Baby Steps

No bullies at the new house -- Gone but not forgotten

The migration from Dallas County to Tarrant County has begun -- north by northwest. Wait -- I think that title's been used, Hitchcock kept all the best lines for himself (though Cary Grant spoke them with such panache!). We now have a new storage unit for the books and nonperishables (so to speak); we don't have to worry about boxes in a garage that gets hosed down occasionally. (They keep an elderly German Shepherd in there.) When they lived in Oklahoma, Cheri once was a bulldog breeder; she showed dogs and won a few ribbons. However, they wound up keeping most of their bulldogs ... but those much-loved pets are now only memories and pictures on the wall. Joy and I will have 2 elderly Lab mixes in the apt. In fact, the female is a rescue dog.

Yes, I rescued her outside of F.D.Roosevelt HS back in the 90s. (I told you she was elderly.) Frankie has never forgotten, even though her permanent home has always been with Cheri. I spotted a 6-week-old puppy curled up behind the bushes near the auditorium ... No one claimed her. No one wanted her, so I put her in my car (It was a very mild day.) to keep her safe ... Luckily, it was a Friday; we drove up to Oklahoma that weekend. Frankie loved her new home, but that didn't stop her from trying to crawl into my lap like a little puppy every time she saw me ... Her flatmate, Kix, is also quite elderly, so we'll have two old dogs to mind.

I don't know about the city where we'll officially live, but Grapevine definitely makes its money as a tourist spot ... and maybe we can find an outlet for Joy's jewelry. I know that everyone does beads (and there's at least 1-2 bead shops in Grapevine), but does anyone up there do chain maille? We shall see. I have all summer to explore ... well, most of the summer. There may be planning to do as we get ready for (gads!!) freshman English. I foresee many e-mails between my computer and Ennis ...

Today is a Mommy Day ... After I take Fiona to the ASPCA for neutering -- the kits still nurse off and on, so we may get an early pick up call -- then I go to Mom's house. Lots of driving today and yesterday, since I also want to go to ballet tonight ... after I pick up Fiona. They tell us to "take it easy" during the spring break -- and forget that they've told us to schedule as much as we can so we don't miss school time.

C'est la vie ... Ma vida loca!