HOLY Moley, I can't believe it's been over 2 months since I've blogged. How time flies when you're having fun!!!
Well, I've finally done it! Yep, I've joined the league of old ladies who think their dogs are just new children! I must explain.
All last week, in temperatures of 100+ I cleaned out my terribbly over crowded, messy garage. Ever since the workers left (a year ago, lol) after the remodel, I had "STUFF" everywhere, i.e. left over unused electrical "stuff", sheets of unused sheetrock, hardy backer, plywood, pieces of 2 x 4's I thought too good to throw away, cans and cans of paint, paint thinner, primer, outdoor paint, indoor paint, stain, etc. You get the idea.
Well, the object of the cleanout (other than trying to navigate to my extra refrig and freezer out there,) was to have a place for the dogs to sleep. They have been sleeping at the foot of my bed for over a year now, spoiled to the core, and loving it. However, when my hardwood floors begin to look like I have a bear rug from Lily's shedding, it's time to take a different stance. I vacuum twice a day and still find her hair on everything in my closet to the dining room table. Enough was enough. So, last night I put Cali in the garage and closed the door cuz she was barking non stop to get in the house. Lily was smart enough to realize this was not a way to win mama's heart, so she chose to sleep in the grass, quietly!
Tonight when I tried to urge them into the garage, they would have none of it. Cali flatly refused, however Lily did come in and lay on her bed, and I told her what a good girl she was, etc, laid next to her and sang, yes SANG "Lullaby baby in the tree tops"...she loved it. Even Cali
stuck her nose in the door to see what all the noise was about. Tales wagged as I spun off a second verse rubbing their ears and getting kissed in return. Now see what I mean? I'm really off my rocker and the good thing is I am still alert enough to recognize it. Can't be alzheimers, must be senility.
I do have a large box fan for them, plus a night light and a radio, so they should endure. My friend Dick said, "What, No TV?"
Well, it's really nice having a clean garage and I think I lost about 5#'s sweating thru it all. Now to get rid of all that good "stuff" in the driveway.....hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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Glad you are back posting!!! I enjoyed this post. This is so funny I have been helping my parents clean out their garage for the past few days. It's incredible what we found in there. However, as soon as we would take junk out of the garage my Dad would somehow smuggle it back into the garage when we weren't looking. Ughhh!!! I am sure your beautiful dogs will love their new home, soon enough!!! And you won't have to clean as often!
How funny! I would do the same for my dogs, but I think I would draw the line at singing for them. They have very sensitive ears, you know! :)
Hey Lily, Matt, glad to see someone reading my blog after the long absense. So nice being back too. I started another blog last night, and got interrupted, then the computer signed me off (w/o my permission I might add) so there went the blog. Will start again, in the meantime, I will visit your blogs too.
Well we gotta have someone to love right?!?! tee hee Not that you don't have plenty of people to love, just not right there with you.
It's the whole nurture/nature thing. Plus dogs make it so easy (most of the time). ;-) Glad you're back!
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