My Least Favorite Things!

No one has ever accused me of having a voice like an angel, or even like Julie Andrews in the movie, Sound of Music. In fact, last Christmas my oldest daughter bought me a Karaoke machine and no one will help me set the thing up. I begged again this Christmas and the two people who reside in this house with me told the two people who got to fly back to Oregon after Christmas to please not help me or else. Even without my microphone, I sing everyday and I love to make up songs. Usually, I belt them out in the morning while I am getting ready for the day. This works well for me when it is just Fudge and Vern in the house, but on the weekends I have to sing through the pain of the audience all but throwing rotten tomatoes at me and heckling me with comments like, “will you please shut up…your voice is so shrill I think you just broke my eardrums…Hayley, check outside. Is there an animal dying?....God in heaven, make it stop.” Oh well, all good artists know you have to keep working at your craft. Well, last night the lyrics to my next song came to me while I was sleeping and I wanted to write them down before I forgot them. Please feel free to sing them along with me to the tune of My Favorite Things from the Sound of Music.

My Least Favorite Things

Raindrops on muddy paws and poop bags and mittens

Bright yellow throw up and warm hissing kittens

Brown paper packages with urine samples inside

These are a few of dog things I abide

Cream colored messy dogs and crisp winter days

Walks in all weather and rough housing called play

Wild geese that fly above and taunt my poor dogs

Sometimes prompting my least favorite jogs

Dogs in all colors with their long golden tethers

Cause me to issue corrections and swear like a mother

Silver white snowballs that cling to their fur

These are a few of the things I endure

When the dogs fight

When the pee stains

When I want to cry

I simple remember I love these two dogs

And then I don’t ask myself “why?”

Feel free to add a stanza or two because singing really is a great stress reliever, even if you don't sound like Barbra Streisand.

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Permalink Reply by Ricki and Tara (doodle) on January 5, 2013 at 9:09am

OMD! I'm so disappointed that I missed out on this ridiculous important and educational discussion last night! But it inspired me to write another song...cover your ears!

Hokums and Fartleks, Rod Stewart and Doodles

Groomers that don't make doods look like a poodle

Mitt Romney poop bags gently tied up with string

These are a few of DK's favorite things...

Orange swimsuits and limericks, the importance of ACV

Discussing our favorite characters found on our TV

Training tips, safe jerky, doodles short, doodles tall

We come to DK because we love them all

When the day's hard

Stepped in poop in the yard

Got hoisted with our own petard

We log in to DoodleKisses and shortly we find

We're laughing with our own kind

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Permalink Reply by Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle on January 5, 2013 at 9:22am

That last verse is just classic! LOL!

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Permalink Reply by Cheryl and Finnegan on January 5, 2013 at 9:41am

Wow Ricki! I tried to pick a favorite line but I love them all. Am I going to spend another day humming this song?
Now, an important question: have we inspired you to try burpees, fartleks, or pee-ups?

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Permalink Reply by Ricki and Tara (doodle) on January 5, 2013 at 9:54am

Cheryl, at this point I am completely uninspired. In fact I had to Google both burpee and fartlek to find out WTD they mean. Pee-up??? I hope that means pushup and is not something to do with doodles with a leg lifting problem.