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Chicken Dance...

Disgusting...

To the Fourth! Of July...

John Adams predicted it...  the Chinese helped it happen!  The 4th of July!  The fireworks, parades and pomp...  is exciting.

This will be the first time the Boss and I have spent the 4th in the city in over 5 years.  Each year we ordinarily head up to the Northwoods and visit with the W's.  Last year, DJ McPickleshitters and the Bird stayed at our place over the 4th while moving to Chicago.  They said some people spent the night lighting off large rocket fireworks from the lot across the street which seemed to be falling on the roof of our home.  So...  our 4th promises to be an exciting one!

Many of us will be celebrating the Chef's 30th on Saturday the 5th, which I'm sure will prove to be a blast at the Chef and Molly's house!  It will be Frannie's first party!

Word has it that most people will be sticking around town because of the small loan required to purchase gas to travel.  However, with the sales tax up to 10% in the city, they won't be sticking around to shop or apparently buy milk, which is also very expensive.  Good excuse to drink more beer!  Right?  I think the saying is...  "When milk is more expensive than beer, buy more beer!"  Of course there is one of those for gas too...  "Don't drink and drive, gas is too expensive.  So just drink more!"  Or something like that... or this.

Later.

Some News and Notes... After a week of parenthood.

Things are well after a week of parenthood but some issues have arisen over the past few days.  First of all...  the Lil' Boss seems very reluctant to poop, which is odd considering that her parents, namely her father, is a big time pooper from way back.  That is until we shoved a suppository up her pooter last night...  and well the geyser she did blow!  Without getting into details...  there were some after explosions following the initial discovery of mineral deposits.  It was quite a show.

Secondly, we had a major issue with Bascom the Wonderdog on Monday.  After returning from the kennel due to the Lil' Boss' arrival, she started coughing on Monday and by Tuesday was listless and glassy eyed.  When I asked if she wanted a treat...  she didn't even move.  At that point, we knew something was up.  We made a trip to the vet and discovered that she caught the dog flu or canine influenza that has hit the Chicagoland area over the last few months.  The "cough" was a sign of the serious strain that gestates into pneumonia.  However, after a day of antibiotics and iv fluids at the hospital, her temperature broke and was allowed to come home.  Her temperature was gone by Tuesday, but she is now on a two week routine of 6 pills a day...  which she loves! 

This all went over well yesterday as the Lil' Boss was geysering poop and the Boss and I spent an hour or so getting Bascom to swallow three pills, one of which is the size of a Tums!  Peanut butter shoved into the back of the throat eventually did the trick...  and breaking up the big pill and hiding the pieces and two others in a glob of wet food worked today, but she seems to catch on to our tricks and won't eat them if she thinks we're giving her the pills.  Yesterday morning she ate ALL of the wet and dry food mixture we gave EXCEPT two of the pills!  That's what led to the peanut butter force it... 

In other news...  word is that the Rooster is finally heaving ho in Texas and coming back to Chicago. 

That's all for now!

These are the days... launch of: Lil' Boss Blog

Hello...  my name is the Lil' Boss.  I was born on June 19th, at 7:19 pm.  My mommie, the Boss, was induced in the morning and I came that night.  It only took her an hour to push because she was so curious and excited to meet me!  And now here I am...  all 8lbs 8 oz and 22 inches of me! 

So far...  it has been quite a weekend.  My Mimi and Grandpop BM came to see me just an hour after I was born.  Then, on Friday all my Grandparents visited my mommie, daddie and I at the hospital.  Mima and Big W were there about 11 am...  and Big W held me!  It was a fun day.

I spent the rest of the weekend learning about my new home, my big sister dog Bascom and sleeping.  I did some crying but not much.  I mostly just make squeaking noises and looking around at all the weird things in this new world.  Oh...  and sucking on my hands and my mommie's boobs cause that's how I eat!

Today I went to my first doctor's appointment and passed with flying colors.  Despite eating a ton I've even lost some weight.  That shows you how healthy that breast milk is...  doesn't it?

Anyway...  I'm here to say hi and show you my favorite picture of the million gazillion my daddie and Grandpop BM have taken of me!  Also...  I want you to check out my new blog where you can find my many pictures and some of my thoughts of the days I'm here in the world (or at least what my daddie writes cause I can't type yet)!  Check it out at:  http://nobeaks.typepad.com/lilboss/  The user name is my "real" first name and the password is my last name.  If you don't know what that is...  too bad, I may not want you to visit anyway!  I'm just kidding...  if you want to know, just email my daddie or his friends like Rooster, Domb Squad or Manny or even him and they'll tell you!

See you there!

Today is the Last Day before the First Day of the Rest of Your Life...

Great title for a movie...  right?

So...  at about this time tomorrow the Boss and I will be beginning the First Day of the Rest of Our Life as parents.  It is ominous, scary and exciting all at the same time. 

Becoming a father is odd...  I mean I have no experience in this matter.  At all!  The only support or help I can draw from is my own dad, who never had a daughter, and the Rooster...  So that pretty much makes it all me.  I've looked at the books and read online and I guess it's now or never. 

Therefore, if you don't hear from me in a few days...  I'm off being a dad.  I'll try to get back to you all as soon as I can!

Talk to you later.