Laurie, Fudge, and Vern's Blog – November 2012 Archive (6)

My mom was visiting for Thanksgiving.  She arrived on the Monday before Turkey Day.  I picked her up from the airport in my van and she hadn’t been in the car five minutes when she announced my van smelled like dog.  She didn’t say it in a nice way either like, “the smell is lovely inside your van.”  Nope, she screwed up her nose and went on to add, I guess for emphasis, that it smelled badly like pigs and she felt like she needed to take a bath. …

I like contests.  We all know how competitive I am.  We are now having our own contest called, “Which Doodle is More Annoying?”  Let me assure you, it is a very close race and we may have to have a third party tally the votes.  Could the winner be Vern who got me up three times last night to go out?  Or could it be Fudge who got up with Vern each of those times and then came back to bed with me swinging her paws in the air repeatedly to let John know she was waiting for her belly rubs?  In…

My dogs need to be groomed.  They have an appointment next week and if I thought my groomer had a drop box I would have left them there last night.   I leave my car at the mechanic’s the night before an appointment with a note stating what needs to be done, so why can’t my groomer be as accommodating.  I have thought about tying them up outside her grooming salon so she finds them in the morning with a note around their necks that reads, “Mom says we can’t come home until we are clean.” The…

It is that time of year in our household again.  Let me be the first to say, if you are one of those people who gets disgusted every year by the way the retail world rushes the holidays, this blog might not be for you.  Every year I have a cookie party and lots of company on Thanksgiving and because of all the hustle and bustle, I like to get my Christmas decorating done early.  This year, we opted not to have the Cookie party, which I have hosted for more years than I can remember, mainly…

Yesterday was one of those days.  I am going to out myself as the worst dog trainer ever in the history of dog trainers.  Something is happening with my Vern.  It all started with the lifting his leg to pee incident.  I have noticed he now likes to go over the spot where Fudge goes and today, for the first time ever, he backpedaled after he went to cover the spot.  Unfortunately, since it was his first time, his timing was a little off and he almost did a face plant in the process. …

Recently, I have diagnosed myself with a disorder called Obsessive Compulsive Forgetfulness.  This is a condition that occurs in many women around menopause age and people with this disorder have unwanted and recurring thoughts that compel them to search out things daily that they have misplaced.  Every day, I spend at least one hour searching for…