Ah, spring! Or late winter or whatever it is! We did yard work at our new Glenwood home, and our dog Ellie made an awesome discovery. Ellie is a Dachshund mix, on the small size, probably what they call a Chi-weenie She was on her own in the yard, not showing much inclination to leave while we were doing yard work, when Alison noticed that she was carrying something in her mouth that was squealing a bit. She got Ellie to let it go, and it was a scared but unharmed baby bunny. She found near a bush by our front door, a whole rabbit burrow with other baby bunnies in it. So we have this precious crew growing up right next to us!
Amazing that we in general have seen more wildlife her at Glenwood than we did when we were out in the "country boonies" around Clark Road. We usually only saw wild dogs roaming the neighborhood. It was rare to even see squirrels. Even cats were normally not seen out of doors.
Speaking of "bunny hops", the Cotillion had their last big dance of the year, and it culminated in Alison doing a special dance with Benjamin. I should have gotten a pictures as they both looked amazing, Cotillion has taught Benjamin a great deal about how to behave at social functions, particularly with girls. Our little man is growing up!
My son Doug spent the weekend with us. It was wonderful being around him. He fits in with us so well, and gets along with Benjamin so beautifully They only call themselves brothers, never referring to themselves as half-brothers or anything else.
Together, we saw the movie Oz: The Great and Powerful. You would think after seeing Oz a total of five times the prior two weekends I would have had my fill, but...there I was! It was a pretty good movie, fairly clever in it's plotting, and very Oz-like in it's look. James Franco was a little flat in his portrayal of The Wizard, but he wasn't horrible or unwatchable. Michelle Williams as Glinda was as beautiful as any film actress I had ever seen, and she played the part well.
I am staring into the maw of one of the worst weeks of tax season - the deadline to corporate returns is this Friday. Blech! But what can I do? Only head into the jaws of the beast, hold my breath, and wait to come out the other end!
Until next time,
T.M. Strait
:)
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