Thursday, April 27, 2006
I Have A Life
You've heard people say, "Get a life!" Sometimes I am tempted to think that rabbits are my life. I think about them when I wake up, I plan my day around feeding time, my calendar is full of rabbit notes, and I plan my weekends around rabbit shows. Probably 90% of my computer time is rabbit-related in some way.
But I actually do have a life. I have a wonderful husband (I'm sure some of my friends are sick of hearing about how wonderful he is). I spend a great deal of time with my children. For example, Tuesday night is family night. We always have pizza on family night. Last Tuesday, we made smores and watched Dr. Doolittle 3. The Tuesday before, we played baseball (or a very pale imitation of baseball) and then watched The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, a movie Andrew and I loved to watch as children (it's a Don Knots movie).
Okay, I'll admit it. I spent part of the afternoon yesterday trading Pokemon cards with my kids. I really wanted to complete some stage 2 evolution sets in my deck, and my son had what I needed. But he's a tough trader! I think that Anna made a sweet deal or two with me. I'm not sure. I'm not quite as familiar with all of these cards as the kids are. I did hear Andrew warning her not to take advantage of me!
And now we've reserved Thursday night as date night. Andrew and I used to take dancing lessons and I'd like to revive that as well.
Now I know that the puppies are not a lot different from rabbits, but at least I am branching out a little bit there, too. There's no competition involved in the way we are raising our puppies, so I can enjoy them in a totally different way.
And you won't believe this: I've decided to skip the Ohio show. I have a friend from Atlanta who is coming to spend the weekend with us. Yes, we'll definitely spend some time in the rabbitry and play with puppies, but we'll also do some decidedly non-animal things as well.
There is such thing as too much of a good thing, I think. Time away from rabbits and time away from shows can help to increase the enjoyment when I next go to a show or have some time to really spend in the rabbitry.
It all goes back to balance. Intellectually, I have a good grip on the concept of balance. In reality, I'm totally out of balance. But I continue to strive for it.
So I may have a light show schedule for the summer; we'll see if I can really do that. If so, it will make the fall all the more pleasurable. Plus, I will enjoy the experience of anticipation. That's a joy all of its own.
Laurie Stroupe
The Nature Trail Rabbitry
Holland Lops Of Distinction
Precious Pet Rabbits
Pet Rabbit Care Information, Quality Pet Rabbit Breeders, and Rabbit Fun
¶ 12:05 PM
But I actually do have a life. I have a wonderful husband (I'm sure some of my friends are sick of hearing about how wonderful he is). I spend a great deal of time with my children. For example, Tuesday night is family night. We always have pizza on family night. Last Tuesday, we made smores and watched Dr. Doolittle 3. The Tuesday before, we played baseball (or a very pale imitation of baseball) and then watched The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, a movie Andrew and I loved to watch as children (it's a Don Knots movie).
Okay, I'll admit it. I spent part of the afternoon yesterday trading Pokemon cards with my kids. I really wanted to complete some stage 2 evolution sets in my deck, and my son had what I needed. But he's a tough trader! I think that Anna made a sweet deal or two with me. I'm not sure. I'm not quite as familiar with all of these cards as the kids are. I did hear Andrew warning her not to take advantage of me!
And now we've reserved Thursday night as date night. Andrew and I used to take dancing lessons and I'd like to revive that as well.
Now I know that the puppies are not a lot different from rabbits, but at least I am branching out a little bit there, too. There's no competition involved in the way we are raising our puppies, so I can enjoy them in a totally different way.
And you won't believe this: I've decided to skip the Ohio show. I have a friend from Atlanta who is coming to spend the weekend with us. Yes, we'll definitely spend some time in the rabbitry and play with puppies, but we'll also do some decidedly non-animal things as well.
There is such thing as too much of a good thing, I think. Time away from rabbits and time away from shows can help to increase the enjoyment when I next go to a show or have some time to really spend in the rabbitry.
It all goes back to balance. Intellectually, I have a good grip on the concept of balance. In reality, I'm totally out of balance. But I continue to strive for it.
So I may have a light show schedule for the summer; we'll see if I can really do that. If so, it will make the fall all the more pleasurable. Plus, I will enjoy the experience of anticipation. That's a joy all of its own.
Laurie Stroupe
The Nature Trail Rabbitry
Holland Lops Of Distinction
Precious Pet Rabbits
Pet Rabbit Care Information, Quality Pet Rabbit Breeders, and Rabbit Fun
¶ 12:05 PM
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Hey Laurie
I thought I was the only one who liked that movie, "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" LOL I haven't seen it in years though.
Alison
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I thought I was the only one who liked that movie, "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" LOL I haven't seen it in years though.
Alison
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