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Archie

Hello Friends,

You may or may not know that I love, love, love animals.  Some of my happiest moments are when I'm at home with one dog on either side nudging me for attention.


Sadie & Bella


I treat my pets like children, I believe they have emotions that they may or may not actually have, but most of all I love how much they love me!  I am a collector of things to love and that will love me in return.  With that said...meet the newest addition to my collection!


Archie


This is Archie!  He's a cockatiel and he's lovely!  Curtis and I had a cockatiel 12 years ago, before we had any children or other pets.  His name was Charlie.  He loved a morning shower and blow dry.  He ate food right off of Curtis's plate and whistled at himself in the mirror all day long.  Charlie was pure entertainment...so Archie has some pretty big shoes to fill!

Within a few minutes of bringing him home last night, he was stepping up on my finger and letting the kids cart him around.  He and Bella (Dog #2) were nose to nose for a few seconds and now spend most of their time staring at one another.  Sadie (Dog #1) couldn't care less about him.  Ava (Kid #1) has become a bird know-it-all overnight, but Audrey (Kid #2) is a bit skittish around Archie.   She woke up five or six times (I lost count) in the night screaming that the bird was biting her!  Ha ha...the bird was actually covered in his cage downstairs...hopefully these night terrors won't continue!

It's funny how these things take hold in me.  Acquiring another pet was not my plan when I woke up yesterday, but birds have been on my mind lately thanks to some newly hatched Robin chicks atop our Pergola out back.  We ran to the upstairs window with excitement this week when my daughter announced they were hatching.   By noon yesterday, I knew (but could not yet admit) that we would have a new family member by sundown!

That brings me to Curtis.  I must thank him for his endless patience when it comes to my 'collectables'.  All of our pets have come to be with us at my insistance.  Truthfully, he ends up loving them as much as I do...but I have to let him be ticked off for a couple of days.  Mark my words, Archie will claim is rightful place on the side of Curtis's dinner plate before the weekend ends...and Curtis will love every minute of it!

Enjoy your day!

Toby



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