Our Newest Roommate.

To be honest, children, I thought one of you (most likely the oldest) would be the first roommate your father and I ever brought into our lives. But that was before I met Maisie.

Meet Maisie.

Ever since she first darted into my peripheral vision while I was typing at my computer, I knew that we lived in the same house. But it was only later that I realized that made us honest-to-goodness roommates.

Maisie & me, just hanging out near a wall.

At first, I thought I would most likely murder Maisie, as I had done to so many of her brethren (sistren?) over the years. But after naming her, murder began to seem increasingly undesirable. So we struck upon a truce: she would kill and devour any insect intruders (or as she calls them, "squatters") she came across, and I would let her live. With us.

Thumbs up for inter-species friendship!

I have no regrets, though since our first full day of friendship, I haven't seen much of Maisie. And honestly, it doesn't bother me excessively. Let's just hope she doesn't try to pull this disappearing shit when the rent's due.

Meanwhile, in Carbondale...

So what did you father do while I was gone, you ask?


Not much.


Not much at all.

Exotic Carbondale Wildlife

Well, it's been a while since we posted anything for you, dear children, but we had good reasons. One of those reasons is that we discovered an unusual tiny ecosystem in our very own kitchen! So fascinated were we by this unexplained phenomenon, so immersed in observing the "everyday lifer" of these creatures, that we completely forgot about you (since you don't exist yet) and our notes to you.

But look -- aren't they dear? They're very graceful and noble-looking creatures.













Notice how long their noses are; your father and I conjectured that they must be very fond of fibbing--how else would such a feature develop?!?















And finally, an example of how cunning they are. This one had hidden in our parsley vase for days before we saw him.















At first, finding the animals in our living space worried us, but then we reasoned that coexisting with a tiny herd of elephants was much preferable to coexisting with roaches or spiders -- right?