Mysteries, Solved
1. Never did find the source of the smell, but it’s gone. I think it probably was spilled milk on the carpet, and repeated vacuuming has gotten rid of it. But I have enjoyed reading about all the funny smells you all have discovered in your own houses. The dead opossum wins for freak-out factor.
2. Haven’t seen the fox. Apparently he got out the same way he came in. Whew.
3. Guess this wasn’t really a mystery, was it?
4. Cooper’s relentless odd-ball tantrums turned out to be the effects of a double ear infection. Poor little bugger. The antibiotics are not wiping it out, though, so it must be one of the viral kinds. He’s been a pill, but at least we know why!
5. Nope.
The only other exciting news I have from the week is that Kenny has learned to hula-hoop. It is the funniest thing ever. He just wiggles and wiggles and grins and then shouts, “Watch me again!” He has also learned that a hula hoop is good for trapping a now-walking baby brother. He sneaks up behind Cooper and slips it over his head, then gently tugs him the way he wants him to go. It’s a little mean, but Cooper thinks that the world revolves around Kenny, so he hasn’t protested much. Yet.