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25th August '05 10:57am
Well, we're in the new house and things are finally settled. Tim has adjusted well, and Pepper is enjoying life at the center. His new cage location in my office places him centrally in the house so even when he is sleeping, he can keep an eye on us all.

Mostly, we continue to hear intricate whistles from Pepper, but Tim has picked up several new words over the summer including: berry, bath, bounce and a more emphatic "No!"

Toilet-training is still our major concern and this language-barrier feels, at times, to be insurmountable. Between his spontaneous nakedness and houdini-like ability to shed his clothing, I find it more and more difficult to keep after him. I cannot get over the sensation that he is desperate to get out diapers--I can tell he does not like the feeling of them against his skin. However, at this point, he and Pepper have about the same skill at bowel-control.

And that, readers, is how we are spending our summer vacation.