We've made some very special friends here in Boulder.. my girlfriend Ali for one.. a true unschooler who actually cooks complete meals every night (that don't come out of boxes and are not frozen.. truly inspiring) .. who has 2 amazing boys Nicky & Will both born with days of my boys.. their house is just blocks from ours and we spent lots of time at their house shooting baskets, playing legos, shooting marbles, building tracks for cars & trains, buying & selling whatever with the 100 million tickets they had, burning stuff, hula hooping (mostly me), hiking up the hill into Chautauqua Park, digging for worms and climbing on the roof.
Another highlight was playing with their poodle puppies Mango & Arugula the sweetest, cutest, dirtiest, happiest, most alive & lovable dogs ever.. mostly we got to look for them when they wandered the neighborhood on their own.. calling out Mango... Arugula.. where are you????
We also got very attached to the dog who lived right next door to us.. Valentine.. Luc said she was his most favorite dog ever.. he would compare every dog we met to her.. and conclude that yes, he loved Valentine more. She was not used to kids so we decided to socialize her and bring her over to our house for immersion.. she eventually climbed right into bed with us for a big cuddle..
And then there is Inga.. Inga was our friend Zoe's dog who got to live with us for a month or so.. a beautiful boxer with stripes who was the most loving loyal friend you could ever have.. We took Inga everywhere with us.. a member of the family.. she attended every baseball game, AA meeting, hike, park day, you name it.. Reese took her for many walks on his own and it was such a treat for us to have our very own dog for awhile. When we gave up our place and decided to travel for the summer Inga moved on the share her love with another family.. we miss you Inga..
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