True confessions

Luckily my kids don't read this blog, don't know of its existence... well, for that matter, virtually no one else does either. So my secret is safe with you, oh my two or three readers.

I bought a Nintendo DS and a copy of Nintendogs.

I have a master plan to get the kids a DS for Christmas and their own copy of Nintendogs too. I have a feeling the CFO of the house may veto that plan. Anyhow, I'll figure something out. In the meantime, I'm trying to get my little Welsh Corgi (named Chauncey in honor of my old boss's dog) to do well in the obedience competition. Unfortunately I can't train him at home while the kids are up (for obvious reasons) and I can't train him after they're asleep (since they're voice commands and for some odd reason it bugs Maria for me to say "Chauncey, roll over" repeatedly while she's trying to sleep). So that leaves work, but my office has too much fan noise. What's a virtual dog owner to do?

I quite like the DS so far. It lasted quite a while on its battery charge while I cooled my heels waiting for my delayed flight back home. I also have Advance Wars: Dual Strike, and although I pretty much suck at the game, it's still fun.