Comfort

Life was simpler way back in the day. I don't remember it being so hot and humid, cars only needed a 4 - 60 for air conditioning (4 windows open doing 60 miles an hour) and who needed a huge pool when all it took was someone with a tire pump or a good set of lungs a couple of buckets of water. Now I can't live without air conditioning. No big speeches here about global warming, environmental causes, energy uses and misuses, no watching earth in a gigantic hand basket going to heck while we all watch and wave, it's all about comfort. I conserve energy, I recycle, and I do my laundry late at night. I try to be a good conservator but when it feels like a sauna and the little window fan is circulating hot humid air it's time to turn on the AC. I thought I could hold out longer but I caved. This isn't about guilt it is about comfort and that's what I'm sticking to.

Puppies for Sale

Check out the new puppies for sale. There are new pictures up on the web site and boy are they a cute bunch, just click on the title and see for yourself. I can't say enough good things about Border Collies. Smart, loving, very expressive and loyal, what more can you want in a puppy. You can see the pictures and get information on the cuties on the web site. Lincoln, my big puppy is chomping on the bit to get up to the cottage. He has his to do list: Chase squirrels, mark territory, test out the water, poop in the woods, stay by the BBQ in case a stray burger jumps off the grill. He has his priorities.

Sharing

I am having a difficult time sharing. Where are the boundaries of sharing an object? Does it depend on the amount of attachment you have to that particular thing or is it dependent on need, yours versus theirs? At the group home we try to teach positive sharing and make sure that it does not violate a person's right of ownership.
The DVD's, magazines or other small sundries are something that the gang routinely shares amongst themselves. When does it cross the line, when someone now objects to the sharing? Even sharing amongst the group homes is a touchy subject. We all covet what we are allotted and tend to become defensive when we have to share a resource. You really miss it when it is out of your grasp and notice how much you really depend on it when it is gone.
I know that a resource enhances the quality of life of the people we serve no matter which group home they live in but I want that resource to be on hand for MY people first.

Quinton's Birthday

As promised here is a couple of pictures from Quin's second birthday party. The cake of course is topped off with trucks and his favourite gift is the chainsaw. He has been carrying it around everywhere and chopping anything made out of wood. He had a grand time his only frustration is waiting for the adults to take out the trucks from the cardboard boxes, untwist all the wire ties and cut any plastic clips that held the trucks to the cardboard. Now I know why people do stupid things, at one point I thought it would be easier to burn the cardboard box rather than to continue to slip into the abyss of the many types of restraining devices that was used to capture the truck.

Quinton had a bit of help blowing out his candle and he shared some of the icing with the dogs. He played with some of his gifts while we put together the others. We watched a video, ate pizza (apparently at Pizza Hut the type of crust that I preferred is called Original Crust and should not be called the greasy bottom pizza when ordering). All in all, a nice family celebration.

A click on the title link will bring you to the new puppies at the farm.