A boy and his remote control

Derek loves his own remote control. Mike gave him an old one that he took the batteries out of. Derek crawls around with it--and then bangs it on everything he comes to. He is quite entertained by the buttons.

This weekend, Derek also figured out how to climb up on the fireplace hearth. He began by using something else to climb up onto it but then figured out how to do it without the use of anything else. He is now trying to figure out how to climb up onto the couch on his own. The poor dogs.. this is their last place of refuge right now.

In our continuing saga of dogs and the vet, Alex had surgery this week. She had a small tumor removed. She is home resting comfortably. We think she will be recovered enough to take a walk today. Alex is 13 but still spunky and full of life and energy. We are thankful that she remains in great health. Lucky is very happy that her buddy came home safely. Unfortunately Lucky did not get the memo that Alex is to rest and was trying to get Alex to wrestle within hours of being home.