The Dog Who Cried Wolf

Many of you know Bean dog – you’ve met her, seen her, watched her be all wild when you came over. Some of you don’t know her personally. I’m here to tell you, this dog is one of a kind. I imagine you’ve gathered that from some of my blog entries :). She’s seriously wacko – and very intelligent. Well, her latest ploy to get me to let her out is to pretend like she’s going to throw up. Yeah… she comes to me and will start licking her chops, bopping her head forward and back acting like puke is right on the tip of her black spotted tongue. Is it? No, she just enjoys doing that to make me think so. So I give in and let her out and off she runs barking at who knows what – usually the sky. Not today – I’m vacuuming in the kitchen and here she comes. Looking at me longingly, licking her chops, acting like she’s trying hard to swallow it back. At first I told her, “Bean, one of these days you really will have to puke and I won’t know it.” Well she continues and as I finish up vacuuming the kitchen rug, I turn the vacuum off and let her out. Sure enough she slowly walked to the driveway and “tossed her cookies.” Poor Beana, it really was the truth today!

Speaking of vacuuming, I had to chuckle to myself as I was vacuuming upstairs. I started in the boys room and I hear my name being called. Mikie is standing behind me, “did you suck up our toys?” “Nope Mikie, I didn’t,” I tell him reassuringly. I’ve told them I was going to do that before if they didn’t pick up, I guess it’s worked! So anyway, I continue into the hallway, our bedroom, then Miss Mol’s where she is sleeping. I vac in her room – not a movement, not a peep outta her. I was reminded of Jack and Mikie and how I used to vacuum while they were napping too right in their room. That right there is a sound sleeper! I suppose she HAS to be with the wild runnings around that usually happen while she’s sleeping. A couple of crazy boys, peaceful baby girl, a silly dog, and 2 very blessed parents live here :)