Tuesday, June 28, 2011

HKG119 and HKG120: Shopping, Pet Playdates, and Care Packages

yesterday was a rather mellow monday. quinny woke up with a cold, so we kept it really low key. we waited most of the morning for construction crews to arrive...and then found out they weren't due until late afternoon. the crews came in to put up scaffolding, which only took an hour or so. the kids and i worked on a fun craft from artzooka until josh came home. as soon as josh got home, i took off to meet up with friends to go shopping in the ladies market. q needed some shirts. some sort of bug has infested his clothing, and most of his shirts have holes in them. i had fun picking out some cute stuff, but i have to say that i am still fluxomed by the sizes. i bought him european sizes 10 and 12 along with a child's medium. they all fit him well, but i think that was just crazy luck. i also got sissy a couple of cute shirts, looked around with my friends, and then had a delicious dinner with them.

today, quinn woke up feeling a little better. the weather was super rainy, so the construction that was supposed to happen today was canceled. this worked out really well, though, because this afternoon, la fu was scheduled to have a playdate with a dog he grew up with. yes. my cat had a playdate.

i am glad the crews weren't here b/c it just would have been more hectic and frightening for both pets. as it was, the two pets had a great time. la fu's dog is a king charles spaniel named dollar, and she is just about the cutest and sweetest dog i have met in a while. she is orange and white just like la fu...they actually look like a matching set.

la fu enjoyed getting snuggles from his foster mommy, and he also seemed to really like playing with his dog. he was shy at first (but never ran off to hide...just puffed up and hissed a couple times). he spent quality time trying to capture her tail, and a couple times, he rubbed his head on her chin and chest. i wish i understood enough about pets to know if it's possible that he remembers his dog.

late this afternoon, we received TWO boxes from home, and we had an absolute ball opening them and going through all the fun stuff. thank you infinity to grammie and lan!!!!!!!

it's blurry, but this is waffle la fu rubbing on his dog

la fu with his foster mommy and his dog

la fu contemplating swatting his dog

dollar sitting in the bug's lap

before the construction was set to begin yesterday, i cleared livie's room to keep her stuff from getting covered in construction dirt and debris. it took me less than five minutes to clear the room. i guess it won't take much to pack and move out of this place when the time comes.

i piled the contents of livie's room in our room. the kids thought the mess was an amusement park and had a blast playing with the relocated stuff.

kids playing together at the playground today

bug looking adorable. this is one of the new shirt-dresses i got her

q mid bubble

3 comments:

  1. As usual your post are awsome! You were missed at aunt marianna party and I hope that we can all get together when you come home! Hugs Cousin!

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  2. i am loving the pics on facebook, kathy! i am sad to have missed this event, but i am looking forward to catching up with everyone when we move back!

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  3. I wonder, even if it would be cramped... is it possible for Q and Bug to share a room while the construction is going on? Then Livie's door could be closed to keep la fu out?

    Anyway, I'm sure you've already thought of that... and since I'm still a week behind it's probably (hopefully) a mute point by now.

    So funny about la fu having a playdate with a dog!

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