hmm, just realized it's been awhile since I've posted... well, the end of the praying mantis breeding season is here, bringing with it the tragic death of our males :( we have one left... our females are all blooming wonderfully however :) with their cute pink bellies stretched out, just waiting to lay the egg sacks. and then in a few months we will have hundreds of teeny tiny babies!
we have also added a mostly white hurricane to our family... otherwise known as an 8 month old pit bull named Goob (my almost 14 month old named him, lol). he needs a little work- his previous owners apparently didn't mind having him jump on them (I have a few lovely bruises & small scratches to prove it)- but he's still just a puppy & they are rambunctious...
On the almost-toddler front: still no real walking :( he takes a step or two here & there, and can almost run with his hand on the wall or holding my hand, but he just seems so reluctant to let go of the crawling stage... he loves to give kisses now & will drop his toy just to "run" over and give me a few kisses, then go back to playing like it never happened. unfortunately, the past few days have also brought us to the "why don't you understand" stage... he will babble, then get loud, then clap his hands in obvious frustration, & he occasionally will flail his hands around & whack me in the face... the hitting is our primary issue, although I'm fairly clueless on how to get rid of it... my dad's way was to smack our hands but to me that just encourages the mindset that violence solves problems...
We're in the process of planning our first real Samhain celebration! I'm soooo excited because it's also our first holiday that we are properly celebrating :)

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