dogwalking: a real rush

jasmine has three moms.

kd md, her principal mom, is the ob/gyn.
skm is mom #2 -- kd md and i call her mia mom because she's checked out a lot.
and then there's me: mom #3. the mom who curses.


this morning, i held the lead while jasmine lumbered through the neighborhood. (kd md is on call...dealing with vaginas and fallopian tubes for 24 hours+ straight).

many of our neighbors have dogs. most keep them behind fences or otherwise restrained. as i rounded the corner, three blocks from home, i realized that not everyone observes the practice, including our neighbors who have a dachshund.

this little tiny "dog" rushed jasmine and sniffed her all over.

i was so flipping scared that jasmine would move; her big paws inadvertently squishing the lil guy.

she and i will not walk down that street again.

upon reflection, this is hilarious to me because i have been thinking a lot about scale and urban design. in part, because i went to see the show big + small at si.edu african art. and also because juan and i were harping on the design students about the appropriate scale of public plazas.

i can go back to bed now because i learned my new lesson for the day about canine scale, but i have to teach about pueblo housing from 6-9 in the freezer that is my classroom.