Bathing, Camping, and that Goofy Dog Again

Luci loves taking baths in the whirlpool tub in our bathroom (she calls it "the pool") but the kitchen sink runs a close second. This was last night--can you see the water squirting down on her from the hand-held squirty-thing (what is that thing called, anyway)? This picture shows that Luci is named just right. Luci means "light"--she is, indeed, our angel. What a neat halo!

The boys camped out in the back yard yesterday. I thought they'd be in before dawn, but apparently they didn't want to leave the X-Box and games, TV and DVDs they were watching all night. You think it does not look too level? It is flat as a pancake compared to the yard at the old house. I camped out with the boys one night there, and you had to sleep with your feet downhill because the other way made all the blood rush to your head (sleeping sideways made you slide downhill, and we'd all end up in a heap at the other end of the tent). Now for the goofy dog. There is no picture, you just have to imagine this. Aubie the Wonder Dog has been stealing our newspapers. Not so unusual? No? How about this: After reading the paper, he folds it back up, inserts it back into the plastic sleeve and brings it back! Over the past two weeks, Aubie has taken 6 newspapers and brought back 5, sometimes a day or two later. Pretty good, huh? I figure he's still working on the Sudoku puzzle in that sixth paper, and that's why we haven't seen it yet.