A few days late...
This year I'm giving thanks for so many things (family, husband, friends, food, a house, clothing, running water, my good looks), but this year I am especially grateful for my puppies.
Why?
They get me out of doing so many things... Oh! I need to be there at 5:30? Sorry, I can't! The dogs have to eat! 8:30? Oh... the dogs have to poop! Breakfast? ABSOLUTELY NOT! The dogs need to eat AND poop! Bliss, truly bliss. Excuse after excuse to stay home.
Weight loss- if I did not walk those crazy creatures, they would be even crazier! This is a plus for me as I get some extra exercise!
My house is a disaster. Why is this a good thing? It's taught me that no matter how hard I try, nothing will ever be perfect (or even close!). This is a lesson I'm glad to have learned at 26 instead of 45. When you learn it in your 40s, your whole life crumbles, and then you're depressed for the rest of your life.
Also, the doggies make me laugh ALL THE TIME! Even when they are bad... they make me laugh!
I've toughened up a bit... a little bite here, a few bruises there...
CHAOS. I realized that it will be a few years before I can just sit on my couch for more than a minute or two. If I want to read a book, I have to sit at the table. A movie is out of the question. A tv show may be viewed when I go to bed. Although this is a little tiring, it keeps me moving, moving, moving!
Anther fun thing about dogs is that they desensitize you to all things gross. Have I been snuggled with my Ollie boy when a little diarrhea slips out and onto me? Yes. Has Millie barfed all over my house? Of course. Have they brought in a dead squirrel that I had to bury in an empty beer case? ABSOLUTELY! But you know what? These things are humorous when I look back...
So this year I am giving thanks for a heart exploding with LOVE, a year full of LAUGHTER, and HAPPINESS beyond comparison!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! TIME FOR CHRISTMAS!
UB
Sunday, November 28, 2010
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