The Fish Pond

Sounds of Spring

*thunk* *thwack* *thunk* *thwack*

"Batter up!"

"C'mon, Dad, throw it!"

"Ball!"

"I'm not going to play if she's playing!"

"Fetch!"

"Good dog!"

"thunk* *thwack*

"Gimme the ball! Give it to me! GIVE ME THE BALL RIGHT NOW!"

"Dad, she won't give me the ball!"

"I'm going inside!"

"What are doing inside? It's gorgeous out."

"I'm bored."

"Go throw a ball with your Dad."

"Not if Sunny's playing."

"Can we get a dog?"

"Pleeeeeeeease?"

"But why not? Everybody else has a dog."

"Throw me the ball! Throw me the BALL! THROW ME THE BALL!"

Happy first day of spring - I hope it was a gorgeous as ours was. New hard disk to be installed tomorrow, weather and baseball practice permitting.

Death Throes

The hard drive in my laptop is in its death throes, so posting will be even more sporadic than usual until it is either fixed or, more likely, replaced, since I'm limited to holing myself up in our loft and using my husband's gaming box. Which means I have to fight not just to make sure the kids are otherwise cared for, but also to get the machine out of his hands. Which isn't easy. I'll let you know when things are back to normal.