The Trixie Update

Trixie and I (with some help from Papa-T) are building a sandbox right now. It’s taking a while, but we are almost done.

This evening I was inside looking for a circle template so I could figure out what size drill bit I needed to attach the rope handle. Trixie was playing outside.

All of a sudden I heard screaming, “DADDY!! HELP! DADDDDDY!!!!!!! HELP! HELLLLP! There’s a WOLF!”

I ran to see a Trixie blur shoot past the window and dart across the backside of the porch. “DADDDY! HELP! There’s a WOLF after me!!! THERE’S A WOLF AFTER ME!”

When your child is screaming an alarm like that, you don’t hesitate to believe the danger for a second. She could have been hollering about Sleestak or robots and I would have been equally convinced. She bounded up the steps straight into my arms. Only then did I glance at what she was running from.

Lo and behold, over off the side of the yard was the neighbor’s huge, blackish-grey, extremely wolf-like Shepard mix docilely watching us. Even though it’s a big dog, they keep it inside so Trixie had never seen it before. Tonight was one heck of an introduction.

I was very proud of her for getting the hell out of there — she never ran that fast in soccer. After she calmed down a little, she was proud of herself also. “Whenever you see a wolf you are supposed to tell a grown-up,” she informed me. I’m thinking maybe more along the lines of animal control, but a grown-up is a step in the right direction.

You were a brave kid tonight, Trixie. Good job!

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We just got back from a great trip to the Bethesda and Washington, DC. My sister and her husband are moving from DC (after 5 years) and we wanted to get one last trip in. We did the Air and Space Museum, the National Gallery of Art East Wing, GOT A SNOW CONE, the Museum of Natural History and a CAROUSEL RIDE — all in one day. I’m going to try to squeeze more in next time.

Trixie also got recognized in an art gallery in Bethesda Friday night. That doesn’t happen a lot, so it was pretty cool. (Thanks so much for saying “hi”! The recommendation for eating at the East Wing Concourse was great!)

Trixie had a great time. Look forward to going back sometime. (this was Trixie’s third trip. She visited at age one and age two)

There’s a bunch of pics up on flickr.

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The little crash last week sure threw my schedule off, and I’m trying to catch up on photo posting. There’s more up on flickr.

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