Come, Mommy

So far this morning,
1. The upstairs toilet has overflowed and flooded the kitchen. (”Why is it raining inside, Mommy?”)
2. Casey has chased a skunk. (”Why are you washing Casey, Mommy? Now it’s raining outside. Do you know it’s raining outside and inside? Why is it raining outside and inside?”)
3. The power has gone out. Twice. [...]

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Zeph and I were in Agway buying ferret food this morning. They had one of those dishes at the counter for holding pennies. The sign on it read:
Have a penny?
Give a penny.
Need a penny?
Take a penny.
Need two cents?
Get a job.
Need seven cents?
Get a job with Corzine.
In our Governor’s defense, the budget was pretty much a [...]

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Seen this one yet? Google the word “failure.” The top link this morning is this. Hhhhmmmmmm……
Thanks, Pajama Mama!

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Sure, kiddo, you just have fever, a cough, and a goopy nose. And while we’re at it, Mommy is not sick, either. So there, Evil Summer Cold Virus!
Just to let you know we are all alive, and although not completely well, we should be in a few days. Regular posting will resume then!

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See that there ticker thingy? I’m generally not a big fan of them since they always seem a little cutesy to me, BUT, I saw this one that has ferret footprints on it, so I changed my mind. Besides, my ferrets have a ball like that, and it’s one of their favorite toys. I have [...]

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Liam: “Grown-up Daddies go to work. And grown-up Pop-Pops go to work. And chit-chat.”
Me: “And what about grown-up Mommies? What do they do?”
Liam: “They take ferrets to vets.”
Me: “And what do grown-up ferrets do?”
Liam: “They run around and play and wrestle and get sick.”
Me: “And what do grown-up Caseys do?”
Liam: “Eh, they sleep. And run [...]

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I received the following note from our local animal shelter in today’s mail:
Dear Liesl,
A generous donation has been sent to our animal shelter in memory of your ferret, Jeremy. This contribution will be used to care for animals at our shelter waiting to be adopted, and was sent by Dr. M, DVM.
We wanted you to [...]

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First off, our vet managed to remove the root of Stormy’s canine tooth yesterday. It took her a while as the root broke into shards when Stormy broke the tooth. Now she has a big hole in her gum that looks like she had a wisdom tooth removed, poor kid. I’ve been making her duck [...]

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We live in a pretty peaceful neighborhood. The local police blotter is short, and usually details a few DUI’s and some stolen bikes, and that’s about it, which is good. However, if there is ever an upsurge in crimes of this type, I for one will not be upset.

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They definitely are, and I’m not sure why. Houdini came down with a respiratory infection earlier this week, which necessitated a vet trip. We got her on some antibiotics, and she’s doing well. Then Liam and I took the three new guys down for their first vet check-up yesterday. They were all sneezing, too, so [...]

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