going to have to be my mom, okay?"
M: "Your mom will be back soon. She isn't dead."
The little girl then sees another lady walking by. She just happens to be the wife of one of the HOA board members.
LG: "Can I see if she knows where my mom is?"
M: "Sure, if you want to."
The whole little scene sort of plays out again. The HOA lady doesn't know where her mom is. We try to figure out the little girl's name. She tries to call her grandmother. And then her mom shows up, as expected, with the little girl's nephew.
Monday, June 08, 2009
Little Rock Climbers
We hiked Ice Box Canyon at Red Rock this past weekend. It is listed as a "moderate" hike. You can make it a little more challenging by choosing to climb over more big boulders.
As we were hiking, we ran into a family coming back from the top of the hike which is a waterfall (when there is water to be found.) The boy hiking with the family said that the pools looked like jello.
We kept hiking and got all the way to the very bottom of the waterfall. There was a short little steep section leading up to where the pools actually were. P&AF climbed up, and I attempted to climb up behind him. It seemed like my shoes kept slipping though, and I couldn't find good hand or foot holds. There was also a big canyon/crevice just to the right of the steep part, and I wasn't to crazy to go rolling off the edge down into that.
So I turned around and just sat down on the ground. P&AF tried to get me to climb up and also said that he was just going up on his own. I ignored him because I was too irritated at my defeat.
After awhile I decided that I better try again. I ended up making it, but it was not easy for me, and I did kick P&AF in the nose.
The pools did look somewhat jello-ish, and they had lots of yucky stuff growing in them.
After looking for a better way down, we ended up creeping down the same way that we got up. We sat at the bottom for a little bit.
Just then a dad showed up with three little kids. I would say that the kids were all 7 or under. One (the smallest) kept saying, "But, I can't do this." And then the dad would say, "Don't ever say that you can't." And he went ahead and just maneuvered all three of those little kids up the steep rock face to the pools. It was insane to me. I felt slightly embarrassed at my difficulty in climbing up the rock. But on top of that...wow, I just can't imagine having three kids so close to the edge like that. They all did fine, and it never actually appeared that anyone was in danger. I just couldn't picture trying to keep track of three kids on a steep rock with a drop off on the side and not having an anxiety attack.
As we were hiking, we ran into a family coming back from the top of the hike which is a waterfall (when there is water to be found.) The boy hiking with the family said that the pools looked like jello.
We kept hiking and got all the way to the very bottom of the waterfall. There was a short little steep section leading up to where the pools actually were. P&AF climbed up, and I attempted to climb up behind him. It seemed like my shoes kept slipping though, and I couldn't find good hand or foot holds. There was also a big canyon/crevice just to the right of the steep part, and I wasn't to crazy to go rolling off the edge down into that.
So I turned around and just sat down on the ground. P&AF tried to get me to climb up and also said that he was just going up on his own. I ignored him because I was too irritated at my defeat.
After awhile I decided that I better try again. I ended up making it, but it was not easy for me, and I did kick P&AF in the nose.
The pools did look somewhat jello-ish, and they had lots of yucky stuff growing in them.
After looking for a better way down, we ended up creeping down the same way that we got up. We sat at the bottom for a little bit.
Just then a dad showed up with three little kids. I would say that the kids were all 7 or under. One (the smallest) kept saying, "But, I can't do this." And then the dad would say, "Don't ever say that you can't." And he went ahead and just maneuvered all three of those little kids up the steep rock face to the pools. It was insane to me. I felt slightly embarrassed at my difficulty in climbing up the rock. But on top of that...wow, I just can't imagine having three kids so close to the edge like that. They all did fine, and it never actually appeared that anyone was in danger. I just couldn't picture trying to keep track of three kids on a steep rock with a drop off on the side and not having an anxiety attack.
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