Speaking of parenting… we have a guest pooper for a couple of days, a dog my boys know well and see on a daily basis for walkies with our best park friend. He is not an infrequent guest since his mom has to travel on occasion for her job. For some reason, my boys are not liking his presence this time. When I try to give him some extra lovies to help ease his pain from missing his mom my boys GLARE at me. Man, the looks I am getting are killers. One of them even gave me a disapproving growl last night at bed time - the first time ever.