So there's this thing people do called "Thanksgiving" that I'd never heard of before. Mama was still home from surgery when she and V and Nana and Pop-Pop went away for a day and came home withe most amazing food! They said it was turkey. Mama and V don't eat it (they're silly, don't eat meat) but I got some and it was delicious! Mama has been home for almost a month. It has been absolutely wonderful having her all to myself for so much time. She keeps telling me she has to go back to work soon and I have to get used to the idea that we won't be snuggling in bed every morning or watching movies together in the afternoon. But at least we still have lots of time together anyway. So Mama, and Nana, and Pop-Pop, all think I eat too fast. But they don't know what it's like to be so afraid that the food will disappear if I don't eat it fast. And Dexter is always so interested in what I'm doing I know that one of these days he's going to take my food. And then I get yelled at when I bark or snap at him. But he's so aggravating! Anyway, Mama decided she needed to help me slow down and actually taste the wonderful food that they make for me. She bought something she calls a "slow feed" bowl. It's pretty purple and looks like a flower. V think it's really cool looking. Pop-Pop thought it was kind of mean (I love Pop-Pop) but even he agreed it helps me eat slower. Now I eat my meals almost as slowly as Dexter does. Pop-Pop thinks I hate Dexter. I really don't. He just annoys me so much and he is so much bigger than I am that the only thing I can do when he won't listen is bark or growl or snap at him. I only ever really bit him once, and it was an accident. Unfortunately it was on the nose and took a long time to heal. I still feel badly about that. Mama uses my nose balm on him to try to help the scar fade. Sometimes he and I get along really well. When my legs don't hurt we can play keep away and chase with toys (especially marrow bones) and I don't hate it when he gives me kisses most of the time. Sometimes he even smells really good. But I don't want anyone seeing that I am smelling him so I stop when they look at me. The other morning Dexter got onto the bed to wake me up. I didn't snap or growl or anything. But of course Pop-Pop didn't see that so he thinks I'm always grumpy with Dexter.
Anyway, right now I'm going to go sunbathe in the living room. Mama and I only have one day alone together before she goes back to work, so I'm going to enjoy it.
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AuthorAngel Heart Henry Williams is a rescued pink pibble who has gone from the streets of urban New Jersey, to the hills of horse country New Jersey. She has serious allergies and bad knees. Archives
September 2016
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