Yesterday afternoon, my sister Pat called and suggested we go thrift-store shopping. So we did. We were both disappointed to see that the pickings were slim at our favorite thrift store. We had never seen the shelves so bare. I did find the cute little bunny napkin rings (photo above), four knives and two spoons in my Oneida "Summer Mist" stainless pattern, and an Anne George book that I haven't read. I spent $6.71. And I think Pat spent a similar amount. We paid in cash, no less. We never get out of there without spending $50 or so and having to whip out a credit card or check book at checkout. But it was nice to get out of the house and spend a couple of hours with my sis.
Dr. Rachel never called us yesterday about Sophie's test. I called the clinic once and was told that the doctor hadn't had a chance to read the results yet, but would call us before she left. Vann says, "No news is good news," so not to worry.
Big milestone: Sophie chased a cat yesterday afternoon. Munchie (cat next door) was sitting in our backyard, just at the edge of the little wooded area that separates our house from the one behind us. We were in the backyard (me, Vann, and Sophie), watering the plants that I bought last week. Sophie saw Munchie and started to bark. Well, her barker is way out of tune these days. She sounded pitiful. I don't know if it's because she hasn't barked very much in the last two weeks or what.
Anyway, I let her out of the fence to go say "Hey" to Munchie. Of course, Munchie bowed up, as cats are like to do when faced with a barking dog. I know what Soph was saying: "Run, Munchie, so I can chase you." But Munch wouldn't run. So Vann aimed the spray from the watering hose her way, and off Munchie went with Sophie in hot pursuit, right to Munchie's cat door in her garage door.
Now you must understand that this is harmless cat chasing. Sophie would never hurt one of the cats next door. There are four of them, and Soph considers them her own. She just loves to chase them and, likewise, to have them chase her. We felt like this was a terribly good sign. She was running and barking--just like the old Soph.
Gotta go get ready for church. I'm going to try to do something creative this afternoon. Maybe sew a little, or work on the North Woods altered book that's late.
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On 04/24/2007, laura kong said ...
Those rabbits are a wonderful find! Makes me want to get out my set of napkin rings and make some napkins for them.
Thanks for your good wishes on my book!
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