Back to the Living Room Floor

Well, we had two weeks of healthiness around here (for them, anyway) that was brought to an abrupt halt Saturday evening. Boo came home from her camping excursion feeling fine but running fever. Since then her nose has begun to run and her fever comes and goes. She has assured me repeatedly and with conviction that nothing hurts, so hopefully it's just something viral. I'm going to give her today to get rid of it before I call the doctor. It broke last night but was back 8 1/2 hours after having Motrin. She had that again at 3:30 this morning and doesn't seem to have any fever yet, but we'll just wait and see. Doodle has been very good to let me know that she is, in her words, "cool and feeling good." Hanny woke up this morning sounding like she's pinching her nose when she talks, so I feel pretty confident in saying it's just the latest virus that will make its run through the house. Boo & Doodle think it's worth it, though, since they get to sleep on the living room floor with me when they're sick. Hanny slept with Gary Saturday night, but after he spent the night with her kicking him and hitting him in the head, he decided one night was enough. For what it's worth, I spent that night listening to Doodle talk in her sleep. At least nobody's feeling crummy, even if they are sick...

Saturday evening Gary wanted to watch football - imagine that - so the girls had to become slightly interested in the game we were watching. He thought they were interested in the actual game. They weren't. They really didn't become interested until they saw a rather large (320 pounds, in fact) defensive lineman attempting to chase down the football after a fumble. Lucky for the girls, they showed the clip MANY times as they reviewed the call, so they got a good laugh out of watching #96 lumber down the field in pursuit of the football with a much faster opponent creeping up on him rather quickly. We also saw Mark Mangino on tv that evening, which is always good for a laugh around here. Don't get me wrong, I'm a KU fan, but we sort of have a standing joke around here about him. Anytime I see him on tv, I tell Doodle she's on and she laughs uncontrollably. I know, this is totally politically incorrect, but...she calls him "Tubbo" - much to her dad's delight. At one point I told her he reminded me of an orange, and she has taken off with that. She demonstrated the other night how, if she was truly "Mangino," she would be unable to lie flat on the floor and would roll uncontrollably throughout the living room. She's such a goof! After realizing that "Mangino, aka Tubbo" is the Jayhawk coach, she wanted to know who the Wildcat coach is. Then the discussion turned into whether she would rather be "Tubbo" or "Baldy" - she chose the latter. It's funny, because everyone has a perception of Doodle & Boo that they are so quiet and mild-mannered. They are - in public. When they're on their own turf, watch out! I don't ever have to wonder what they're thinking, and they are just as ornery, and maybe more, than Hanny.

Now, if I can just get them healthy again...