Life | A Thankfully Imperfect Woman

Aug 25

Fire Me Now! Please!

So….I was being a good puppy Mom and Wife when I told Tim on Saturday “I’ll take Sunday morning!” Since he’d taken puppy duty on Saturday a.m. and Motzy had gotten up at 5. After all, we should take turns shouldn’t we?

Yeah, well…I hear Motzy at 3 a.m.

He’s never gotten up before 5 since we got him!

Hrmph.

Ok, fine – out we go and he does his duty. We come back in and I lie on the couch while he runs around the living room playing with his toys and by 3:30 he’s lying down to sleep.

{insert fist pump}

I scoot him into his kennel and head back to bed.

The next wakeup call was at 6:07.

Out we go again, duties done, back in, and on the couch I go…and off goes Motzy to play with his toys. At this point I’m exhausted. Needless to say I zonked out. Literally. I finally wake up all of a sudden at 7:20 as he decides to join me on the couch. I look around (after escaping puppy licks that have now wiped my face clean) and find what you see in the picture behind one of our chairs.

Instant thought…”Huh…I’m so fired from this puppy watch duty”.

Damn.

Then it occurred to me that this may not be such a bad thing!

I clean up his mess and put him in his kennel (as he was falling back to sleep) and sneak back to bed. I barely get laid back down and he starts whining and barking again.

{sigh}

All I can think is, “I must really love this dog” and head back out where I take him out of his kennel and lay back down on the couch.

What happens next?

I’m sure you can see it coming…

Motzy joined me and fell asleep on the end of the couch.

I guess he loves me too.

Smile.

{Yawn}

Have a great Sunday everyone!

Patty O

ps…I promise I will write about subjects other than my dog!

Aug 24

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A Multi-Talented Puppy

Yes, yes he is. We are proud to announce that Motsy can multi-task.

Not only can he eat, sleep, pee and poop.

Run, sit, lie down, and shake hands/paws.

But as he chased a ball throughout the house today, he quite skillfully proved how talented he is.

Ready for it?

Are you sure?

Really sure?

OK, fine, here it is…

He can run and pee at the same time!!!

Yay us!

{insert eyeroll}

Nice little zig-zag pattern right from the kitchen cupboard to the kitchen steps.

Huh.

{Thunk…Palm to forehead}

Yup, talent. My dog has talent.

{insert another eyeroll}

I love my dog, I love my dog, I love my dog!

(I chant as I meditate while Motsy crawls on my lap.)

🙂

Patty O

Aug 22

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One Sneaky Pup

Look at that face! Gabi was snapping shots and went in for a close-up. There’s something very Jimmy Durante-esque about it, don’t you think?

Remember that adorable little puppy we brought home?

He goes by lots of names…Motzy, Mozzarella, Motzaball, The Piddler, Sneak, amongst a few others that I probably shouldn’t put in writing.

Here’s the perfect example of just what a little sneak he is…

These are Gabi’s Crocs which, as you can tell, Motzy loves. I snapped this picture and then turned away. This is what I found when I turned back…

Uh-huh. You guessed it. All I had to do was go peek behind our overstuffed chair and TA-DAAAA! Look who I caught:

Boy he loves chewing on those Crocs! They must have just the right amount of chewiness for his sharp little puppy teeth! Little bugger.

A couple more snapshots that Gabi took…

This is the “How cute am I?” pose.

And then there’s the “Are you catching this one?” look:

And last but not least, the little Prince on his (our) pillow:

He won’t fit on it for long! He’s already getting bigger – and more spots are showing up daily!

Thanks for putting up with my puppy pictures…he’s quite a character!

Patty O

Aug 20

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Ba-donk-a-donkey

OK, so it all started with me saying the word…A..S..S. (I’m pretty sure I was referring to the expansive size of my own.)

Miss Gabriella quickly said “MOOOOMMMM!”

{Sheesh.}

I said..”What? That’s what it is! Do you prefer I say ars, bum, or butt?” At the same time I was saying this, Sam chimed in saying “It’s just another name for donkey.”

To which I replied “Ba-donk-a-donkey!”

We giggled until we cried.

Silly story #2021.

Patty O

Thank you Facebook for the image!

Aug 19

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I Was Slammed by a 3-Year-Old

Yes, it’s another Elena story!

It was a baby day today. Of course there were giggles, food, naps, and a little overall insanity once the cymbals and other musical instruments came out and the marching began.

And then there were the foam noodle fights, which were interrupted by moments of silliness where she directed where we were to place the noodles: as horns on our head, as a long nose, big eyes, big cheeks (on the face) and many more.

But the best moment of the day was when I told Elena to go and get the brush from the bathroom so I could brush her hair.

She looked at me and said “Because you can’t get it?”

BAM!

She did say it very sweetly, as though she were concerned about why I couldn’t get it. And I know a 3-year-old wouldn’t actually slam me…or would she?

🙂

Patty O

ps…the image is from Pinterest…thanks Ian Hobson, age 5!