My Least Favorite Things!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

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.

[Joanna, Zoe & Bender]

Sales at nordstroms and doodle noses! I love it!!!

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

These used to be some of my favorite things, now I have Doodles and none of these things are in the budget any longer.  I like your thinking though.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

LOL, at least the strudel is still within reach, and the doodle noses are ours for the kissing!

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Karen you got my attention with this one!! Nice!

[Leslie and Halas]

I love all of these things, too!  Great song!

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

OH Laurie, poop bags, urine, ear worms, and the sound of mucus....I just dumped my coffee! LOL  Trying to empty my head now too!  I'm thinking they will never run this song behind the SPCA commercials :)  But that's ok, you just keep writing!  All artists, and their families (and apparently their DK friends) must suffer for their craft:)

Finnegan doesn't mind my singing, (well, at least he doesn't howl) but when I start dancing around he looks terribly perplexed and leaves or buries his head in the nearest blanket.  WTD????  

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Cheryl, Have you ever heard this expression, "suffer in silence"? LOL Vern goes nuts when I dance and wants to join in. Fudge, not so much :) I guess Finnegan and she are critics..LOL!

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

The silence is deafening :)

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

Good one Laurie.  I needed a distraction this morning, so I'll give it a try.  I'm really no good at this, but here are some of the things on my mind this morning!

Training and Vet Bills

and a counter full of pills

Cancer & Chemo

Oh how I hate all of that Crapo!

These are a few of my least favorite things

Uneducated buyers

and puppy mill liars

Putting Doodles on Craigslist

For not matching their wish

These are some things I wish didn't exist!

Incessant barking

and visitor jumping,

Refusing to come,

Till they see something Yum

These are some things that can make my head Hum!

Sitting beside me or warming my feet

Always standing ready to steal my seat

Big doodle noses and sparkling bright eyes

Just seeing their smile can make me cry!

These are a few things on which I rely!

However, when they fight

Barf or leave their pee stains

I simply remember

My two favorite names!

My precious Lucy and Sophie and all their Doodle games!

(I think I need to practice)

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I don't think you need practice at all. I think this is a masterpiece!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I'm with Karen. No practice is needed. This one is great!!

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

Clap clap clap!!!!