Joycee’s Reviews > Otterly Irresistible > Status Update

This family ...

Crazy, I know.

Yep. I'd even say ... it's otterly chaotic around here.

And that is otterly delightful, Dr. Foster.

*When* he proposed. That was like a proposal for a proposal, wasn't it?

Since grandkids become adults, or since become too big to sit in timeout behind bar & read William Shakespeare out loud to Ellie while she worked, favorite punishment was to w/hold their favorite foods. for 7 out of 11 of them, it was her gumbo. But she knew every one of their favorites & wouldn't hesitate to cut them off if it meant making a point.

mini beignets, meat pies, & fried alligator balls all turned out great. nice to have some authentic LA food alongside typical snow cones, ice cream sandwiches, nachos, & pizza slices. They'd even been discussing how to do gumbo in easy-to-handle containers.

I was already falling in love w/place & your family when you got here. But you pushed me rest of way. And made me fall in love w/you.

might have been just careless act, but negligence just as dangerous to animals. Maybe more so in some ways. If people didn't realize what could happen, they could do it again. Next time it could be lemur. Which was not only special to Griffin but was endangered animal.

Did you know that lemurs will lay around in morning & bask in sun? It's even group activity.

Yes, I did know that. In fact, I've witnessed it many times.

And did you know lemur means "shadow tail" in Greek?

I think that's squirrels. Lemur is Latin for "spirits of night".

Sometimes people need to be yelled at.

I agree 1000%. But I realized ... I've already turned you into animal advocate & I haven't even been trying. Maybe if I'm just little patient & realize that people sometimes act inappropriately simply because they don't know any better, I can help them learn.

Maybe petting zoo in Autre, LA, was small-time next to National Zoo in Washington, DC, but anywhere there were animals, there was need for human beings to treat them well & protect them. Maybe Griffin would help inspire bunch of new veterinarians or humans to travel to Africa to work on game reserves.

Not only was that great for kids & animals, but also great for Griffin. Instead of caring for animals alone & feeling like their only protector, he could help teach others to protect them as well.