Jamey & Arthur...er Tigger

Jamey & Arthur...er Tigger
Originally uploaded by King Cnut.

Two days before Easter, 2006.

Loose Tooth

Jamey has his first loose tooth today. It is the right-front on the lower jaw. He is quite proud. It was big news when I arrived home from work in Portland. He insisted that I wiggle it, which I did, while oohing and aahing, and inside squeaming.
Even Arthur was getting a lot of mileage out of the excitement, explaining to me and later his aunt Connie "It wiggles this way and that way!"We had a nice dinner at Pete and Connie's house. The kids were so blissfully quiet and happy hanging out with their cousin Jacob, that I easily jabbered my way to 9 pm before realizing I'd better remove myself. Jamey said he wouldn't go home. He was having to0 much fun. Then he and Arthur began lobbying for a night of camping out with Jacob. We'll have to see if we can schedule that.

Grass In Bloom

Grass In Bloom
Originally uploaded by King Cnut.

This photo has been entered into the Grange Photo Contest at the state level. Woohoo!!

Horoscopes

A friend of mine, Jerod Allen, has recently begun writing horoscopes for an online company. He is a funny guy, and his writing reflects that. What's more, he is actually using reference material to guide his horoscopes?!! I always wondered if there was a horoscope-writers guild or some-such.
April 17th Horoscopes
And here's his blog, http://chilitown.blogspot.com/. If you are a big Simpson's fan, you'll notice that Jerod is too.

Elk!

I saw a herd of elk in someone's pasture along Cedar Creek Road yesterday. At first I thought it was a large group of horses, but then, because of the uniform coloration, tight cluster and number (roughly 20 animals), I realized what they really must be. I was very pleased to see them. It recalled to me what a local friend said about Elk "All year they're everywhere you look, but the first day of hunting season, they're nowhere." I love pondering how an animal can be so good at what it does.