Sunday, June 30, 2013

Interesting stats...



Spoiling your child with things, may cause them to covet them.

Having them earn what they desire makes them appreciate them more.

Which is true? Both or one more than the other? Raising two sons who had been given much but also worked hard to attain things I never thought about it much, until now…



Than how does one explain this little model darling of ours?

Wearing three of his scarves from his collection?

Yes, three. And how do we handle this issue that is laughable, but sneaky!

Mommy, me, felt it was a teaching moment when dear sweet canine companion Skipper kept sneaking them out of the bag that holds all of his many years of collecting his wardrobe’s worth? You see, my sharps container for my Copaxone is in the bottom of our closet and when I go in there to take it out and turn my back on him while in my chair prepping that is when he does it, half the time I don’t know until he escapes into the living room. He has been doing this for quite some time and I always used to just put them back, but recently I decided to try this experiment that doesn’t seem to have the same affect as if a person were doing it, I know they wouldn’t… and I wouldn’t…And so these last two times, since one was put on just because he always has to have one on, yes, his idea… when he stole the last two I decided to see how he would react to putting them on him too? So far he appears to feel the need to wear them all without any negative response what-so-ever.

He is never outside longer than it takes to do his business and so they are not too hot, although, some say they, people, wear them to absorb sweat, but dogs, and dare I say that about our son, calling him a dog feels wrong, sweats through his mouth, I think?

Here are the remainder of his wardrobe to date:




This is me displaying all his clean scarves on the guest-room bed, it being white and all that to be honest came with his many grooming experiences over these nine plus years! Except for the one that was a publicity one with the bag from a K-nine product.

Here’s the question, what would you do?

I know laugh, which we do regularly, since he is so adorable and causes us to laugh at his intelligent ways. And I do close the door as quickly as possible that’s what is so baffling; he is so very fast, and sneaky, for lack of a better description.

I suppose he and I can go on this way for years with him taking his own scarves and me thinking I can teach this older fellow newer tricks by putting them on him one at a time as he goes until the two dozen are all neatly attached to him?

Nah, he won, although, he let’s you know when you remove any that he wants it back, no winning now that he has seriously gotten figuratively and literally attached to all three that may be how he will have to be dressed after his baths, and grooming experiences!

He reminds me of that little girl in that laundry detergent commercial about her wanting to always wear her princess dress except for a few hours when daddy gets her to wear her cowgirl/sheriff’s one so he can wash it…

Well, you got to be here!



On that odd note of when your kids grow up and move away and you have no grands… your pets become more important than ever! Although, ours were even when the boys were still at home... Who knows if we did have grands when they would go home it would more than likely be the same thing… please allow me now to be the very first to wish all of you a very happy good night and ask you to kindly count all your blessings and share those overages with you know who and we will too!



And next time please be here or be square, ya hear!



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