Furmaggedon. Charlie sheds in the fall, which is now, according to his body. He's pacing a lot because he wants to go for a walk, but it's too cold for his feet. I could buy him booties I suppose, and maybe I will, but today I'm playing catch-up on housework and making a nice supper. I'm vacuuming up dog hair and washing dog blankets, then I'll wash all the dog footprints off the floors. I sense a theme here:)
The cat is pissed. She wants to go outside but every time I open the door for her, there's still snow and cold. She meows, very loudly, goes away, and then comes back a few minutes later. We play this game for most of the day; it's great!
Jack is feeling better and is back to school. He's sleeping through the night again, which means I'm sleeping through the night again. Yay! I'm not good without my sleep. I worked yesterday and it was busy as hell (another theme), so I was grumpy after work. Jack had a field trip yesterday and a busy day at school, so he was grumpy too. We bumped heads when it came time for a bath and I just walked away and let him cry. He didn't really know what he wanted and I was just too tired to deal with it. When I came back, I explained to him that we were both really tired and that people often get grumpy when they're tired. We decided he would not have a bath, but rather just put on his pajamas and go to bed. He was sound asleep by 6:30pm. I went to bed at 8pm, and we both slept until 6am, both of us much happier this morning.
Off to vacuum up Charlie's dog glitter (fur). Christmas decorations will have to wait for another day, but not too long. Christmas is coming up fast and Jack asks everyday when Christmas is, because everytime he asks for a new toy, we tell him Christmas is coming. He did point out that last year Santa's gifts did not meet expectations (do better Santa). He'll end up as a lawyer or hostage negotiator.
That is a LOT of dog hair. My cat isn't messy but between her hair, paw prints on the hardwood and litter box, I keep busy. Sometimes I ignore it all for a few days! I need to figure out my Xmas decorating schedule too. There's more pressure to be jolly (and decorated) with the Littles around.
ReplyDeleteI hate dog hair everywhere but I like dogs. It's a rock and a hard place:)
ReplyDeleteYeah, Jack wants all the decorations because he's little and still likes Christmas, plus it's no work for him. Anticipation is usually better than the day, so I'll get my butt in gear and get going on it, so he can enjoy the tree and decorations.
That IS a lot of dog hair! I feel bad for Charlie and the cat. The winter we spent in Spokane was just awful, we ended up spending way too much time in the house, and your winters are way worse. Going to bed at 6:30 sounds pretty awesome for a tired kid.
ReplyDeleteI know dogs are great but I also know I sure am glad not to have any.
ReplyDeleteLife really does look different when you get enough sleep, doesn't it?