Cast of Characters

Given that I mention my husband and beasts a lot and, according to my stats, there are more and more people who might be stumbling upon my blog who don’t actually know me, I’m ripping off borrowing this idea from Kristina over at {thirtysomething}.  Here it goes…

 

THE HUSBAND

John

LIKES:

Skiing, the dogs, skiing, sleep, Sugarloaf, work, skiing, his dunebuggy, skiing at Sugarloaf, golf, anything pertaining to the 3 major sports teams of New England (C’s, Sox and Pats… we’re not really hockey fans, sorry B’s), macaroni-and-cheese, hotdogs, hotdogs in macaroni-and-cheese, Sugarloaf.  Oh… and Darcie.

 

DISLIKES:

Doing the dishes, mushrooms, ladybugs (uh huh), needles (or really anything medical related)…

 

There’s not much John doesn’t like.

 

 

THE BEASTS

Capone

Almost 6 year old rescued Rottie

LIKES:

Bones, peanut butter in kongs, sleeping in awkward positions that make him look less than fierce, sleeping in his chair, sleeping in general, daycare, licking EVERYTHING, being lazy, the vet (yeah… the nut), swimming, his momma, Brody and his daddy too.

 

DISLIKES:

Biker mustaches and crates (unless it was his idea to be in it).

 

 

Brody

4.5 year old rescued Rottie

LIKES:

His ball, peanut butter in Kongs, pumpkin in Kongs, pretty much anything in Kongs (except yogurt – see dislikes), his ball, his crate, chasing his ball, letting his ball roll under things so that mommy has to get it, chasing his shadow, chasing cars, chasing pretty much anything, loving life and living it to its fullest, the dog park, other dogs, counter surfing, barking for attention, licking the floor, dropping his ball on your lap (covered in slobber) until you throw it, eating trash, licking the dishes when you try and load the dishwasher, taking all of his toys out of his toy box and strewing them all around the living room (like he’s doing right now), cuddling with his brother, playing in the pond, his ball, his daddy and his mommy too (but she’s not nearly as fun as dad).

 

DISLIKES:

Bald heads, yogurt – he’ll eat it but his belly doesn’t like it, and… ummm… that’s it.  Brody pretty much loves everything about life.

 

The boys love adventures and they are best friends.

 

 

Maverick

6.5 year old chinchilla

LIKES:

Raisins, dust baths, hay, running around like a lunatic.

 

DISLIKES:

I’m not sure that chinchillas dislike anything.

 

 

Raptor the Sultan of Death

4 year old cat

Raptor is a barn cat.  A very elusive barn cat.  Therefore we don’t have many photos of him and the only things we really know he likes are mice and food (do you see the size of him?). And he dislikes people.  This was a rare sighting based solely on the fact that I put out food – again, look at the size of him!

 

 

Bailey

1 year old hermit crab

Bailey is a hermit crab.  Who knows, it might be Alice.  We had two and one died… I can’t guarantee that the one who survived didn’t trade shells just to trick me.

 

 

ME/THE WIFE

Darcie

29 year old human… sorry, I got carried away

LIKES:

Annoying pop music, volunteering in rescue, Bimini, science, crappy reality tv like Jersey Shore (which I’m watching right now),Yankee Candles (I have a slight obsession), SUVs driven with the windows down and annoying pop music blaring, apparently blogging (that’s new),traveling, Bimini, iced coffee in a variety of flavors from Dunkin Donuts,Bimini, the Pats and Sox (not a basketball fan), Twilight – the books and the movies (it’s not even a secret), Johnny Depp movies,Jack Daniels and wine (not together),  Jack Daniels in Bimini, reading, family, friends, The Beasts, and John.

 

DISLIKES:

Being late, talking politics, exercising, getting up in the morning, when people ask me about having babies, and failure.

 

 

On our wedding day…  May 26, 2007.

 

 

He’s adorable… I think I’ll keep him.

 

 

I think they look like us, no?

 

 

So there you have it!  My little family of 7 – in all of its chaos – but it’s ours.   And I love it.

 

Families are like fudge – mostly sweet with a few nuts.  ~Author Unknown