Tank

He's afraid of:

clothes when they hang in the doorway,
ironing boards,
starving to death,
umbrellas,
Eli,
fireworks,
thunder,
haircuts,
baths,
the vet,

and

HIMSELF.

A recent run in with a friend left Tank on the losing end. At first, we didn't think it was that bad, but today when I tried to clean it...all sorts of goo came out. I took him to the vet, which was amazingly open on Saturday, and they said words like sedation, stitches, drainage tubes, and he might be goofy when I pick him up. I left him at the vet and watched him creep away with wobbly knees (Tank, not me) to the back.

Upon my return, our goofy dog skitted and tiptoed his way out, seemingly afraid of more things, like the door opening, the nurse and the big front desk.. If he wasn't so pitiful, I would have laughed. Bright purple stiches on his shaved eyebrow on woozy legs. That and the fact he is Tank. To top it all off, he gets to wear an Elizabethan collar.

Picture this:



This is why Tank is now afraid of himself:



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He tries to dodge left then dodge right then dodge left again to get away from it. Currently, he is afraid to move. He's going to have a long 10 days.

Kiss

 

or she's blowing raspberries

Phone Etiquette

Maybe we Skype too much! E has only a vague idea of how to handle the phone.

Here are the basics:

1. Hold the phone to your ear.
2. Talk into the right end of the phone.
3. Avoid banging so as to hear the other party on the line.

So far, all we have is "holding the phone in the general area of the ear". He also likes to show Gran and Grammy (who are very patient with him) what he is playing with when he talks to them. I think the record for comprehension by a grandmother is 3-5 words. Excellent!

 

 

 

Happy New Year!

We spent the first day of the New Year on the road. We have been on the road so long, I am forgetting what home looks like. Soon though, soon.

We almost have car travel down to a science. E settles in with a ba-zillion movies, snacks, blankets, books, and of course George. We always have to pull over soon after leaving to fix the blanket in the window to block the sun. He doesn't even mind that he can't hear the movie really well and then mommy and daddy have a book on tape going in the front. What a trooper!

 

L is still really good about sleeping most of the trip, which does cause some problems if we travel late in the day with a really late bedtime, but our travels yesterday were at a perfect time. Both kids slept great last night! I was the one up and down all night making sure the kids and dogs didn't wake each other up since we were all in one room.