Goodbye, friend

I know that I've been a little flakey with the blog lately.  I haven't posted much, nor have I looked at other blogs or even gotten on twitter very much.  Things were hectic with the beginning of school, but that is no excuse.  Other teachers blog, I just don't want this to feel like work, too.

But anyway, I just wanted to share a big thing that happened recently as it's been pretty hard for me.  We recently had to make the hard decision to put our older dog, Skipper, to sleep.  He might have been a small, smelly, barky dog, but he was my small, smelly, barky dog.  

He's been on my mind lately, remembering both the good things and bad.  We got new cell phones the other day and I insisted that ALL my pictures and videos be transferred over, no matter how long it took, because there were some pictures of Skip that I didn't want to get rid of....

So, I may post about Luna, our other dog, but I might not.  It's still weird to think that it's only her now.  

Friday Night Mental Movie: Bad Kitty Meets The Baby!

Friday Night Mental Movie is a weekly meme hosted by me.  In it, you cast the movie for a book you've recently read or are currently reading.

This week's FNMM is Bad Kitty Meets The Baby by Nick Bruel.
Here is the summary via amazon:

Kitty's owners are home with a big surprise for Kitty. But what is it? Kitty, reeling in horror, thinks it’s a . . . dog. The neighbor cats are convinced it’s a cat.  But we all know that it’s really a BABY! 
With Nick Bruel’s trademark mix of antic humor (this time involving a Kitty game show and the Kitty Olympics—which the baby wins hands down), riotous illustrations, total mayhem, and Uncle Murray Fun Facts, this may be the funniest Kitty book yet, and the one that hits closest to home.

And my fantasy cast.....

As Bad Kitty, this cute little guy

As Puppy, my dog, Skipper

As Uncle Murray, Ed O'Neill in his Al Bundy days

As the Baby, twins Ella and Jaden Hiller, (Lily from Modern Family)

Narrator, Jim Dale, the nararator of Pushing Daisies and the Harry Potter audiobooks

as the Kitties (I know,  more unknowns!)

Don't forget to link your Mental Movie cast!

and because he's cute, here's some more pictures of Skipper, the 20lb terror...I mean terrier...