“Barley here. I just have to say, this is a very hard time for me. First I receive the unfair (and completely UNTRUE, might I remind you) accusation on Christmas morning that I ate my human boss’s fishing card — again, NOT TRUE. Then yesterday were the hurtful accusations that I ate my human littlie’s [...]
Kendrie: Hey, mom, guess what. We made New Years Revolutions in class yesterday. Kristie: Oh, really? What’s that? Kendrie: It’s when you make a promise to do something for this new year. Kristie: No, I know what a revolution is …. (too cute, how could I correct her?) What I mean is, what was yours? [...]
You remember I posted a week or so ago about once upon a time there was a cute, cute, cute widdle doggy named Barley, who was tall enough to stand on her hind legs and reach the kitchen counter, and once there she ate seventeen chocolate chip cookies? And how once we realized she would [...]
You know how you sometimes get a nuturing urge, and want to do kind things for your children? (yeah, doesn’t happen much around here, either … but every now and then ….) so while they’re at school you break open one of those break-apart cookie packages and whip up a batch of chocolate chip cookies? [...]
I’m not sure which of these things shows the true measure of the caliber of fine folk we are ….. The fact we’ve had bedroom furniture sitting by the curb outside our house this week waiting for the freecycle people to come pick it up ….. Or the fact we had to hang a carpet [...]
“My life is obviously filled with stress.” “Clearly, I am riddled with anxiety.” “Now, could someone pass me a doggie biscuit, please?”
Picture Kendrie’s face: “Mom! Barley just bit a hole in my brand new school shirt!” Picture Barley’s face: “You can’t even be mad at me because I’m so cute!” Picture Mom’s face: “Not right now you’re not. And yes I am.”
Besides her penchant for using my bedroom carpet as her own personal bathroom area, Barley seems to be settling in pretty well here. I’m a little worried she’s never going to learn to walk considering the kids fight over who gets to carry her, 99 percent of the day, so her legs are rarely used. [...]
“Um, what exactly has happened here???” “Where exactly did my mother go? And my brothers and sisters? And *who* exactly are these little people who keep picking me up and carrying me around???” “And what’s up with that tall lady who keeps rushing me outside and making me potty in the grass? Oooh, look, new [...]
Barley middle-name-to-be-decided Escoe ******************************UPDATED TO ADD:>>>>Ryley asks:p.s. Do dogs have to have a middle name??? My dog doesnt have one.. am I a bad mom?????????? >>>>>>>> Ryley, no, you are not a bad mom! Barley will be an AKC registered dog, so we have to select her full name to put on the registration papers [...]