Tales from the Bush in Quebec

We have been sick – the two youngest rug rats and me. Runny noses, fever, cough....that icky thing that you can do nothing about really except endure and wait it out. When my son mentioned not going into work, I told him there was no problem...I’ve done this before. Staying up with sick kids is a... Sign in to see full entry.

Nalou & Smooch - I believe they wore wore other out My ex-DIL called yesterday. She has known me for 10 years; she probably suspected what I would be thinking after that visit with her mom. She hastened to assure me that she finds the hassle of the separation much easier to deal with because it is... Sign in to see full entry.

I saw the look exchanged between mother and daughter – a long one that speaks volumes without uttering a word. I don’t know what was behind it, although I can think of a least a dozen things. It put my teeth on edge, and if the boys hadn’t been with us, I probably would have asked which of the dozen... Sign in to see full entry.

The youngest Rug Rat The boys were all up, breakfast had been cleared away, and each of them was doing his own little thing before our drive to daycare. I decided to use the quiet time to get dressed. I went into my bedroom, leaving the doors open so that I could hear them, and stripped off my... Sign in to see full entry.

It was very early Saturday morning, and the doggies and I were alone at the house – oh, and the kitten, Dora, who lives in the apartment downstairs. My son was off to his job at 5 AM, the rug rats were spending their weekend with their Mom, and Fred’s little girlfriend was away with her sister.... Sign in to see full entry.

Bali in the dentist's chair. Pretty cool dude for a first visit! Mommy telephoned. She was lonesome and wondered if she could come and visit with the boys before going into work at 11 PM. My son had told me to expect her call; she had mentioned it to him when they met at the dentist a couple of days... Sign in to see full entry.

It’s done. My son brought me the rug rats in the early afternoon before joining his lady for the inevitable discussion. He came back home 4 hours later, relief apparent on his face; the pain was evident too. They both concluded that trying again would have maybe been an option if no children were... Sign in to see full entry.

Fred & Marie-Eve, the farewell kiss...when a day apart feels like a year. Oh my, but the house feels empty this morning! Besides me, there are only the two doggies, and Fred’s little girlfriend who is hiding downstairs, probably crying her eyes out after having bid her first love goodbye for another... Sign in to see full entry.

The beautiful Louka, flirting with an interested Smooch Smooch was overdue for his 3 rd vaccination. I’ve been putting it off both because a vet visit is so darned expensive ($100.00!!), and because the pup hates going there; he tends to become much like Kujo the moment he gets a whiff of the vet’s... Sign in to see full entry.

Nalou & Smooch - new buddies! “Mémère! Smooch is eating your chair again!!” Nalou, the oldest rug rat, was standing at the window looking out onto the gallery. His words galvanized me to action. Darn that pup anyway! Forgetting that the poor thing has been spending most of his time shut away there... Sign in to see full entry.