Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

We Had a Bath Today

It started because of these.
Oh…they’re nice & clean now.
But this morning they tracked in little muddy footprints all over my living room floor.

At the time, my thoughts weren’t ‘how cute would this be for a post today?’…
They were…
THAT’S IT! I’VE HAD IT! YOU ARE GETTING A BATH, YOUNG LADY!

So I scooped her up & plopped [...]

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Still Getting Acquainted

Maggie’s doing pretty good so far with the puppy.
Just a couple of bouts of ‘new dog’ jealousy…you know, stealing toys when she’s not looking, carrying the tennis balls upstairs where she can’t get them, scarfing down her tiny bits of puppy chow.
But the puppy is firing back.

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Rule Number One

Whenever soldiers leave…be it to gunnery, basic training, Haiti or the Middle East…rule number one is ‘Make sure your wife can pay the bills while you’re gone’.
This isn’t my rule – it’s an pseudo-official Army rule – something that’s drilled into them from the beginning.
And it’s an important one…for that I can attest to with [...]