Boys!

Ok. Things have been pretty stressful around here lately, so I was definitely not laughing tonight. I can at least see that it will be funny at some point in the future - and probably something I can razz John with when he's older.

Tonight I came upstairs to put him in bed. He was supposed to be in the bathroom brushing his teeth. Ted was reading a story to Emmalee in her room with the door closed. Instead of brushing his teeth, John was kneeling at her bedroom door - on beige carpet - trying to caulk it shut with bright blue toothpaste. Took him a while to clean that one up.

Boys!

Looking for a good home

for my dog, Casey.

Hi guys. I'm sending this to all my friends, family and acquaintances that might want or know someone who would want a great dog. He's a 2 yr. old Australian Shepherd/Chocolate Lab mix. He's very sweet, gentle, intelligent and eager to please. He doesn't have any bad doggy habits like chewing, digging, barking, or jumping up, and he is absolutely non-agressive.

The reason I'm having to find another home for him is because I got him from a rescue organization about a year ago to be a dog for my preschool age kids, but it turns out that he'd really rather be anywhere else than with the crashing, banging, yelling chaos that reigns in my house. He has a very sensitive temperament and retreats as soon as my kids come near. He would be a great companion dog for a single person, an older couple or perhaps a family with much older children. He enjoys being with other dogs and is non-aggressive toward other household pets. His greatest joy in life is going for rides in the car and he loves going for walks.

We think he might have been abused in one of his first homes because he is so very sensitive natured. He doesn't know how to play but obviously would like to. He is truly a great dog and deserves a place to live where he could be happy and be best friends with his owner. Do you know anyone who might fit this description that might be interested?

I appreciate any time or thought you could give to this.

Casey Is Strange

Casey is being freakier than normal this afternoon. He spontaneously (as Emmalee and I were sitting on the couch reading a book and John was playing quietly with a toy) went over to the TV cabinet, and started whining and shaking with his head down. I looked around to see if anything was amiss around the house, but couldn't find anything. The fireplace has given me some fits this morning. A couple of logs insisted on playing lemming and two different ones burned off and fell against the glass (and they weren't far forward, either). Then when I was trying to move them farther back, one fell apart and shot coals out onto the carpet. There's a big melted spot right in front of the hearth. I made double and triple sure there was nothing burning anywhere and the fire is currently behaving itself - yet Casey is now crammed in the corner between the yellow computer cabinet and the stereo cabinet and won't come out even if I try to coax him. He just whines and puts his head down. It almost makes me nervous that there's something going on around here - like a gas leak or something - that I just can't sense.

I mentioned to John how strange Casey was acting and mused that I'd like to know what was upsetting him so much. John answered that maybe Casey wants to go home. I said "to his new home where he won't be sad anymore?" and he said yes.

Now would be the opportune time for a new owner to appear, I think!