So we look out onto our porch, and there sits a large mother raccoon with her four (4) little, (okay, not so little) babies eating the cat food. We sit and stare at them, and they glance up, twitch their little noses and go back to their feast. They are quite comical, picking up the morsels with their 'hands'. It's almost human-like. The cats mull around, concerned and curious, but without attack. Good choice. The problem is, we'll go broke feeding the natives like this. We already have 9 (gulp) felines of our own and can not take any more borders at present! Besides, they don't pay the rent. Noah decided to stop this thievery and put the dishes under a large, orange crate with a brick on top. The next morning, the brick was on the porch, the 'secured' lid was off and the food was gone. Bandits! How did they do that? I think they are hard up for food due to all the flooding in the area and for that reason I do feel a bit sorry for them. But, I understand they are mainly nocturnal, and our viewing episode of them was in the middle of the day, so I hope they don't have rabies and are just out and about at that time because they are desperate for food. We step out the door and they flee, so that is a good sign they are not rabid. At any rate, we do enjoy watching them from inside the house. But something must be done - and soon!
So, Ezra gets this origami book from the library and proceeds to construct all sorts of creatures out of squares of colored paper that, well, move and do things. Frogs that hop, birds that open and close their beaks, and a wild star formation that turns into an octagon. And he has just completed an entire chess set, with all the pieces done in origami. Super cool. I can not for the life of me figure out how he does it. Fold here and then take this flap and fold it over this way and tuck it in here. . . Good grief. It's more complicated than listening to India and Gary talk Calculus. Well, maybe not.
So, every day Gary straps his ankles to this - um - contraption - and flips himself over so he is completely upside down. It's called an inversion table and is really meant to help relieve the pressure on the back. He is still having some back problems and this stretches his spine out. So don't be alarmed if you are ever talking to us, and you ask what Gary is up to and we say, "Oh, he's hanging himself." Doesn't sound real good, does it? Oh, well, at least now you'll know what we mean. Anyway, the jury is still out as to the long term benefits of this, but it's better than surgery.
Yesterday we had a swim meet and Ezra did well. He improved everyone of his times, except the 100 freestyle where his goggles came off and hung around his neck for the entire race. Not fun. But, stuff like that happens. Once, his racing jammers slipped down when he dove in because he neglected to tie them! It can really discombobulate a person when that happens! But he recovered well, and finished the race, and thankfully wasn't disqualified for indecent exposure! (Okay, they didn't fall down THAT far!)
Judah, Gary and Noah went and played a quick round of golf while Ezra warmed up in the pool and Judah shot a 45. Not too bad. The course was a par 34, which they are normally 36, but still, quite impressive. He's ready for the last regular season tourney tomorrow. Let's hope he tears up the course!
India has her last week of dance camp starting tomorrow. She has been informed she will be teaching approximately 8 dances this year and she has been named the Assistant Costume Director. She is thrilled. So she is knee deep in picking out songs, tapping out steps on her bedroom floor and talking choreography. The season of 'Miss India' has begun in earnest.
Well, better run. We are going west today to visit my dear Aunt Betty and Uncle Bill. My Aunt Troona (don't you just love that name?!) is here from Oregon so it will be really wonderful to see them all.
I just hope we don't come home and find the raccoon family on our couch watching television and eating chips and salsa. Oh, that's just silly - right? I mean, they couldn't possibly put their little paws on the latch and open the front door now, could they? . . .
Have a great week everyone!
jill and all
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