Oscar "Park"inson

I feel terrible that I have yet to complete our family profile. You have read a little bit about Phillip....you have read a little bit about me....you have read a little bit about us as a couple. But you have yet to hear about the most enthusiastic member of our family (yes, there is someone MORE enthusiastic than me)......(drum roll please)............our golden retriever..............OSCAR!

(Oscar - here goes your BLOG debut....)

Oscar Parkinson is a rather active puppy who enjoys playing with squeeky toys (my gosh - that is an entire post on its own), ripping up papers when no one is looking (you will be happy to hear that we share the same love for magazines), and going for "walks" with his BEST FRIEND IN THE WHOLE WORLD, Phil.

Oh Phillip and Oscar. A pair indeed. I think I come second to Oscar in terms of "ability to make Phillip smile" and I definitely come second to Phil in terms of "ability to make Oscar happy". They really are best friends and one is certainly grouchy without the other.

Phil and Oscar usually go for a run everyday together. Of course it is intended to be a "walk"...but if you saw them in action you would agree with my use of the faster verb. Phil will say, "I'm going to take Oscar for a WALK". I laugh in my head, thinking "Okay - so Oscar is going to take you for a RUN". Haha - I love them both.



Just this week, Oscar and Phil discovered something special on their evening "run" - a secret park! It has been the highlight of this week's conversations and Phil took me there for the first time the other night. I was not a huge fan of it in the dark, but I was quite impressed with it this morning during "family time". I made a tea in my new Starbucks tumbler, Phil grabbed a dirty tennis ball, and Oscar waited excitedly "to be leashed" at the door. Off we went - to the PARK!

The park really is something else...especially since parks are so difficult to come across in Cairo. (The only "official" park we have cost millions and millions of dollars to build and was placed somewhere strategic, somewhere "on purpose"). Anyways, the proximity of this park to our house and the clean, green space inside make it a hidden gem of our neighbourhood.



When we arrived at the park this morning, which we have now coined "Oscar's Park", I anticipated a little walk around, or perhaps some fetch. Well - these Parkinson boys don't settle for a mediocre time. Oh no - they go above and beyond in the activities department - playing tag, hide and seek, follow the leader.....AY AY AY! I was tired simply watching them play together.

I wish I was able to capture some video clips of their games...but I did happen to capture a few photos that are worthy of sharing. Here they are, featuring the BFF's that I live with.....