Bunny Love

Anna and I clearly have different "parenting" styles when it comes to the bunnies. I'm much quicker to spray them with the squirt gun for discipline while she worries much more than I do about the temperature of their environment. Not only do we differ on styles, we clearly favor different rabbits. My perception of Ron is that he doesn't think much before he does anything (picture proof on the way) and even though he IS cute most of time, I don't find it very endearing when he tries to eat the plastic bag we're scooping his litter and waste into. Anna sees Ron as beautiful, engaging, and fun-loving. (I'm sure she would have much more to add to his case, so you'll have to ask her if you want both sides of the story.) Padfoot she finds stand-offish and grumpy (he won't let her pick him up). To me he's independent, stoic, and doesn't want to be coddled. Look at him, isn't he great!

Well Monday I decided I'd give the boys a chance at some exercise. I placed Ron's cage inside the house, placed Padfoot's cage on the floor of the enclosed porch and opened the door. He had a pleasant two hours to sniff, hop, and jump around the porch. (For those of you without rabbits who probably feel hop and jump to be redundant, feel free to stop by.) It was great fun with only the first hour supervised, I returned to the porch after the second hour to find him stretched out, resting in his cage. The porch was only slightly disheveled as he likes to pull the cardboard scraps we have out from behind a set of drawers.

For Ron's turn I switched the positions of the cages, with Ron outside on the porch and opened his door. I know that I can be a little uptight when it comes to the cleanliness of a home, but I think we can all agree that relieving oneself all over the floor just isn't acceptable. Wherever Ron would go to sniff out something new, he would deposit something new. I'm not a fan. Behold Exhibit A (is it just me, or does he not look like he's scheming his deposits) followed by Exhibit B.

Trust me, the fun doesn't stop there. I will say that one of Ron's more enjoyable characteristics is his adventurous spirit, he's kind of like a furry Indiana Jones, without any research, thinking, or planning. You already saw that he made his way onto the small box; well that's just the beginning of his climb.

<--It's hard to catch rabbits in action.

Basking in his accomplishment.-->

<--A moment of regret?

Admiring the new view!-->

Descending the climb took twice as long as mounting it. All in all Ron was allowed only an hour of play on the porch. Obviously I have a bias toward Padfoot, but I would just like to point out that it is not totally unfounded. Before I leave you with my final piece of photo evidence, I would like to apologize, for surely the pictures and text are no where near each other like they are in the "create post" box. I'm no format man.

Really, BGSU? Really?!

Since college students will soon be repopulating Bowling Green and lately I've felt more and more jealous of them for getting to attend classes and be a part of organized education, I decided to spend some time this morning perpetuating my sadness by reading up on course offerings at the old alma mater. To my surprise, I discovered that beginning Fall 2008, BGSU will be offering a minor in Peace and Conflict Studies - including actual courses with the prefix PACS.

When I transferred to BGSU, I attempted to make a planned minor in Peace and Conflict Studies because it was what I wanted to study. My advisor offered me a course in International Studies and some History courses. I found that it made better sense to avoid the paper work and declare a minor in American Culture Studies, which incorporated a number of my interests. However, I still feel the desire to actually study peace so my it's been my goal since graduation to pursue a Master of Arts in Peace Studies along with an MSW.

So imagine my surprise when I saw this morning that I am again, ahead of my time. The BGSU PACS minor looks amazing and I so want to be a part of it. I can't be entirely frustrated though. I am excited that my former university is expanding its course offerings and I'd like to think that I was one of many now alumni who attempted to create a minor in Peace and Conflict, communicating to the College that this minor should be established.

Here's the link to the Peace and Conflict Studies Program. So...anyone know how much it costs to audit a course at BGSU?

Pictured on the Back of Troy Bolton

That's right. We're famous. Tonight we went to see a local production of "High School Musical" that a bunch of Bowling Green HS students were involved in. Taylor, one of the the guys Jesse knows from his days of volunteering at BGHS, played the lead role. Taylor has an amazing voice but wasn't involved in any musicals in high school so it was really fun to see him perform.

Also, courtesy of Taylor, we made a cameo appearance in the play. That's right. We showed up on the stage of High School Musical...admit it, you're jealous. Taylor was an usher in our wedding and as a thank you gift, we made t-shirts for everyone who helped out. A favorite of Taylor's, he decided to sport the wedding T on stage as Troy Bolton. Pre-teen girls, eat your heart out.

Pictured below is the back of the shirt, featuring the cartoon versions of Jesse and I.

Tomorrow we're heading off to spend the weekend with my parents, brother, and sister-in-law. My dad's getting his Masters of Divinity tomorrow morning and we'll be spending the weekend at their new house in Sullivan, OH.