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By Jane Meredith Adams

As she picks him up, he's flooded with her scent and a dim memory of his other world -- the place where his body floated and he first recognized the scent that's hers alone. But now, two weeks after birth, he's in a vast, dry place called home. She brings him close to nurse and he roots with his mouth, guided in part by the smell of colostrum and the smell from the scent glands on her nipples. Her scent links him to everything he craves: food, warmth, touch. He latches on and the sweetness of the liquid is vaguely reminiscent of the smell and taste of amniotic fluid -- both are affected by his mother's diet. Already, sweet is his favorite taste.

I heard that rocks were good for digestion...
(if you were a bird...)

A Dogone Merry Christmas.....

And we SAY we love them....

Monkey See....Monkey Do....

Having a little one around is a reminder that EVERYTHING we do is always being watched by someone every day.... all the time.....

Lately Gizmo has been driving me crazy....ever since we moved..he barks at everything..a car..people coming in the house..even if he knows them...the t.v.-you name it- he is barking at it. The result is that I have been saying "Shut-up Gizmo" ALOT....

that is...until last night, when we were all sitting around the supper table..and all of a sudden Jeremy-who is 10 months old...said very clearly "Shut-up Gizmo"...There was a space of about 3 seconds for us to wonder if we really heard what we thought we heard..when he said it again...and looked directly at him....(It sounded more like Shub-ub Gibo...)

While it is funny now though...it probably won't be funny in a couple of years....LOL!

More Grey Cup Pictures

Rough Riders Win Grey Cup!

No Kidding....this guy was not wearing a shirt.....it was -20 out....

Kent Austin's first season back as the Rough Riders Head Coach...and once again he led us to Grey Cup Victory! Needless to say...Rider Pride was pretty high in the streets of Regina...so much so that it took us 2.5 hours to drive up Albert to Victoria...(which was actually blocked off by the police because of partying in the streets...) People were celebrating all over the streets and honking their horns....and drinking everywhere.....
Considering how excited everyone was though...there was relatively little rough housing and only six people were arrested. I took some video footage of us driving through the streets....you have to see it to believe it...we took the girls as we thought they would have fun....it was crazy....
All I could think was "My dad would hate this....."

Kendal was laughing at me...he asked me if 6 years ago I could see myself living in SK with another baby...celebrating with half of Regina because we won the Grey Cup....(two years ago you wouldn't have caught me dead watching football....(LOL!)







Here is a link to the Riders Home Page if you want more stories...

Dinner at Zong and Raymonds.

A while back in October, our Bible study group went to Zong and Raymonds for supper....I kept saying that I was going to post the pictures and then forgetting...so here they are!

It shouldn't happen....

My girls are at a funeral today as I write this. It is for a 14 year old boy named Sammy....He was playing basket ball and died of a heart attack in front of several of his friends.....

I remember seeing Sammy and his brother around the neighborhood when we lived on the east end....I didn't expect to be seeing his obituary this year.

It is an eye opener for my girls, and probably many of their friends...Life isn't forever and can end sooner then we expect....Teens are not invincible, and the people we love aren't always going to be around forever...Maybe walking the fence isn't such a good idea...

I wish it was a lesson they didn't have to learn, but I guess it is important...I just don't think that parents should have to outlive their children...

My heart gos out to Sammy's family today, and our prayers are with you....

The Alterations...

In my "blog readings" this morning...I came across this little gem....You really have to read it...it is hilarious!
The Alterations