[Magdalen] I have house guests

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

One crisis at a time.  I think the thrill of having their own little ones
makes up for a lot.

My brother and his first wife had four kids, which doesn't seem like much
until you consider that several times, my sister-in-law had miscarriages,
and in a couple of cases nearly died.  She was telling once that she was
delighted to have had four children, "And I'd like to have four more!"
Alas, she died too young of an unknown type of cancer.

We miss not having had kids, but we also know that we would not be able to
do many of the things we've done if we had kids.



James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:

> We all made it through the night.  They seem content.  I am somewhat
> worse for wear.  How do parents of infants do it?
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 8:11 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I have house guests this weekend. Little furry house guests. Cat's
> > Cradle needed very short term foster care for these three until a
> > longer term foster home could be arranged so I have them just until
> > tomorrow. They are 'bottle babies' and need round the clock care,
> > something I can't do during the work week. I've never handled these
> > tiny creatures. So far I have managed to feed them twice and it is
> > just about time to do it again. Cat's Cradle has an Olympic theme
> > going this month so their names are Phelps, Lochte and Simone. The
> > solid black kitten is the one female and she is twice as energetic as
> > the others so that is the name I suggested for her.
> >
> > Phineas and Esteban inspected them.  Phin took one look and left.
> > Esteban thinks they look pretty large for voles.
> >
> > I just have them overnight and will hand them off to the next
> > caretaker when I go into work at Cat's Cradle tomorrow at noon.  I'll
> > probably be pooped because they have to be fed every two hours!
> >
> > Life is an adventure.
> >
> > Susan
> >
> > --
> > The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among
> > you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the
> > land of Egypt.
> > Leviticus 19:34
>
>
>
> --
> The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among
> you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the
> land of Egypt.
> Leviticus 19:34
>