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Panda’s new name

Oh, Panda!

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Some of you know and some of you might not, but my little buddy Panda is actually named Bailey. I just call him Panda.

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Which is probably pretty confusing for him. Luckily for me, I don’t care.

Ahahahahhaha. That was mean.

But a couple of months ago I said to myself, “Kerry. Why don’t you get that smelly little pile of fuzz a new name tag? Maybe he will be less confused!”

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I don’t know if you’ve even used a pet-tag making machine before but they are really neat! And maybe you’re like, “Uhm, Kerry. You’re simple.” This may be the case. But if you aren’t finding joy in even the smallest things in life then what are you doing? You’re doing life wrong, that’s what you’re doing! And I just don’t have time to do it wrong.

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Look how much happier he is!

Now, his new name tag was short lived. Only about 3 weeks. As it turns out, to change your pet’s name you have to get a new pet license from the town hall and update all of their medical records. Pfffft. No. So we had to switch back to the old tag. But for those 3 weeks, my Dad and I had a BLAST trying to see how long it would take my Mom to notice aha.

Next I’m going to get him one that says, “YOLO.” What would you change his name to?

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I have a mean fish.

I don’t know if I mentioned it before but I got some fish for Christmas. First I was like, “OH MY GOODNESS THESE ARE SO LITTLE AND CUTE! I’M GOING TO HAVE SO MUCH FUN WATCHING THEM!” But then I was like, “Awe peas. I have to keep these things alive.”

I gave them until the end of January. Mystery among mysteries, though, they are still alive!

Feel free to be surprised and impressed. I know I am.

But now I have a different problem. I have a bully fish.

Exhibit A: Margaret the Mean Fish.

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Originally I had two fish: Max and Margaret (named for the characters in Rushmore). They were super happy and best friends. Obvi. Then in January we decided to get them a little friend. I wanted a tiger fish but then I found out that they’re mean and will nip at and can eventually eat the other fish. So I got this funny little see-through guy and named him Tiger.

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Genius, I know.

Tiger had some issues when he came home. Margaret didn’t like him and chased him away when it was fish flakes time. He basically gave up eating and I have no idea how he’s still alive because I’ve almost never seen him eat. I even tried different food but he just stays away from it. I think he snacks on the soggy bottom flakes (I call them trash flakes) because Margaret doesn’t want those.

Last week I noticed that Max was missing the end of his tail. Just the littlest bit. And I said, “Hey! What’s going on here?” But no one answered because they’re fish and I probably look like a monster through the tank walls.

Look at him now!

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Most of his tail is MIA, he’s missing pieces from his top and bottom fins, and the side fin on his other side is almost completely gone! Naturally I thought it was Margaret, since she has a history of being mean for no reason (see Tiger story above), but Sunday I caught that little scoundrel in action. I watched her corner Max, nip off a piece of his fin, chew it, and spit it out at him. No joke.

I don’t know what to do. I’m hoping everything will cool off in the tank, but if Margaret nips Max to death I’ll be so upset. I should probably start planning the funeral  but if anyone knows how I can make my fish BFFs again please let me know!

Panda learns to drive.

With my parents away last weekend and no one to tell me, “No,” I thought I’d teach Panda to drive!

He had to stand on my lap because his feet don’t reach the pedals. Obviously.

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Panda, the destroyer.

We had especially bad weather today. Lots of rain and lots of thunder. And this little guy:

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hates thunder. When we’re home it’s not that bad. Panda will jump in our laps, hide under my desk, hide behind my mom’s printer. But when he’s home alone, it’s a different story.

This is what my mom found when she came home today:

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He had a rough day.

Scared Panda

Earlier today we had a nasty, though short, storm. I’m talking heavy rain, lightning, and crazy loud thunder. And wouldn’t you know, Panda is terrified of thunder. Solution?

Jump in my lap while I’m sewing. Poor little guy wouldn’t budge! So I took a break, checked some email, and got a picture.

Time for more funny situations starring Panda?

Yes!

My parents are going away, and you know what that means…

I need some new ideas for where to put Panda!

He’s already been in most of the larger appliances and occasionally naps under the ottoman, but if you have any other ideas I’d love to hear them and hopefully I can make them happen!

A napping Panda

Took me a while to hunt down Panda last night. I finally found him:

Hiatus = over

And we’re back!

We’ve (I’ve) had a couple of weeks to regroup, make a lot of lists, had a lot of friends ask me to make things for them, and haven’t made a single thing! But enough is enough, Kerry. It’s time to get back in the game. And make things for your patient, patient friends.

Mostly, I felt like I creatively ran dry. Sometimes you just have to take a break and brain storm like crazy to get back in the swing of things. And read a lot of books. If you like that sort of thing.

To help, I bought some giant glasses for Panda and I to share. For when we aren’t feeling very creative.

He clearly loves them.

And because the weather is turning amazing again (and HOPEFULLY staying amazing) I can get back to “Sundays are for Rollerblading!”

In this next one I was trying to dance. Something I’m not coordinated enough to do on roller blades.

Eventually this will spill into the week. But it needs to get a wee bit warmer and stay light out a wee bit longer.

places I find Panda

Sometimes I find Panda in strange places or doing strange things around the house. I wish I knew what he was thinking.

Here he is hanging out under my desk. He likes to sit under there when I’m working. And when I’m not home.

I don’t know if you can tell, but he’s hugging the pillow here. Shortly after I snapped this he fell asleep. He looked like a little kid clinging to a beloved toy. Or a beloved pillow, aha.

I think he likes to sit on top of this chair because he can 1) see out the window and 2) it gets a lot of sunlight and is warm.

But one time he fell off backwards and hurt his back. He couldn’t move for several days so we try to keep him off of the chair back.

He’ll sit in the doorway of my brother’s room and stare at a corner of the ceiling. He’ll sit on the shower mat while someone’s in the tub. Sometimes he hides under the foot stool with only his nose sticking out!

What sorts of funny things do your pets do?

Funny Situations starring Panda, part 2

Yes, you’ve guessed it! My parents went on a mini vacation and left some very specific instructions for my brother. “Bob isn’t allowed to have people over. And Kerry isn’t allowed to put the dog in any appliances.” Then my brother posted that on facebook and two things happened:

1) I remembered (because I had actually forgotten!) that I was planning another “Funny Situations” for this very week!

and 2) I thought of some new places to put Panda.

Like in the new cabinet in the bathroom:

And in the oven:

And in the microwave:

(Side note, how cute is that sweater?!)

You might think I’m cruel, but I got him that sweater for Christmas! And I was the only one in the whole family to get him any gifts at all.

And I paid him handsomely for his cooperation in this photo shoot with cheese and dog biscuits.

This is where he asked me to please stop putting him in scary places:

“No, Kerry! Stop it! Just stop!” is what I imagine him to be thinking.

Panda wasn’t hurt before, during, or after these pictures were taken. For the record.


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