Pictures of me passed out with puppies on top aren't new... but this one with Max in the crook of my knees reminded me so much of the last one Big A took before we knew Scout was sick... mostly because of the way *I* am sleeping so furiously.
Noam Chomsky (in his pre-political activist 1950s avatar as a serious linguist) constructed a sentence I've always loved. He gives us "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously" as an example of an utterance that makes sense grammatically but is semantically nonsensical. Really? I think I might be a colorless green idea... I sleep so furiously!
In other news, Nu seems recovered from their cold and has really been riding their new name high. It seems they're exempt from all chores and duties and get to pick dinner every day this week? "It's a once in a lifetime occasion," I was told cheerfully :). Fair enough. Also, we gave Nu presents yesterday--it's a birth-day, kinda? And we got to thinking how we don't give babies presents when they're born--it's more like here's a fresh diaper, if you make it to a year, we'll throw you a party then... Rude!
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Hahaha! Nu! I'm glad they are feeling better.
I have a game on my old iPhone called Sleep Furiously! It's based upon that very principle.
Nu is a crafty one! But I do give babies presents when they're born, and so do lots of other people I know. And something pretty and personal for Mom, too. Tell him that!
I'm glad Nu is recovered. Beth and Noah were sick last week and I managed to dodge it somehow.
I think presents must be one of your love languages. There seem to be so many gift-giving occasions in your house! So joyful.
Funny
Green ideas sleeping furiously... hmmm!
Nu is obviously very smart, ha. Presents and no chores- I want to change my name!
It's miraculous, Nicole ;)
I have to look up this game, Nance.
Ah yes--I think we were thinking more about immediate family... as in *we* didn't give Nu any presents on the day they were born (although, thinking about it, we did buy tons of stuff in preparation!). So you're saying I should get a present too, right? You're lovely!!
Whoa, Steph! Somehow, I missed that both Beth and Noah had been sick. I'm glad you were unscathed, but that's kind of a lot.
And... Guilty--I'm the gift-giver and I do make up occasions... I think it comes from a time when I used to enjoy shopping.
:)
Now I want to know *what* you might change it to!
Aww this is lovely - I like the idea of treating the occasion of a new name like a birth-day! (Or, it sounds like, birth-week!)
They were just colds. Noah tested (negative) for covid since he had to go into the office, but neither of them missed any work. Noah went to bed early one night and that was it for changes to the routine.
Thank you, Suz. I'm glad the people I know IRL and online are so kind!
Good to know they were just colds!
I'm new here, so your picture with your dog made me do a search for Scout and goodness, I'm so very sorry for your loss. My boy Mulder died around the same time, May of 2023. He was 8, and had lymphoma. We did chemo but it came back. I miss him so much every single day. I'm glad you have another dog to comfort you in your loss.
J--I'm so sorry about Mulder. I always thought Scout was too young at 10, so I can only imagine your anguish at losing Mulder at 8... I grieve Scout every day (I think he may have been my once-in-a-lifetime soul dog), but Max is adorable and requires attention and makes me get on with my life.
Thank you Maya, those once in a lifetime dogs are amazing, right? I hope we have another dog someday. My husband is not ready, and I worry he may never be. And I really want a dog. Marriage is compromise, and sometimes that's hard, because there's no way to kind of have a dog, right? I loved your posts about Scout, and they made me cry a little. Not fair to lose them when they are so young.
J--Yes, it's so not fair. Frankly, (and shamefully!) I remember being envious of people who had longer-lived fur babies for a while there...
Are you good at being dramatic? Like can you sigh meaningfully while looking at pictures of puppies etc. :)? I have a few moves I could share...
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