Home Again

For any and all of you who are wondering where I've gotten to, I'm back in New York safe and sound. I'm working on sorting out all the pictures from my trip and a few new concoctions. When I got home we removed Toni's collar, his last step back to health and normalcy. But, best laid plans. . . the other night, several days after being reunited Toni and his twin Tavo had a knock-down drag-out brawl, leaving them both bloodied and battered. And me to clean up and take care of my little ones.

So, hopefully the dust will settle, I'll get used to this whole work schedule again and I'll have lots of great Alaska pictures to share, as well as a menu (I've eaten variations on the theme of chicken all week) and perhaps even a new recipe as well.

Toni

As I may have mentioned before, we have two gerbils. One of them just became one very expensive Pocket Pet.

This is Toni, and along with his twin brother Tavo, these two little guys rule the roost here in Queens. Everyone in our household loves these little guys. My boyfriend says that they have changed the whole atmosphere of the family.

So, it comes as no surprise that, when he fell off the kitchen table Wednesday morning and hurt his leg, I took the day off work and took him to Vet. To the tune of I-don't-even-want-to-talk-
about-how-much.


When I was finally able to bring him home in the evening he had been through anesthetic, x-ray, digital x-rays and he now has a cast and "Elizabethan' collar so that he can't chew his cast.

The brothers now have to be separated because Tavo also wants to chew on the cast too. Hopefully we'll get a screen up between them so they can at least talk to each other.

Right now this little guy is the center of my life until he gets better.

I'll get more reviews up soon, and this months Go Ahead Honey It's Gluten Free (the one where no one cooked) is looking pretty good when my time is devoted to Toni.