… and we’re off to a roaring start in the Taylor-Hood household. I’ve long suspected that some dog or other was drinking out of the toilet (despite having a three gallon doggy water fountain in the kitchen), but it wasn’t until we got Katherine a kid-sized toilet seat add-on that we caught the culprit red-handed….
Category: dogs
Three approaches to one problem
Yesterday we ran out of dog food. My stop-gap measure during such an emergency is to feed the dogs cooked brown rice. This fills them up enough that they don’t create drool puddles on the floor while watching us eat. It also alleviates the need to regularly count the limbs and digits of all humanoids…
Bad mother
Right. We have reached a new low in this house. I am sitting here endeavouring to get some work done and Katherine is playing fetch. Really. I throw the tennis ball out into the hall and she brings it back. Her retrieve is pretty good. She can even beat two of the dogs consistently. The…
A zoo. I run a zoo.
The following phrases came out of my mouth this morning: “Moss! Off the table!” “Katherine, do not put a marker up the dog’s nose!” pause “In fact, avoid all canine orifices with any object.” “Wikket, move!” pause “Wikket, move!” pause “Wikket, move!” pause “Wikket, move!” pause “Wikket, move!” pause (repeat intermittently throughout the morning as…
Today’s depressing thought
Lie flat on your back in your kitchen sometime after cleaning it and look up. You will see that: the underside edge of the counter is filthy the muck inside of your range hood defies description a child has stuck macaroni to the underside of your kitchen table there are four spiders in various corners…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 