I was on our enclosed porch the other day feeding the cats, when I saw something moving in the backyard. At first I thought it was a cat, as that’s not out of the ordinary. Only took a moment to realize that was a wrong assessment.
A gray fox padded its way right onto the patio. He (or she) sat there for a bit scratching itself and otherwise acting like he owned the place. Didn’t see me or the cats due to the solar screen (wonderful invention).
I snapped a couple videos since the normal pictures didn’t work through the solar screens (so there is a small drawback to them). We saw the fox wandering down the neighborhood street last night, and he was sitting out there this morning as well.
Bridget called animal control the other day, but they just told her to leave the fox alone since it’s a wild animal and it would probably go on its own. I’ll be giving them a call tomorrow and letting them know that the critter seems to have made a home. That and taking a stroll down the middle of the street can’t be normal behavior.
I’m personally not bother too much, because I’m sure it’s eating up the vermin. Which is one less thing I have to worry about. I just don’t want the kids down the block at rabies risk… or having a fox get in our garage.
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My little dark jedi of a daughter had her 2nd birthday over the weekend. Katie got to eat a lot of cupcake and ran around in a sugar infused frenzy. We had more than enough relatives to fill her grandparents house, so much so that she played shy for quite a while when we first arrived.
Tomorrow she’s in for a bigger shock. If all goes as planned she’s becoming a big sister. Bridget is scheduled to be induced tomorrow at 7am… well that’s when we’re supposed to get there at any rate. We’ll see how long it takes for the boy to come out… took Katie all day but 2nd babies come out faster… so THEY say.
Keep an eye on the family blog at http://www.greatwhitepaw.com for news and pictures. I’ll be posting them directly from my fancy pants cellphone. Everyone send the happy vibes so that every thing will go wonderfully!
Oh, and I just found out that my cousin Brad and his wife Bri are pregnant. The family tree just keep getting bigger!
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Katie and Wii
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You got to start these kids early on them video games, or they just don’t come out right. Here’s Katie hanging on to the Wiimote (luckily it’s my wife’s wiimote, mine is safely hidden). Granted she isn’t actually looking at the TV and she hasn’t figured out that the controller is more than just a bang stick… but it’s a start.
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Katie and Cousin John
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We spent most of the 4th down in Granbury at my Grandparents house. Good food, nice view (they live on the lake), and fun with the family. Katie crawled all over the place, which is normal.
It wore me out and I had to take a nap when I got home. Naps are wonderful things. Bridget would have liked one too, but since Katie slept on the way home she wasn’t about to let both of us sleep.
Thank you my wonderful wife for letting me sneak away for a bit!
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Guild Wars: Eyes of the North (GWEN) is getting closer. In the build up to the expansion I’m trying to complete Nightfall with my necromancer Satine, who is the only character to beat the other 2 campaigns. With Nightfall complete I’ll at least have gone through all campaigns once.
I started a new monk in prophesies with the lofty goal of getting her to level 20 before going post searing. Yup, I don’t think that’s going to happen. Getting up higher levels is a BIG pain and requires dedication, time, and playing with others (urgh, I don’t like being forced to play with others).
So I think I’ll shoot for level 10, which is hard enough. My other goal with this new monk is to gather the equipment necessary to have what is called a 55 monk. You do some tricks to get your health as low as possible (55 hitpoints) then use a skill that makes you practically invincible… until some sneaky enemy removes the skill or something.
They made some tweaks recently that makes Factions more fun, at least if you like farming faction points. I should have my warrior in a fancy new set of Kurzick armor pretty soon. I’m planning on making him look a little like Lucas, one of my favorite henchies.
Guild Wars is still tons of fun… when I have time to play it. That would mostly be late at night after the girls go to sleep (wife and daughter).
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