Parentheticals

Elsa wants to start out this post by saying that she loves cats, and that Gideon loves penguins. Gideon ran into the room after she said that and told me to erase it, and that I should add that Elsa likes frogs. This is like a feeling of Déjà vu.  This Tuesday we dropped off Jello at his neuter appointment in the morning. He was gone most of the day (Rocket was very sad about this) and in the evening we got him back home. He was famished because they didn't let him eat food all day, so he vigorously attacked his food when we gave him his quarter portion. They said that we could feed him normally on Wednesday. He has been recovering ever since, however, he acts pretty much normal. He only tried to lick the wound one time, and then gave up when we put the cone on him for a little bit. Between plays, play practices, gymnastics, activity dudes, school, and meetings with students, this was a very busy week. On Friday Rea and Sara  stayed up late for their play, Saturday morning Sar...

This week on Monday we got a cat. Sara has done such a good job of taking care of Rocket that when she asked for a cat and agreed to take care of it the same way the parents decided that she was mature enough to trust to do it. We looked online at a few options and settled for a mixed breed not-very-allergenic black and white cat. He has had a few names - he started with the name Choge but now he is being called Jello, because he is a jellical cat. We will attach pictures to the bottom of this post. He is 8 weeks old (his birthday is June 14th), and he is very energetic and loving. He enjoys playing with everyone and doesn't love rocket a lot yet, however he tolerates him. Timmy also seems to be getting sick. He slept through the visit to Grandma's house and seemed poorly. He is coughing a lot, but he claims to be well. On Thursday was Rea's first day of school for the year. She is doing a class that meets every Thursday from 8:30 till 4:00. In class they all bring interest...