2015

2015... Let's just forget that it even existed huh? In fact I'd like to suggest that we bypass this year also.

A short summary for everyone interested (and even for you who are not). Zemiel is now in year three, Azariah in year one and Zekiah in kindy. Liana-Roze is a very independent and cheeky 2 year old. We recently acquired a pet cat, which we got primarily for Zemiel's anxiety. The brand of cat was important though, because of Sharlene's allergies. We ended up getting a 'Skookum', which is a cross between a 'Munchkin' and a 'La Perm'. Zemiel named her 'Tollie'. More about Tollie in another post.

Diesel turned 10 years old yesterday. The boys bought him a new squeaky ball. He is getting a little stiff and doesn't run as much as he did. He still has enough strength to peel coconuts and jump the fence though!

We also have a pet budgie in the house. It is the first baby bird that we have bred at our current house.  Right now we have another 4 babies growing in the nest box. Azariah named it 'Cutie' and we have enjoyed teaching it to whistle. Zemiel especially loved the bird and got it out often to pat it. (Another reason we got a cat). This ended up making it a bit cranky and frightened of people - so, even though we hand raised it, the bird spends most of its time in the cage. It has terrific fun in there though. I'll also post a video of that soon.