Hestia Homeschool for Young Wild Women

The orphaned baby gerbils took to sucking formula off the q-tip with a zeal. They were very thirsty. I feel positive about their chances, especially since we put them in with other babies who are already weaned and they are being warmed by other gerbils. 

 I have used a q-tip soaked in my breast milk to feed baby bats.

The two surviving bunnies are so adorable. They are now completely covered with fur (they are born hairless) and have long whiskers. Today they started lurching around and hopping, although they can't see yet. They are so sweet.  I think that even though my husband says "No way" that they won't be leaving here if they survive.  After getting up with them a few times a night I get so attatched to the baby animals.

We have named them Hazelnut and Cowslip, although everyone has started to call Cowslip "The Butterball." Have you ever read "Watership Down?"  We keep thinking of that book as we raise these baby rabbits. The girls have also seen the animated version of the book.

Mandy's homeschool prom is next Friday. Today while Shelby and I slept in, my husband took her out to buy her prom dress. Tabitha went with them. Mandy says he was very sweet and attentive, asking her how it fit and telling her how pretty she was, "like a Blue Angel." He also bought her white sandals to go with it.

For some reason I just found this whole shopping trip to be extremely sweet.

We watched the Meet the Fockers the other night. A few minutes into it, Tabitha declared that the Fockers are just like us. And basically, they are.  I laughed at how open they were, like Dustin Hoffman's character sharing how he had only one testicle (sounds like something I would say), and how touchy-feely they are. We are always hanging all over each other.  We adored the baby who signed. Shelby still loves to Sign, although she talks up a storm now.  We also loved the Wall of Gaylord, which is what I had envisioned for the steps going up to the girls' third floor playroom.

(I found this lovely painting on Thought Salad.  It is called The Wood Nymph by Jospehine Wall. I wish that I could have a copy of this. It reminds me of my daughters).

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• #7 Comment from springsnymph 
  5/17/05 7:56 AM | Permalink

  Yes, I've read Watership Down.  It's an extraodinary story.  I read it to my daughter when she was quite young; she was so taken with it that she proceeded to rewrite her own version of the story.  This was a  long time ago when she was in perhaps second grade or so.  We also have the animated film which is a bit grisly in parts but very well done.
• #6 Comment from my78novata 
  5/15/05 7:54 PM | Permalink

  well post pics of her prom dress. O h by the way the pretty dishwashser you have in your pics a few entries back I have two of those they ar the best arent they.
• #5 Comment from sugar1337 
  5/15/05 6:11 PM | Permalink

  I hope she has fun at her prom, I bet she looks lovely in her dress.  :)
• #4 Comment from cneinhorn 
  5/15/05 5:29 PM | Permalink

  I hope you don't tell people you only  have one testicle Kas!!! LOL, something wouldn't be right with that statement coming from you, *wink*  but I know what you meant...we love meet the Fockers!  My little one loved the baby and the signing....she picked it right up especially the sign for "poopy" LOL  My oldest had prom last week, I posted a photo.....hope to see photos of Mandy in her prom dress too :-)
  
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• #3 Comment from csandhollow 
  5/15/05 12:50 PM | Permalink

  This picture is beautiful! You say it reminds you of your daughters. I saw it and the first thing I thought of was YOU