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My new puppy resembles Poco a lot. Except he’s got a white tipped tail and his face isn’t all white yet. I don’t know what to choose for his name: Barkley, Elvis, Noel, Marley…I think I like Marley the best.

Ok, moving on. Tonight I went with my friend to visit his “cousin.” I use that term lightly here because I am never quite sure if people are related because they throw around the terms big brother, big sister, cousin, etc VERY loosely. So anyways, there was a little baby there who is 13 months old. And not long after we got there I reached out my arms to hold him and he started screaming and crying! Then from that point on, for the rest of the evening just looking at me brought him to tears. This whole situation is not at all too uncommon for me. And it kinda sucks. It makes me kinda sad. I don’t think I am scary…These babies are racist! (naw, jk.) However, I feel like they are (a little bit) because a while ago I was in a crowded taxi (duh) and there are 3 of us ladies sitting in the back seat when a fourth piles in. and the lady had two little ones with her. And she hands one of the babies over to one of the ladies and the baby didn’t squawk one peep.

Normally, I find this whole thing (babies crying upon having one look at me, especially if I am too close to them) quite funny because eventually the kid realizes that I am not quite a creep/scary. But for some reason tonight I got a little sad when after being there for a good hour and a half or so, the baby still screamed and cried just glancing at me. It got me to thinking about lil’ Trevor (and Caden, Cole and Taryn…I miss you!) and how he knew me. It’s interesting how babies can di discern differences between people. They are so little and smart!

I love x-mas music! Without my x-mas music and the few decorations I have put up, I wouldn’t think twice about it being nearly two weeks from Christmas! omg. Is anyone else weirded out by how fast time is going by?

I am currently reading The Secret Life of Bees. So far it’s pretty good. I heard that it’s a movie now…or soon to be. When does the movie theater open up at Northgate? How does Northgate look nowadays? How about the northern part of Aurora Ave. in Shoreline?—Have they been continuing on making the whole thing look nice?

Oh, it’s hot. And how I hate mosquito bites. And I am nervous about proctoring the tests this week! Yet I can’t wait to see which classes and grade levels I will be supervising. And I am interested to see if my tutoring Angelo and his friends made a positive impact on their English exam…