OKAY JENNY. You're like the one person who reads this. So, for your entertainment purposes alone...an update.
Our complex has a new tenant. An adorable and super friendly cat that has our little community up in arms trying to figure out who this tame little guy belongs to. So far, no leads. And we've all adopted him. For now, I'm calling him "Sumi" because he's all white with a few faint gray splotches - like the first strokes of (sumi) ink on rice paper. I haven't gotten around to buying actual cat food for him, but he's been downing the milk I've offered. You're a lucky little cat guy...had I not been baking all weekend, there is no cow milk in this house.
And not so luckily, we can't take Sumi in because Leeloo and Hitch will go ape-shit. They've been beyond themselves knowing there is a stinking cat outside their door. Thus I've had to sneak in and out because the cat wants in and the dogs want out so they can settle the score. Exhausting, I know. Well, I did eventually let my guard down, and LL snuck past me and immediately lunged towards the cat. I must have yelled "NO LEELOO NOOOOOOOO" too loud because my next door neighbor popped out to tell me after I managed to wrangle LL off Sumi. "I knew exactly what was happening. Either the dog was mauling the cat or the cat is mauling the dog" Well, thankfully for Sumi , who managed to get a few good swipes on LL *ouch*, escaped without a scratch or bite. I honestly don't know if LL would REALLY hurt a cat or squirrel, but I know she's extremely capable and I don't ever want to find out. Lee must be hurting a little, at least her pride is, as she's been moping around the house after the scuffle.
Sumi for now if spending the evening in the wild. I hope he will be around a few more days (before we find his owner) so we can all enjoy his company.
Wow, just realized how mortified *I* would be if my mom announced to the world that I was recovering from a UTI. Mwahahaha - my kids are gonna hate me. Whateves
The little boy was having accidents left and right, so we knew something was wrong. He's on antibiotics now, and we're not waiting around till 8pm to go on our walk. We're trying to incorporate a little more citrus into their diet, because the high acidity will kill bacteria in their system. Poor little guy. I hope he feels right as rain soon, if he doesn't die of embarrassment first. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Happy Chinese New Year! May you be prosperous and healthy! Not so many posts lately. After the "tea incident" the children have been banished to the bedroom. With less space to explore or smells to seduce them into trouble. They've been absolute angels. The recent snow and ice in Dallas has kept me shacked inside my own home. No work for a few days...and all chores have been completed well before the weekend. *sigh* I wonder how house wives do it? I'm already getting kind of bored. LL absolutely LOVES the cold. It's really entertaining to see her attempt to eat the ice, roll around, and slip and slide in it. Leeloo vs snow. Leeloo wins, but Leeloo vs BUS?!?! This is a new development. I thought she just had a hatred toward bikes/motorcycles. Today on our walk she tried to charge a DART BUS! I swear...if she weren't leashed and if I didn't have cat like reflexes...we'd both be dead by now.
Leeloo's repertoire of things she hates is either growing or they're finally surfacing. So the last time I went home to Houston, my father was unrecognizable in his big puff jacket and his lumbering through the doorway sent the dogs all a tizzy. Oi...that was a nightmare. But, I thought this was just an isolated incident. They weren't in a familiar place and my parents made it sound like Hitch was the one who instigated the bark-fest. It was not until my cousin came over yesterday that I realized that Leeloo may very well be afraid of large jackets. My cousin, Oli and LL never started on the right foot. Oli treats dogs with the respect of a 3 year old: pulling tails, messing with the ears...sticking her foot in their faces. Leeloo was not about to have any of that, and kinda snapped on Oli's foot...once...but
Anyway, my cousin came over for dinner (in her giant pea-coat), and Leeloo started GROWLING at her the second she came in. They never had a great relationship, but Oli and LL have seen each other a few times after the incident. I could not get a handle on why she kept growling. I thought maybe it was the jacket...while it didn't totally solve the problem LL backed off...slightly. And now they're best friends.
* Shout out to Seebie-jeebie via Ms.HoneyDew for sending me this bloglink!
WOW...what a great entry! I'm a big fan of this comicblog and soooo glad Hitch and Leeloo are fairly confident, smart, and easy to love puppies. They may make a mess, but I applaud and appreciate their interest in new things and ability to mentally process their surroundings. Where the dogs differ is Hitch is fearless in social situations while Leeloo can be quite timid and wary. On the other hand, Leeloo tackles physical obstacles head on and Hitch is much more unwilling and reserved. For example of a social interaction, Hitch has never met anyone who isn't immediately his best friend. Leeloo...may try to bite your hand off if you sneak a pet on her. Physical challenge - Jungle gym slide and draw bridge: Leeloo was running up and down that thing, running down the slide ramp and jetting across the draw bridge like a 3 year old after an expresso shot. Hitch hightailed outta there after his first wobbly drawbridge attempt. Oh puppies. But I digress. Read this blog entry about how some dogs can't comprehend the notion of a move. Hilarious. So glad I have smart dogs...mebbe too smart. http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/11/dogs-dont-understand-basic-concepts.html
Leeloo doesn't take a break from destroying things, even over the holidays. For Thanksgiving break, I went home to the Sland to visit the rents. Of course, while I'm in town, I want to spend as much time with my Mom and Dad as possible. So, off I went grocery shopping, errand running, etc etc. To make things worse, it was colder than heck this weekend!!! And being the hass that I am, I didn't bring enough warm clothes with me, so the walks were short and brisk. The lack of exercise is probably to blame for LL's tissue and and paper tearing tantrums. Or maybe she's not used to my parent's house? It's probably a little bit of each. Hitch came over to keep her company, and they still got into trouble...ate two bottles of herbal supplements, a few postcards, a few bamboo brush, and a few more packets of tempo. Thank goodness there was no 11 hour puke session.
My whole family finally got to take her to the dogpark together. It's usually just me and my dad. Leeloo was being a good doggie citizen (for the most part). There was one dog she didn't particular like, she tanked a poodle, and ran over another dog whilst in chase mode. All in all, a productive park day. She got a good run in and got a little muddy, but was an angel when I hosed her down. She spend the rest of the day, while we were running errands, sleeping like all good puppies should. I'm sure she can't wait to get back to her old regulated schedule in Dallas. Oh...dogs are such creatures of habit.
Ah if only the title could say the same thing for the *ahem* situation but alas it describes the state of my living room as it appeared Friday evening after coming home from yet another long, drawn out, some how unproductive, fully of interruptions, drive me up the wall, day of work. MY BASKET OF TEA!!!!!!!! NOOOOOoooooOOOo~~ The damn dogs ate all of it: Oolong, Earl Grey, Steel Quanin, Genmacha RAWR!!! Dangit! Way too many consecutive shenanigans recently. Until further notice, the children have been banished to the bedroom while the two of us are not at home. I haven't the foggiest notion what their problem is. But this behavior NEEDS TO STOP. My stress levels at work are at an all time unhappy high, so it would be ideal for my sanity to have a little less stress in my home life. Damn dogs! We knew they have eaten way way WAY too much tea, so there would be some icky poops and pukes a little later. So IMMEDIATELY took the two hellions out for a long walk to let all the junk come out at whatever end it needed too. I have never seen Hitch throwup so much in my life. Giant HUNKS of tea balls. Wow...and the insane amount of caffeine only exacerbated the whole mess of things. Oi...this was not how I imagined spending my Friday night!!
Today, I didn't come home to utter destruction. It was nice. I wish I could say the same for my work environment. Ugh.
OKAY JENNY. You're like the one person who reads this. So, for your entertainment purposes alone...an update.
