The Nearsighted Leading the Untrained

My dad and hi wife Susan are at the beginning of the yearlong or so process of fostering a guide dog. He and Susan have a 4 month or so old Black Lab puppy named Slater. He is a very good and calm puppy, but even so, Maceo is a mite bit cautious around him, especially since the dog comes up to about Maceo's armpit. Last Saturday, though, they appeared to have had a breakthrough in their relationship.

The Plague, The Snowquester, and the Apocalypse

Last Thursday, we woke up to a sick little boy. Kate stayed home the first half of the day with him and I came home for the second half. Maceo was asleep for pretty much the whole day. Friday, Mom came in for emergency duty and both Kate and I went to work. Maceo did the same thing he'd done on Thursday--sleep curled up on the nearest adult body. It was very sad. Saturday continued the same, but now Kate and I started feeling a little under the weather. While I fought it off with my tough Germanic/Irish constitution, Kate's softer mediterranean side let her down and she's been sick ever since. As the only functioning person in the house, I felt a lot of responsibility, especially with the huuuuge snow storm approaching. Monday, we all stayed home, although Maceo probably could have gone to school. Kate, however, could barely move. Tuesday, Mace and I did go to our prospective schools and Kate felt a little better. Wednesday, we awoke to rain and some large flakes and cancelled schools and jobs. This was a boon for Kate, as she was going nowhere if she could help it. But Maceo was ready to go. So, we called in the special forces--Julian! He and his mom came over in the morning to play, and then we went over there in the afternoon. I think you'll be able to tell that Maceo feels a little bit better when you see him here in action.

Dancing the Night Away

The other night, Maceo was in a dancing mood. This feeling translated into multiple dances, lots of laughs, and some strange interpretive moves. The music in real life was the ABC song and "Alice the Camel." But there was enough footage of both sessions that I decided to set them to other music and edit them together to get this. I particularly enjoy the ending move of some weird version on either Downward Facing Dog or half a cartwheel.