Heidi & Milton's Blog – March 2013 Archive (10)

In books, movies, and on TV, you always hear about the "Crazy Cat Lady" who is old, lives alone, and is surrounded by lots and lots of pet cats.  Growing up, our Great-Aunt Ceil was super sweet but fell into this category as she had stray cats, some missing a leg, others an eye, constantly wandering afoot.  The entire house reeked of cat so much that your nose wrinkled, eyes watered, and skin itched as soon as you walked in the door.  She was the type who allowed her cats to jump on the…

Someboooody is on spring break, so she is able to post mid-day - lucky me!  Milton likes having his Momma Dog home too.  Well, some dogs have a total aversion to the bathtub, but our doodle embraces it!  He likes to cool off and enjoy a nice big gulp from the faucet.  Sometimes he even naps in there.…

First and foremost, to all of you who have read about Anny and/or donated to Anny, thank you SO much!  It really warms our hearts that everyone has been so generous and kind.  The PayPal account that we created will remain open, so please know that you can still give if you like.  For those of you who missed reading about the Milt this week, I…

Wait a second!  Did I forget to write "Puppy" Photo of the Week?!  No, I am not mistaken.  Milton is getting bumped today for a higher cause.  Today's photo is of a very good friend of mine, Anny.  Anny and I grew up together in upstate New York, and we have always been very close.  She and I met way back in kindergarten when we rode the same school bus, and our big brothers introduced us.  Throughout the many years we have known each other, 23 years now, we have…

After Milt's little incident on Sunday, it became apparent that finishing the gate was incredibly imperative.  Pop and Jeff got on it, and by very late Monday evening, our new gate was resurrected.…

Something scary happened on Sunday.  It was really scary.  That morning was just like any other; I was preparing to walk the Milt, and Jeff's parents, Momeaux and Pop, were in town again to help on our fence.  This was the big push to finish the front gate where our cars drive in and out.  That was the the one that we really wanted fixed because right now we just have a chain link fence that does not close well, so it is not terribly safe for Milton.



Before we left on the walk,…

On Saturday night, in the middle of the night, I awoke to Milton's nose in my face, and Jeff sitting on the floor next to him.  Milton had whined to go potty and, of course, he went to Jeff's side of the bed to ask to go out.  It takes me a little too long to wake up and get up!  Now they had both returned, and Milton was just a little muddy.…

This past weekend, I had plans to visit the First Monday Trade Days in the nearby town of Canton.  This is a magnificent flea market spanning across many, many acres of farmland.  People set up booth upon booth of their antiquey wares, and sometimes junk, for the public's perusal.  I was introduced to this event by two of my good friends, a pair of sisters, and I now tend to go once or twice a year to see what treasures can be found!  I always manage to come home…

Currently my seventh grade writing students are immersed in a poetry unit, which has been a lot of fun!  In class, we recently read Langston Hughes's "What Happens to a Dream Deferred?"  Here are the lines to it if you do not recall:

Friday afternoon I was standing at my kitchen sink thinking, Ahh, what am I going to possibly blog about this week?  Then I turned around and saw this.

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