Second morning in a row at -22 degrees. This time next week, I will be in Melbourne Australia. It will be nice to warm up!
Wishes of a happy and fun Christmas for you and those you love!
Off for a few days to spend the holiday with family. Because I usually have to work the day before and the day after Christmas, this will be the first time in 7 years that we will be at my parents for Christmas. Mom is very excited. Unfortunately, we are having to kennel the dogs while we are gone. That is very disappointing because, for us, they are our family too. We will drop them off this morning and pick them up the day after Christmas.
I hope to get in a little hunting. This time of year it is legal to hunt coyotes at night (no artificial lights, night vision equipment or lighted sights allowed). I have never tried it before. There is full snow cover and a bright moon so conditions should be good. Then again with the low temps predicted to be below 0, eating a bunch of holiday goodies and tucking into a warm cozy bed has a lot of appeal. We will see which side wins out.
Off for a few days to spend the holiday with family. Because I usually have to work the day before and the day after Christmas, this will be the first time in 7 years that we will be at my parents for Christmas. Mom is very excited. Unfortunately, we are having to kennel the dogs while we are gone. That is very disappointing because, for us, they are our family too. We will drop them off this morning and pick them up the day after Christmas.
I hope to get in a little hunting. This time of year it is legal to hunt coyotes at night (no artificial lights, night vision equipment or lighted sights allowed). I have never tried it before. There is full snow cover and a bright moon so conditions should be good. Then again with the low temps predicted to be below 0, eating a bunch of holiday goodies and tucking into a warm cozy bed has a lot of appeal. We will see which side wins out.
Dog barfs make a lousy alarm clock.
Since I had a 7:00 a.m. meeting today, I got up about 5:00. My wife's alarm was set for 7. A little after 5:30, I'm in the shower when the bathroom door whips open and my wife blasts into the room and rips open the door on the vanity.
Me - "Ah, hi?"
She - "DOG BARF!" As quick as she blew in, she and a roll of paper towels blows back out.
Now, I am almost always a responsible adult. But I was in a nice warm cozy shower while someone else got barf pick-up duty. It was a long long shower. It was nice. I liked it.
Before you declare me a selfish dink, let me point out that I always get to shampoo the carpet. Also, my wife usually sleeps like dead person. At 3 in the morning, when you are brought slowly to the surface by "gulg, gulg, gulg", it takes 2 or 3 gulgs for your brain to register the sound. You have one or two more "Gulg, GULG", to hit the bedside light and fly into action before "HERCK!". You never get there in time for HERCK number one but you keep moving because you have 2 more GULGs to shove yesterdays' dirty shirt under his nose before HERCK number two. He of course doesn't feel good and is a bit freaked by this explosion of activity so he trys to move away before you shove your shirt under his nose.
5 or 10 seconds ago, you were happily alseep. Now, you are scrambling around on the floor naked and WANTING to catch somebody else's barf in your shirt, Sometimes you "win" and get HERCK number 2 all over your shirt. Sometimes, you don't catch him in time and hopefully avoid kneeling in HERCK 2 so you can catch HERCK 3. You almost always catch HERCK 3, but that one is usually just a bit of foam and drool - not a very satisfying consolation prize.
Sometime around HERCK 2, my wife will wake up with a groggy "huh?"
Me - DOG BARF!
She - "Oh" and sometimes can actually just fall back asleep.
This morning, I got hang out in a nice shower while somebody else said "DOG BARF!". It warm. It was cozy. It was a long shower. I liked it.
Since I had a 7:00 a.m. meeting today, I got up about 5:00. My wife's alarm was set for 7. A little after 5:30, I'm in the shower when the bathroom door whips open and my wife blasts into the room and rips open the door on the vanity.
Me - "Ah, hi?"
She - "DOG BARF!" As quick as she blew in, she and a roll of paper towels blows back out.
Now, I am almost always a responsible adult. But I was in a nice warm cozy shower while someone else got barf pick-up duty. It was a long long shower. It was nice. I liked it.
Before you declare me a selfish dink, let me point out that I always get to shampoo the carpet. Also, my wife usually sleeps like dead person. At 3 in the morning, when you are brought slowly to the surface by "gulg, gulg, gulg", it takes 2 or 3 gulgs for your brain to register the sound. You have one or two more "Gulg, GULG", to hit the bedside light and fly into action before "HERCK!". You never get there in time for HERCK number one but you keep moving because you have 2 more GULGs to shove yesterdays' dirty shirt under his nose before HERCK number two. He of course doesn't feel good and is a bit freaked by this explosion of activity so he trys to move away before you shove your shirt under his nose.
5 or 10 seconds ago, you were happily alseep. Now, you are scrambling around on the floor naked and WANTING to catch somebody else's barf in your shirt, Sometimes you "win" and get HERCK number 2 all over your shirt. Sometimes, you don't catch him in time and hopefully avoid kneeling in HERCK 2 so you can catch HERCK 3. You almost always catch HERCK 3, but that one is usually just a bit of foam and drool - not a very satisfying consolation prize.
Sometime around HERCK 2, my wife will wake up with a groggy "huh?"
Me - DOG BARF!
She - "Oh" and sometimes can actually just fall back asleep.
This morning, I got hang out in a nice shower while somebody else said "DOG BARF!". It warm. It was cozy. It was a long shower. I liked it.
Went to the opera last night - that hurt.
It was a performance of the Barber of Seville. Aside from the singing, it was fine
Keep the characters, keep the basic plot, keep the time period. Turn Shakespeare loose on all that material and it would be a blast. But, convey that material through operatic performance and it makes for a 3 long LONG hours.
On the good side, I slept in super late today. Happiness!
I intend to pretty much sleep late tomorrow. More happiness!
Also on the good side, it's snowing. Very pretty outside.
Well, I have finished the last of my "medicinal" gin and tonic. The time has come to wander upstairs and call it a day.
It was a performance of the Barber of Seville. Aside from the singing, it was fine
Keep the characters, keep the basic plot, keep the time period. Turn Shakespeare loose on all that material and it would be a blast. But, convey that material through operatic performance and it makes for a 3 long LONG hours.
On the good side, I slept in super late today. Happiness!
I intend to pretty much sleep late tomorrow. More happiness!
Also on the good side, it's snowing. Very pretty outside.
Well, I have finished the last of my "medicinal" gin and tonic. The time has come to wander upstairs and call it a day.
A nice warm bath with a full body massage . . . and cookies!
I don't know about you, but I see that as a great way to spend some time. My dogs disagree. Yes, we are talking about dog baths. Last night, I gave both of the stinkers (literally) a good scrubbing so they can be sweetly clean for when my wife comes home this afternoon (she has been gone for 10 days for work). This involves lots of foamy fruit scented shampoo, nice warm water and an overall scrubbing while being rewarded with treats. Ecxept for the treats, they don't care for the experience at all.
It was about 40 degrees outside, It had been a long day at work. Sigh . . . a warm soapy bath, a full body rub down and cookies. That sounds damn good to me.
I don't know about you, but I see that as a great way to spend some time. My dogs disagree. Yes, we are talking about dog baths. Last night, I gave both of the stinkers (literally) a good scrubbing so they can be sweetly clean for when my wife comes home this afternoon (she has been gone for 10 days for work). This involves lots of foamy fruit scented shampoo, nice warm water and an overall scrubbing while being rewarded with treats. Ecxept for the treats, they don't care for the experience at all.
It was about 40 degrees outside, It had been a long day at work. Sigh . . . a warm soapy bath, a full body rub down and cookies. That sounds damn good to me.
Todays' dog poem
The ticking of nails upon the floor
A trail of mud run in from the door
But now she's asleep
Out cold counting sheep
My God, that bulldog can snore!
The ticking of nails upon the floor
A trail of mud run in from the door
But now she's asleep
Out cold counting sheep
My God, that bulldog can snore!
We are committed!
This afternoon we paid the deposit for a 2 week trip to Austrailia in February. It's a tour with a combination of in-country flights and bus trips. It's a lot of money but but this year is our 25th anniversary and we have always wanted to go there.
This afternoon we paid the deposit for a 2 week trip to Austrailia in February. It's a tour with a combination of in-country flights and bus trips. It's a lot of money but but this year is our 25th anniversary and we have always wanted to go there.
Here is Mondays' dog limerick. (Yes, I know this is Tuesday, but . . . here is Monday's dog limerick).
Loretta, a terrier dog
Could fart the awful of fog
She would smile up at you
With one eye of bright blue
And smother you both in dog smog.
Loretta, a terrier dog
Could fart the awful of fog
She would smile up at you
With one eye of bright blue
And smother you both in dog smog.
