Yep, we’re negotiating the little step from Grammy’s kitchen to her living room quite nicely. Climbing the step is easy but going back down without face-planting is a bit tricky. There is a strict procedure that must be followed for this:

  • Sit down at top of the step
  • Consider one’s options
  • Do a butt-skooch to near the edge of the step
  • Plant the hands and rotate body about the axis
  • Take that step of faith backward off the step
  • Optional: land on butt (but you lose valuable style points!)

Applause for successful negotiation is expected…as is cuddling when it doesn’t quite go to plan. 🙂

In other news, our Eagle-Eyed investigators in Port Orange have finally cracked the mystery of when the gift certificates were procured and who was the one who did it as well as who was the mastermind of the plot. Yes, indeed…it was actually Daddy who went to Aunt Catfish’s after getting the belts at the flea market and procuring the gift certificates. The blame was originally laid upon Mommy who actually had the idea for the certificates but as we’ve seen, that was proven false! We offer our congratulations to Inspector Plod of the Special Branch for bringing the particulars of the crime and laying the charges properly against the appropriate perpetrators! ;)-