Wednesday, December 20, 2006

HELP ME NAME THIS DOG

HI LEO
THIS IS THE NEW DOGGY BECAUSE BUDDY WENT TO LIVE ON A BIG QUIET FARM IN THE CATSKILLS. THIS DOG HAS NO REAL NAME. THE PEOPLE WHO RESCUED HIM CALLED HIM ROMEO.

HE'S SO CURIOUS, I WAS GOING TO CALL HIM CURIOUS GEORGE, BUT I DON'T LIKE THE NAME GEORGE ANYMORE.



HIS LEGS ARE SO LONG I WAS GOING TO CALL HIM 'FRED' FOR FRED ASTAIRE. NAH.

HE PRANCES LIKE A SHOW HORSE BUT 'PRANCER' IS A STUPID NAME. "HERE PRANCER, HERE PRANCER." CAN'T DO THAT.

I EXPECTED JIMMY CAGNEY BUT I GOT JIMMY STEWART SO I WAS GOING TO CALL HIM JIMMY. I DON'T KNOW.



HE DOESN'T MAKE ANY NOISE, NO BARKING OR CRYING, SO I WAS GOING TO CALL HIM HARPO, BUT THAT REMINDS ME OF OPRAH SO I DON'T WANT TO CALL HIM THAT EITHER.



HE MOVES SO FAST I WAS GOING TO CALL HIM 'LIGHTNING' OR 'LIZARD'
HE'S GENTLE AND SHY AND CUDDLY SO I WAS GOING TO CALL HIM 'FAIGELEH' BUT YOUR UNCLE MIGHT TAKE OFFENSE. ANYWAY, I DON'T THINK FAIGELEH'S ARE ALWAYS SO NICE AND GENTLE.



I COULD CALL HIM ZACK OR JACK, OR JAKE. I LIKE BEN, BUT THAT'S A RAT.

WHAT DO YOU AND YOUR DAD THINK?

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

One of my favorite photos of Leo

Oh God I love this moment and I'm so glad it was caught on the camera, Leo. I can tell exactly what you were feeling!

Thursday, December 7, 2006

NEXT WEEK I GET THIS NICE DOG, LEO!!




He's just a little boy, not a grown up dog, but he is small like Buddy. And he will still be small in May when I come see you my dear Leo.

I love you, and Romeo, the little boy dog, will love you, too!

Now Daddy has to kiss you and say "Mwah!! This is from Bababa!"