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| Mommy, no offense..but this isn't the best lunch you've ever made |
After I convinced her to stop eating the Play Doh, she then just started tearing off tiny pieces and throwing them everywhere. Oh good, another excuse to sweep and mop the kitchen. That doesn't happen often enough.
I was OK with her making a mess, but I had to take it all away when she threw a ball of Play Doh to the dog and before I could even stand up, the dog swallowed the whole thing. I had no idea that dogs would eat Play Doh, but Peanut has been on a diet for almost 2 months now so that's probably her excuse. In case you were wondering, Play Doh is fine for dogs, but it's not gluten free. I know, isn't that horrifying? Evil gluten, right in your house? You can never let your guard down.
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| Oh Mommy, don't mock people who are afraid of gluten. |
Faith went back to the doctor this morning and she seems to be all better: no more fever and her blood count is back to normal. She's eating again and drinking water like it's her job, so I think that's a big part of her recovery. I'm glad she's better just in time for the weekend so she can have some fun and get out some of her pent up toddler energy.
Speaking of pent up energy, the dog had to suffer a little this week because with Faith and I both being under the weather, she didn't get her usual amount of daily exercise. She went to doggie day care today and spent the day playing and barking, so hopefully that made it up to her.
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If you're thinking I sound like a crazy dog lady, that's OK because I probably am. I take the Cesar Milan "45 minutes of exercise a day" for a dog guideline pretty seriously, but in my defense I have a high energy dog and it's not optional if I want Peanut to be a good dog. I'm sure some dogs are fine with less exercise, but mine is a monster after a few days of being cooped up. The daycare lets her do things she otherwise can't (like play with other dogs and bark all day), and it really exhausts her. I'm slowing down as I get bigger and bigger (and it's been so hot), so we'll probably keep sending her to daycare once a week so she can get rid of excess energy. Once I get back up and running after the baby, it won't be necessary to send her there so frequently.
Do you think you're a crazy dog/cat person? I like to think I'm reasonable about it because it's not like I treat her like a person (or a child), she's just a very, very spoiled dog.
Thanks for all the responses to the baby name post! I loved all the funny responses and we were able to add a few names to our list (sorry, not Ursula Goblinfucker or Chastity "Tity" Kramer)
This post is so much more boring than your last one.
ReplyDeleteAs for the dog, as long as you don't call her your "fur-baby", you're doing ok.
But I really wanted you to name her Titty Kramer.
ReplyDeleteBungee isn't high energy, but we definitely abide by Cesar Milan, too.
Tity was my vote too
DeleteWhat about classic names, like Nadia, Aara, Sana, Aaleya, Aida, Rameesha, Zaina
DeleteI love Cesar Milan and people who have never heard of his technique are idiots in my eyes. Seriously - how can you be pissed that your dog is destroying shit but not take the dog for the walk/workout it deserves?
ReplyDeleteand yes, I might be a crazy dog person.
I might be an idiot in your eyes.
DeleteNo Ursula Goblinfucker? I'm dying laughing over here.
ReplyDeleteI'm a cat pimp moreso than a cat lady. Or rather, cat lady-of-the-night.
that name will be my legacy.
DeleteI'm a crazy cat person. I admit it. Our cats live better than we do. I even planted catnip in my garden this year and bring them in each a leaf everyday after I go out to water. If I forget, I get evil cat eyes glaring at me the rest of the night. We don't have kids yet, so I think it's allowed. :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you are all feeling better!
Cat nip is just funny. I remember giving that to my childhood cat and then she'd just go sit and stare at the wall for hours.
DeleteTHERE IS GLUTEN IN PLAYDOH?!? Alert the daycare right now that MY CHILD (who is 100% fictional) cannot be within ten feet of it. She has FOOD SENSITIVITIES. How dare schools expose children to this atrocity.
ReplyDeleteDress them up and make them more feminine and presentable: GoblinniaFuschia. Chastity "Tittia".
ReplyDeleteElektorinia
ReplyDeleteElsmeradona
ReplyDeleteEsmeralda (who else gets "Alda" for a nickname? That's great)
ReplyDeleteDesmaia "Esme"
ReplyDeletePiratenia. Yes, she matches the dog this way, and you get "Teeni" as a nickname.
ReplyDeleteSpelakatrina "Kat" or "Trina"
ReplyDeletePhallassia "Lassie"
ReplyDeletePaladacia "Daci"
ReplyDeleteI hope you don't tell me that someone else gave you the exact same names as I.
ReplyDeletePaxillosida "Losi"
ReplyDeleteI'm crazy in the sense that I glare at dog owners with long leashes and angry looking dogs and back away slowly. Seriously though....they aren't people. Glad everyone is feeling better!
ReplyDeleteYou lost me at gluten play dough. How dare you!
ReplyDeleteI'm not a crazy dog/cat person because I have neither. We actually just started looking at dogs this week because Patrick has decided he wants one, and he wants it now. But we won't be crazy dog people. No dogs on furniture, no weird baby voices, no people-names for dogs. I love dogs, but that won't fly at our house.
ReplyDeleteYou are a good puppy-mommy. Peanut is lucky to have you!
ReplyDeleteUgh play-doh is SO annoying. Amber asks to play with it sometimes. At daycare they all sit at the table and cut slices off and make shapes, without putting the stuff near their mouths, but at home? No way!
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I've found to work is if I make all kinds of things from the play-doh. Dogs, cats, a toothbrush, a ball that the dog can play with, a snail, a snake. Or use cookie cutter shapes on the playdoh I rolled out. This is usually very entertaining, but not what i thought of when a kid plays with playdoh. Maybe I need one of those machines? You know, the playdoh factory?
Painting is the opposite though: using paints that are water soluble/washable (they're the pots that are twice as expensive, but you'll be glad for paying the extra bit) + a BIG brush (like from the hardware store, not those delicate watercolour brushes) + big pieces of paper + tape to keep the paper stuck to the table = BLISS. I thought it would be very messy, but [at least A.] is very careful about her art. You can get a headstart on those christmas gifts as well ;-)
hawk goes to daycare once per week - and i DON'T think it is crazy at all! he's not even a high energy dog. i hate when people get high energy dogs and then don't walk them or send them to daycare. i think you are being a responsible pet owner :)
ReplyDeleteI'm a crazy cat lady. At least I admit it. As long as I don't buy them clothes, I think I'm doing okay.
ReplyDeleteSince I assume being a stay at home mom means napping all day, you'll probably have time to make homemade play dough, right? In all seriousness, Kool Aid play dough is awesome and fine to eat, so Faith and pup can make a snack of it and it should be fine.
I am a pretty crazy cat lady. Oh, and my tweet about becoming a stalker if you name your kid after me was sort of a joke. Well, it depends. Am I already a stalker?
ReplyDeleteI also remember eating play doh a lot as a child. My mom made ours from scratch and it really wasn't bad. She was always trying to keep me from eating too much so I must have been hungry a lot.
Tie your dog on a 100m leash, and play catch from your porch.
ReplyDeleteWhy is the world full of idiots who can't think of good ideas like me?
We follow Cesar too, but mostly because I like being the pack leader.
ReplyDeleteNow I feel guilty about the play doh in the party favors this weekend.