Lucky Ducks
Yesterday I spent the afternoon with a whole bunch of family peeps for Howie's 40th birthday. Given that his wife, Olga, is Ukranian, a lot of the cuisine wasn't really my speed. It was like a giant fish fest. She's a great cook but Ukrainian cuisine doesn't do it for me. Olivia ate everything as usual. The kid is braver than me.
There was a point where I looked around the table, I don't remember exactly what was going on, but I realized my face was hurting. From smiling and laughing. And I thought about how lucky we all were to be there and be spending the time being happy. Not everybody gets to do that.
In other news, Cooper has turned into an even bigger nuisance than usual over the past few days. He has committed at least five unprovoked attacks in the past three days. I'm not sure what to do, but I think I may get in trouble for just leaving the door open and hoping he disappears. Sigh.
There was a point where I looked around the table, I don't remember exactly what was going on, but I realized my face was hurting. From smiling and laughing. And I thought about how lucky we all were to be there and be spending the time being happy. Not everybody gets to do that.
In other news, Cooper has turned into an even bigger nuisance than usual over the past few days. He has committed at least five unprovoked attacks in the past three days. I'm not sure what to do, but I think I may get in trouble for just leaving the door open and hoping he disappears. Sigh.