Cathy in the Wright

Awww...Ain't he cute?

I was going to apologize for missing a couple of days, but I'm not going to do that. I'm just not sorry. I love my life.

Tuesday was nursing home day. This fine looking dog above with the questionable pedigree is Hoocher, our pet therapy dog. He has no formal training, but he makes a great nursing home visitor because he doesn't bark, doesn't lick, and loves to snuggle. Nothing makes his day more than being able to jump up on a bed and make himself comfortable right next to a resident with a free hand for petting his head.

Well...that and scrounging for crumbs in the Alzheimer's unit.

Yesterday was a lot of fun. I took The Senator to the Edina Community Pool with Aunt S. and Cousins M. & J. The Senator has always been a little shy about the water. He still doesn't like to get his head wet. Yesterday you would have thought he was part seal. His favorite part was trying to drown me in three feet of water. He couldn't touch the bottom and spent the entire time in the "big kids pool" hanging on my neck and telling me to "giddy-up."

Speaking of Cousins M. & J. - they are regular blog readers, and told me they wanted their own nicknames for my site. Cousin M decided he wanted to be called The Dictator. Sorry, M., but the only dictator allowed in Wright County is me. However...last night I was thinking that because you are so smart and your handwriting can be hard to read at times...you should be a doctor. And what more important doctor is there than The Surgeon General. Henceforth, you are The SG.

Now your brother...he's more of a Special Ops kinda guy. I was trying to think of a position in our government that would reflect his talents...but I find myself drawn to the annals of organized crime literature. Therefore, Nephew J. shall be hereby assigned to the position of caporegime, and referred to hereafter as The Cap.

I had a few more family members to baptize into the blog with new nicknames, but The Governor is filling his pants. We are also scheduled to be leaving for the park this morning, so I will try to post more this afternoon. Have a great Thursday.

Posted by Cathy at June 19, 2003 07:48 AM