I've fallen behind in posting again! I guess we've been a bit busy the last few days! Sunday afternoon Mom and Dad popped by for a visit. Tuesday we went to Marie's to celebrate Gerina's birthday. Today we visited Trudie & Leo and did a quick shop at liquidation. I found a burgundy long woolish coat for $20! It's not a full on winter coat, more for the shoulder seasons. I have a good parka (it's like being in a teddy bear), and a shorter puffer jacket, but nothing dressy. I think it will be nice for shopping and going out for lunch!
The warm weather, aided by a bit of freezing rain, has completely changed the snow. It's now got a hard crust that supports Lupa's weight so she's been zooming everywhere. It was nice having her contained within our labyrinth of snowshoe paths!
Chapter 27 Cato and Bailey Meet Laura's Mom and Dad
Cato and Bailey were surprised when Laura and Carm started getting the house ready for company again. After days and weeks of hardly any company it seemed impossible that there were people coming again on Sunday since Laura's aunt Kari had been there just the night before.
The parrots were interested to meet Laura's Mom and Dad as they remembered the Christmas tree that Laura had told them was decorated for Valentines Day. They thought that Grace's grandma would bring toys for them but were disappointed that there were none. Laura had showed them the picture of the tree and it was covered with toys, including ducks. They thought it was very unfair for a tree to have all those toys while they had none.
They didn't really have no toys - their cages were filled with various things, but they thought the ones on the tree looked especially fun. In fact, Bailey had gotten a new rope perch just the day before and was already taking it apart! Laura said it was an old perch of Grace's that had a broken end but Bailey thought it was perfect for disassembling!
https://youtu.be/jv-pYB0Qw9A?si=6lcy8AOa4XJ7pLJ3 (happy Pharell Williams)
Cato thought that it was nice to have people talking and laughing, it made her want to laugh too. Bailey agreed, but thought there could have been food and treats involved!
Chapter 28 Cato and Bailey Remember Their Vacation
The house was quiet again in the afternoon on Tuesday. Laura and Carm had gone to celebrate their friend's birthday leaving the animals to look after the house. The parrots could hear Lupa and Adia howling in the bedroom and were glad that Laura had shut the door to the hall so it wasn't quite so loud. When the dogs were finally quiet, the parrots were able to talk amongst themselves.
Cato reminded Bailey about the big adventure that they'd had many years ago. They remembered driving in the car for a long long time, it seemed that they'd never get there. They were used to short drives to see family, and even a few times to stay with Laura and Carm but those were only one hour long drives. This drive was hours and hours long for a few days. They even had to sleep in a strange room. Bailey remembered that they'd gone to Florida which was in another whole country.
Cato and Bailey told Grace that they needed a special passport and other papers in order to cross into the other country. They thought they must be very important to have papers like that. Cato remembered that they were CITES papers because Cato and Bailey are an endangered species.
The adventure was a long time ago, so they couldn't remember many details but did recall seeing Ruth's friend Donna which was a surprise as they'd only seen her at their house and didn't expect to see her so far away. Ruth told them that Donna lived in Florida so it made sense to them.
It seemed that they'd been talking for ages when finally Laura and Carm came home in time to feed them their supper.
Awesome!
"fun party at Marie's"
"finding a cute long coat at liquidation"
"Trudie's cat's incredible yellow eyes"
"airfried tofu chunks"
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