- a bigger yard (he's already dug so many holes in our yard, we're getting lost tourists who wonder if they've finally found the Grand Canyon)
- owners who plan on overindulging in spiked eggnog (so they will take lots of naps, which means he can dig without getting interrupted)
- a broken bathtub (so when he does get especially muddy, he doesn't have to suffer the indignity of a bath)
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| This is Radar--not quite nine months old--at a Purina event. The last time we weighed him, he weighed 66 pounds and 6 ounces. 666. What an apt number to pin on him... As for me, I got a book not long ago--Jodi Picoult's most recent novel--from Half Price Books. It was a gift to myself, since it's new and I had a coupon for a 50% off discount. If I get a book store gift certificate or a couple of other books, it will be a perfect holiday because I'll have my husband and kids and granddaughter together, along with my in-laws. What are you hoping for this holiday? Festive minds want to know... |
Those retrievers are so full of energy! Love them! And I'm pretty sure they calm down and leave that puppy stage in 4 or 5 years.
ReplyDeleteJoeh--If this energy level doesn't level off until 4 or 5 years have passed, one of us is not going to survive.
DeleteI'd put money on the puppy surviving...
So glad you have stack of books and hope you get TIME to read them all. Right now, we are waiting to hear from Kansas as hubby's mom fell this mornings. They are doing CAT scans now for broken bones. I knew the last three great days were too many in a row and full of such goodness that luck was about to run out for avoiding catastrophes! Ha-ha. Hope you have a great holiday and enjoy the heck out of being at home!
ReplyDeleteClaudia--I hope your house is completely back to normal (but it's a new and improved version ;) and I hope your mother-in-law is fine. Have a wonderful holiday.
Delete66.6 Pounds
ReplyDeleteMichael--Hey! I'm a word person, not a math one (as you well know).
DeleteTime! I want TIME! Time that is not interrupted by the men of the house who can't survive on their own. Genius is home from college, and it's like having a toddler again. Every ten minutes he needs something from me. The Pony can't drive himself, pick out clothes, or comb his own hair. And Hick will eat six-month-old open bologna that he saved from the broken refrigerator after it reached 58 degrees.
ReplyDeleteIt's really hard work keeping them all alive.
Val--Thinning the herd IS a natural part of life...
DeleteSkittles wish list is more stuff she can destroy, and a mom who doesn't always tire out after only two or three hours of play! Yegods, the girl is going to kill me. But she's so cuuuuute!
ReplyDeleteShay--Too bad we don't live close to each other. If we did, Skittles and Radar could wear each other out.
DeleteFor me the secret is lowering the bar. My big present is having all the stuff done so I can have a panic-free day with the kids. Radar might be 66.6, but he has the face of an angel. Merry Christmas and enjoy that book!
ReplyDeleteTammy--I think that was a line in a song from the movie "Cat Ballou" that Nat King Cole sang about the Jane Fonda character--she had "the face of an angel (but fights like the devil)." You're right. Lowering the bar--and realizing our limitations--is so important to enjoying ourselves at holiday time.
DeleteAll I want is more willpower to stop eating.
ReplyDeleteYour pooch is so cute.
Linda--If you get your wish, will you tear off a scrap of it and give some to me?
DeleteThanks. His cuteness is a life-saver... it's saving HIS life.