Bad Dog

Pippi--Mistaya dressed her up all disco and put on the disco lights and dance music. 

I have a problem: FERNANDO. He bit Pip again. This time on her neck. She has three puncture wounds. He thinks she is another dog. She thinks she is another dog. Since we adopted him they do nothing but rough house. It has gone too far. I have tried dog whispering. I have tried everything. So, as a last resort, I am sending him back to my sister the vet. Theresa has volunteered to have him until he out grows some of his horrible puppy habits, i.e. thinking Pippi is another dog to snap at when the mood strikes.

On to some Zen Buddha Mama wisdom. The cook must always cook what she loves. If she cooks only what she loves, she will be inspired. This is from personal experience. I have just started following this advice. Tonight it is Japanese rice and slow cooked Indonesian Ginger chicken with broccoli on the side. 

The Dalai Lama is coming! Yippee-yahoo! He will be in Vancouver in September. I will be there. Also, an interesting talk about the Dalai Lama when I am in San Fransisco--The heart and Mind of the Dalai Lama. I might attend that as well. 

South Africa's loss is our gain. Their decision to ban him only freed him up to come to Canada. Desmond Tutu will be in Vancouver as well and Eckhart Tolle too--for a peace summit on "Educating the Heart."

Midnight at Lac Du Bois

Here are the pics I promised of our night hike. The top is the entrance where we park our car--beyond the gates--pure wilderness. I loved it and could have explored far and wide. I am not fearful of wilderness, probably because I was raised on acreages across western Canada (and it is too cold for the rattlesnakes to be out of their winter den). Peter, he's not so into night hiking. He's a city boy--born and raised.

The last pics are of Earth Hour. Peter and I went to a dimmed Cafe after our

wilderness jaunt.

The girls are back at school after a two week holiday. Tabs is still covered in hives.

 Mistaya has drama practice after school and then I will take her to ballet.

 I have decided to change the way I cook. I only make things I love. I am hopeful this will inspire me to keep cooking. Tonight it is homemade cheese pizza with raw veggies on the side.

I tried to dismantle the bunk beds and move them into Pip's room on my own. As it stands now, they are precariously and dangerously hanging in mid air-- the room is shut off until Peter arrives home and can help me finish the job.

This morning, since I am finished my class assignments early, I worked on my art/book web site. I am photoshopping another book cover for the site. I hope to have it up by the time I return from San Francisco. 

Pippi and Fernando are playing rather noisily behind me. Pip is turning into another horribly picky eater like her sister Tabitha. It is very stressful to prepare meals for children who refuse to eat. All she wants to eat is peanut butter, And 

then all she does is say, "My tummy hurts!" 

She even wakes in the night to say it. She seems healthy though. And I took her big sister to the doctor many times for the very same complaint and to no avail. 

I am off to a new yoga class tomorrow. I need to stretch even though I find yoga boring. I've tried many kinds, many times. But as I feel I am not as flexible as I have been...so, it's back to yoga once a week to supplement my cardio/weight workouts.