June 4, 2004

• Living with a 2 year old can be treacherous.  I was in the shower this morning and Serra~V~ decided I deserved some bubbles for being such a good mommy and getting her a puppy.  I heard her say “Mommy, bobble.”  Before I could stop her she parted the shower curtain and dumped the remainder of her bubble bath into the bathtub, making the tub floor dangerously slippery.  This all happened, of course, as I was shampooing my hair and soap kept getting in my eyes as I tried not to fall while letting the bubble soap go down the drain.  A few minutes later Serra asked, “Bobble done?”

  
  

  I think we have the puppy house trained.  He went outside on his own all yesterday afternoon and this morning.  I hope it is so.  Serra enjoyed chasing the poor little guy with her doll stroller, popper, and anything that gets him running.  She also loves to play tug-o-war with his toys.  I think with a little careful training on both parts they will be good pals.  Right now I think she is 50% annoyance and 50% buddy. 

  
  

  After work today Brian heads straight to a weekend class at the Encino campus.  We will get out after 10 tonight, crash at Mom and Dads, and go back for all of Saturday.  I expect him back here sometime in the wee hours of Sunday morning.  It will be nice to have this credit behind him.  He has spent a lot of time preparing for this weekend as it is the culminating class/project for his first year. 

  
  

  I think I mentioned before I have spent a good part of this week canning, thanks to mom and her pressure canner.  12 pints + 4 quarts of salsa, 8 quarts of chicken broth, and 5 quarts of beef, and I’m calling it done until the bug bites me again or something I want to can goes on sale.  It sure takes a lot of time, I don’t know how Mom did it all those years.  I remember the kitchen being incredibly hot and steamy, and trying my hardest to avoid the area even though I knew I should be helping.  It is nice to see those bottles lined up on the counter and hearing the pop as they seal, and know that if we are a little more prepared for taking care of ourselves in the event that food is unavailable elsewhere.  I finally got our water drums filled a few weeks ago.  So, food and other stuff, I think we would be ok for anywhere up to 6 months.  And water, at least 2-3 weeks.  It sure is nice to have a place to put it all too.  I am so grateful to have found this place.  It has everything we need and is in such a nice area.  As housing prices continue to rise I see more and more people selling around here.  Our size place is already selling for 50K above what we bought at.  And that was a month ago.   

  
  

   

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