Holdin' Down the Fort: It's a Horse!

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

It's a Horse!

Bret thought it was a pig--fat tummy and short legs. Technically the species is a Mushabelly Horse. His name is Faris. He introduces friends when he takes them into new environments so that they are comfortable. When he closes his eyes, he "dreams of driving a hansom cab and telling passengers about all the sites we pass".

Last week, Faris went missing! Aunt Jillian found him...he was a stowaway in her car, and has found himself in Idaho Falls! Lizzie was sad at first, until she realized what a grand adventure Faris is having with our cousins.

If you happen to see him, squeeze his tummy and give him a hug from Lizzie!

No comments:

Post a Comment

View From the Hill

How do we reduce the pressure and enjoy our families more? "...recognize that the joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid the challenges, there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction. Author Anna Quindlen reminds us not to rush past the fleeting moments. She said "The biggest mistake I made {as a parent} is the one that most of us make...I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of {my three children} sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less" (from "Daughters of God", Ballard April 2008; click on image for complete article)