Andrea’s Weblog

I took Elizabeth in to a chiropractor to get her alignment checked. It was just a routine check recommended by her Grandi Mac, because if there are any problems, they are a lot easier to fix when they’re this young. I found a chiropractor who was recommended by a friend and it turns out that [...]

There’s nothing like a pair of shoes to bring out the girlie-girl in Elizabeth. Elizabeth has several pairs of shoes and several pairs of slippers. Lately she has been demanding to wear one patent leather shoe and one sneaker. That’s all that will do. I’ve given in to her when we’re here at the house, [...]

Over the holidays Grandi Mac, Elizabeth and I set out on a shopping expedition. I think we waited a bit too long for Elizabeth’s liking to decide to go eat some lunch. We ended up at Mellow Mushroom, a sit- down pizza place in downtown Augusta. The waiter brought Elizabeth a cup of water with [...]

I’m constantly surprised by how much Elizabeth knows. The other day we watched a documentary on Seabiscuit. I had mistakenly ordered it instead of Seabiscuit the movie from Netflix. It was mostly just talking heads, but there were a few exciting horse race scenes, so I pointed out to her that they were horses. The [...]

Since her Aunt Kirsty brags about this, I guess I should too. Elizabeth has had her own chore for the past several months. It is her job to feet the cats and Finley. Every morning I fill the scoop with a cup of cat food and she trots over and dumps it in their bowl. [...]

Elizabeth has finally become a good eater. I was growing tired of preparing food for her that she barely touched. There’s still no convincing her to eat when she doesn’t want to, but I’ve noticed that she and Finley have the same tendency to eat in spurts. Elizabeth still never turns down a dog food [...]

We survived the holidays and I’ve run out of excuses for not devoting some time to my blog. I really shouldn’t put it that way. It’s more like I can finally put off laundry and other things that I should be doing because out last visitor left yesterday and we aren’t expecting anyone any time [...]