Pardon the Interruption

Sooooooo…in a somewhat stupid attempt, on my part, to leave Olie alone in the house for about 30 minutes (with the backdoor open so he could use the facilities, of course), he managed to grab our internet modem and chew through the power chord.  Don’t worry, it wasn’t plugged in at the time. But when [...]

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Introducing: Oloffson!!!

I quickly introduced the newest member of the Thorp family last Thursday, but it is now my distinct pleasure to formally introduce you to Oloffson (or Olie for short)!  Now that we’ve gotten a couple days with the guy, we’ve learned a lot about his personality, and he sure is a firecracker! He’s named after [...]

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BREAKING NEWS: A New Addition to the Family!

No, we’re not pregnant!  But my Dad and Tammy arrived in PAP this morning with Jillian’s birthday present to me in tow.  And let’s just say the fact that it was in a crate made for animals was a little unexpected! The chocolate lab feasting on my cell phone above is the newest addition to [...]

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A Decision Made For Us

We went for a little day trip to Crouix de Bouqet with our friends Bryan and Sharon last weekend, and on our way back to Port-au-Prince we decided to make a stop to see the puppies! It had been 2 weeks since we had last visit them, so we were excited to see six bundles [...]

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Puppy Power!

Hmmm, this makes things a little complicated… As you know, Jillian and I will be adding a kitten to the Thorp family any day now.  Luna is about twice the size she was before getting knocked up, and we are anxiously awaiting the call from our friends saying, “Luna exploded and there are kittens everywhere! [...]

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