We started some new projects, and for a large new project I had to travel to Lusaka (Zambia) for 3 days / 2 nights. It was very sad to leave J2 and J3 behind, not something we normally do or want to do. I did not even get to see any of Lusaka, because we were working until midnight during the days there to get everything finished. But I won’t bore anyone with more of the work stuff.
The puppies enjoying J3's new blanket....
J3 is doing really well, she is now eating rice cereal, mixed grain cereal, banana, apple, gem squash, carrot, beans, peas, butternut and avocado. Of course not all at the same time, and supplemented with loads of baby formula, but she really likes the ‘big girl foods’ What she likes even more is snacking from what mommy and daddy eat, her favorites so far have been mustard, peanut butter and yoghurt. We have started to try to teach her some sign language, she is not really getting it yet, but we will keep you updated on this.
We had an overcast and cold day this weekend, which gave J the chance to try out some of these winter clothes
And Jock needed to check / approve them of course....
The vegetable garden has been doing quite well, the tomatoes and beets are growing really well, and we are getting some nice spinach as well. J2 has already made a batch of pesto from all the basil we have. There is also wild cucumber all over the place, not sure what we can do with that, but I am sure we can come up with some recipes.
Our veggies 'busy growing'
More veggies.... What else is happening? There was a farmers market this weekend, as well as a bowls day for the animal shelter. Both were visited by myself and J3 only, as poor J2 had to stay back working on her study assignments. The HHH running club has changed to Monday night runs for the summer period, because Sunday morning was getting too hot. We set the run which was held yesterday, and had a nice route through the bush behind our office park.
Other then that, we are just worried about getting this little baby a nationality. The Netherlands and USA can not give her a passport until she has been with us for 2 or 3 years, and Namibia does not have to give her a passport, when adopted out to non-nationals. Basically, she is falling ‘between the cracks’ of the legislation of the countries involved, and somehow we need to get exemption from one of the countries, so she can have a nationality. In the meantime we can not make any plans for traveling, not even to South Africa. It is starting to look like we may have to spend Christmas in Botswana as well, who knows how long this is going to take?
Poor Reilly sometimes gets forgotten, because she is such a good pupper...
One more picture?J1
