Happy Halloween!

What They Do

John:

After-school basketball.

Taekwondo

Baseball

Cub Scouts

Kaylie:

Tennis.

Piano.

Softball

Scott:

Soccer.

Cub Scouts

And me? What do I do? Drive.

Seriously.

Its like having a 4th kid.

Meet Clary

We believe we have just adopted the sweetest puppy ever. She is a 12 week-old, 6 pound, terrier mix who needed a new home and we were more than ready to take her in. The kids adore her. She is SO GOOD. Playful, yet calm. Mild temperament. And if you have to ask where the name Clary comes from, you're clearly not up on your young adult fiction, now, are you?

Haikus to spare

What's up with haikus?
They are everywhere it seems.
I can do it too.

That ain't no puppy dog...

And that ain't no house cat, either.

Once upon a time I heard a story that a man in Doha owned a cheetah. And not that I'm skeptical, but I was skeptical.




Oops. My skepticism has no place here in Doha.

Hitting the Highlights

In Paris. Quick trip. See the big things, then entertain some children at Disney. It was a quick trip.

Favorite part of Paris? The Eiffel Tower, of course. And we got lucky, hit it just before twilight, no lines to go up top. Perfect.

Another favorite, thanks to Disney and that hunchback, was Notre Dame. Of course we didn't stay long because I realized my pants had ripped on the tour bus and I needed to get home and change.

Then a morning at Versailles. See what we saw? AT VERSAILLES?!?! A contemporary Japanese art exhibit. Yep, this art fit right in with the 17th century gilded Hall of Mirrors. Guess what? This art exhibit is coming to Doha! I could see it again. If I wanted.

And then Disneyland Paris and Disney Studios. Just like Florida, but smaller. If you ever get the chance to ride Crush's coaster, do it. Even if you have to wait in line. (But look at the gorgeous fall weather we had in Paris - big treat for us desert rats.)

Another family trip recorded for the ages.