We're still enjoying a visit from Damian's parents, and Isabelle has had a blast with her Grams and Pawpaw. But with our houseguests, the usual cooking, cleaning, and parenting, in addition to a few organization projects, I've had little time and energy left to write. And I won't apologize for it. Really. Because if I neglect my family to write about my family, then I'm missing what matters most.
On another note, poor Darcy the basset hound had surgery yesterday. Her abcess continued to worsen, so the vet recommended surgery. They removed the infection and tumor and are testing it to make sure it's not cancerous. Poor baby. She's on pain killers and antibiotics again.
My Darcy poo, sporting her pink hoodie as her lounge clothes while she's recovering from surgery. The vet suggested she wear a shirt to help protect the wound until it heals. This snow princess hoodie was $1.99 at PetSmart.
Incidentally, did you know that all of our progeny have literary names? That is, if you include the dogs as our "progeny." Darcy is, of course, from my favorite book, Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. Since she's a girl, she's Mrs. Darcy of Pemberly, as in Elizabeth Bennet, after she marries Mr. Darcy. Daisy, our other little basset hound, was adopted and already had the name Daisy. She was named after Daisy State Park, where her previous owners found her. I wanted her to fit in with our name scheme, so I changed it. Technically, her name is Daisy Miller, from the novella, Daisy Miller, by Henry James. Isabelle can say the names of both Darcy and Daisy, and she is completely in love with her doggies.
Isabelle, our only true progeny, also has a literary name (and it is not connected to a certain Bella from a certain series of books!). One of my other favorite books is Portrait of a Lady, also by Henry James. His heroine, who truly is a lady and does the honorable thing in dishonorable circumstances, is named Isabel Archer. I fell in love with her character and name when I read the book about 6 years ago. We changed the spelling to reflect our Cajun French heritage, and ended up with a name that rhymes with my own, Gabrielle.
So how's that for a completely random blog post? Sorry, I'm out of practice.
You're so cute, perfect blog :) Hope Darcy feels better....also LOVE that book series.
ReplyDeletei think the neglected mom-blog is just a "way it is" standard! it does take time to do all those things, and to do them well takes even MORE.
ReplyDeleteloved the background of your naming--we are nowhere near so organized.
i love Portrait of a Lady, too!
Thanks, Juanita! Darcy's hanging in there, but still in a lot of pain. We're hoping for a good report at Monday's checkup.
ReplyDeleteI agree completely about the blogging, April. We definitely won't keep the theme for any future Daigle babies, but it was the theme for the dogs, and it just happened to work out that way when we had Isabelle. Had she been a boy, the theme would've been broken immediately.