Taco vs. Tucker

Changing the parrot's name from Tucker to Taco is a lot harder than I expected. If you get a dog from the pound and change it's name, who the hell cares? The dog's happy as long as he's with you and fed. This bird talks and remembers his name, so unfortunately Tucker is sticking. Watch this video and laugh at my efforts!



Did you notice he says "Hi Tuck" near the end? I think we are making progress. Besides the name change the bird is doing much better. He is much more talkative and interested in hanging out with us. Last night I couldn't get him in the cage. That reminds me, Eduardo (one of my Mexican students) taught me that "juala" is cage in Spanish. It sounds just like "holla"! So I taught him holla as a greeting!! Which cracks me up when I think of him saying it to one of his friends. I can have a little fun with tutoring right?!

In other news, We got a new camera; a Canon Powershot G10. I'm still overwhelemed by all the dials and buttons, so for now, I leave it on automatic and they all come out better that anything else I've taken. I took all these photos at Anne's baby shower this weekend.




This was by far the best baby shower I've ever been to. No stupid games and BOYS were there! I like how everyone (except Anne) took shots.

This photo was taken with my old point and shoot, It was my gift to Anne's baby girl. I have saved it until now becuase I wanted it to be a suprise. It's a blanket I made.