Happy House-iversary

Hey!  It's the anniversary -- 8 years! -- of when we moved into our house!

Check us out in our younger days here: http://thischarmingoldhouse.blogspot.com/2006/09/welcome-to-our-bloghouse.html

Apparently I haven't been doing a very good job of marking our house-iversary lately, since the last mention of this was our one-year: http://thischarmingoldhouse.blogspot.com/2007/08/one-year-house-anniverary.html 

And here we are today:

Left to right that's Bridget, Lucy, Alice, and Jake.  Note: not pictured: Norbert (fish), Ned (hermit crab), Ted (hermit crab).  Lucy wanted to bring them down for the family photo op, but relented when I shared my concern about how Alice might react.

Ah yes, Alice.  She's awesome, and we're delighted to share our home with this fuzzy, friendly beast.  We've discovered a few things about her:

• She does not like the colonial man statue that is in the yard of a neighbor down the street.  Prepare to be barked at, statue.
• She does not like it when someone arrives home after the family (and she) has gone to bed.  Prepare to be barked at, intruder.
• She would like to eat any crayons or colored pencils made available to her. Nom.
• She would like to CHASE ALL THE BIRDS.  Also, butterflies, or most flying things.
• She is a hesitant swimmer, but when cajoled & encouraged, will fetch a stick from the river.  
• She LOVES ALL THE DOGS AND WANTS TO PLAY WITH THEM.  She is learning how to accept "no" for an answer from certain dogs. 
• She's not great at stairs.
• She hates and/or is terrified by the car.  She does *not* want to ride in the car, despite the fact that we've taken her to several awesome places that she has loved.  She doesn't even want to go out the gate by the driveway, because it is near the car.
• She love love love loves Lucy.  And the feeling is mutual.

There is much, much more to learn about Alice.  We're just getting started.

Happy Labor Day, Happy September, and Happy Anniversary, 83 Durant!