tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691052436009507480.post-15028524059289975352008-02-02T03:21:00.000-05:002008-02-02T03:31:06.856-05:00Can you believe it’s already February 2008? I have a hard time with that. Partly because the start of a new year means that, I am in my 10th month here in Bots. It always surprises me how fast time goes by. Just look how big Jerome is getting…<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_irvNd-B0-pM/R6QqFcsCg7I/AAAAAAAAAE4/foZ4GskXLW4/s1600-h/Kitchen.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_irvNd-B0-pM/R6QqFcsCg7I/AAAAAAAAAE4/foZ4GskXLW4/s320/Kitchen.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162297345962050482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_irvNd-B0-pM/R6QqFssCg8I/AAAAAAAAAFA/PbS4xq80plQ/s1600-h/Laying+down.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_irvNd-B0-pM/R6QqFssCg8I/AAAAAAAAAFA/PbS4xq80plQ/s320/Laying+down.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162297350257017794" /></a><br /><br /><br />He is certainly a challenge right now because he is going through what I consider puberty. Jerome learned very quickly not to hump anything in the house… so he has taken to the other dogs in the neighborhood. He also does this really funny thing when he lays down when I am in the room, he lets out this long sigh like he has the whole world on his shoulders. He is also very defiant. I swear that some days I really feel like I am leaving with a 13 year old. But in all hopes this phase will end soon and I will have a happy, healthy, dog living with me again. Jerome doesn’t know this yet, but very soon he will be going to the doctor to get *snip snip* taken care of. The last thing my village needs is for Jerome to be fathering any children. <br /><br />With this new year, I am getting a new perspective on my yard. We are in the middle of rainy season here, and all this rain has made my yard into a dense jungle. I spent a couple days pulling weeds and tearing up my hands and finally decided to contribute to the local economy by hiring someone to do it for me. I know you are all probably thinking I am silly for not doing it myself, but seriously my weeds are about shoulder high in some areas and my yard isn’t small. Its not like pulling weeds by the pool in Orlando, it’s more like clearing the waterfront in Lake Wales without the water to swim in during breaks. Anyways, my yard is getting there. I will be thrilled once it is finished and I can fully enjoy the lack of weeds.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/691052436009507480-1502852405928997535?l=kbbotswana.blogspot.com'/></div>Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734251845859619697noreply@blogger.com0