We're goin' to the zoo, zoo, zoo

I took Eli to the zoo on Monday--technically his second trip, but the first where I thought he might be able to see something.

Despite being well rested and well read, Eli was a grouch. Fuss buster. Cry baby. Pick your term. As I was thinking I might have made a mistake by going there that day, and wondering how loud he would have to scream for the zoo to kick us out for disturbing the animals, we made our way to the African Savannah.

We walked onto a viewing deck where there were two giraffes eating. I guided Mister Fuss Busters eyes to the giraffes, and he fell totally silent. For five solid minutes, he was completely and utterly transfixed by the giraffes. He just stared, and nothing else mattered. It was amazing. One might say I was just as transfixed on him as he was on the giraffes.

Terrible picture--iPhone has its limits--but this was to neat to skip documenting.




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Cousins!

We were really excited to be able to spend the weekend with Ryan and his family. As you can imagine, hijinks ensued:




Eli is in the middle in his usual position with toes pointed in the air. The rest are his cousins Spencer, Ava, Tyler, and of course, Eli's twin cousin, Carter.

We got a lot of good time at some local parks. We went to an apple orchard for cider and donuts. Ryan gave us a tour of Detroit, which is much more interesting than I know you're thinking of right now. Lunch at Zingerman's, where we had a brush with moderate fame in Ed Helms. It was a great weekend and we are glad we had the chance to see them.

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Sadie 2001-2009

I thank her for all she gave me.







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Sad Sadie News

Sadie has advanced kidney failure. When she saw the doctor four months ago, everything was fine. I finally picked up that there was a problem when I realized she had stopped eating. The disease is terminal, although the timeline is highly variable. My sense is that the best we can hope for in time would be measured in weeks, but days is more likely

She's hospitalized right now to get iv fluids, which will make her feel better. The doctor will teach us how to give her the iv on our, so she can be at home. We are, in short, entering end-of-life care for her, making her as comfortable as possible.

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The Cowgirl Eats Some Pumpkin' Eli

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