Author: boomingbanter

There’s early rising and then there is too early rising.

This morning at two o’clock alarms started going off.

The power had gone off so Dads oxygen generating machine started screaming.

The power company estimated restoration by six but you never know.

We got Dad on his little portable tank but then we realized that we didn’t know how to switch the flow controller to the bigger cylinder.

One had a gasket but the other two didn’t. We were green!

The bro googled how to make the switch and was confident he could handle the one with the gasket but we were worried if we needed the others how we should connect them.

So we called the providers of the equipment and they called us back. Poor people had to wake up a technician to give us the instructions.

No sooner had he called than the juice was back on.

Back to bed and in all of this the tike never stirred!

PS secretary was so overwrought she forgot to push publish button!

Blessing #1137-Practice Run

There are all sorts of days.

So this morning Ma whispered in my ear, while we were having a snuggle, that we’d make October 25th the ”Love Your Nemesis Nala Day”

After all the same sun rises on us all.

Ma had been inspired by the sermon Pastor Justin and Pastor Katya preached together yesterday. If you’d like to hear it here’s the link.

The niece is making some progress I must say like not eating hedgehogs.

She annoyed Dad something shocking though this morning, spilled his coffee all over everthing.

Knowing she was in deep trouble she pinned her ears back and snuck off to the brother’s bedroom.

That was a cue for Ma and me to go out in the car.

We had nearly run out of poop bags. As you all know what goes in must come out and a lot goes into mega mouth.

So we went to the dollar store.

We got her a new leash which was terrible generous of us.

Hope she understands all my treat money is holding her tight!

Blessing #1136-Practicing what we Preach!

Never in the canine history of this household, that has been going strong since 1995, has this happened.

WE HAVE RUN OUT OF DOG FOOD!

The last morsels were poured out of the bag this morning.

You might blame mighty mouth as she eats twice as much as a great dane.

The truth is though that all the responsibility lies with my Mother.

She runs on empty all the time and it would seem thinks we can too.

Dad is usually the driving force behind food shopping and when he was in charge we always had a bag in reserve.

If herself would spend more time shopping for us rather than finding and selling “Treasure” we’d all be in much better shape.

Thankfully the bro has the afternoon off or the tike might start chewing on me!

Blessing #1135-Brotherhood

In the Florence Harding book Ma found yesterday there was an old book mark.

Of course being a nosy sort I told Ma she had to invest who this dude was.

Turns out it made sense he was where we found him.

Having discovered one God my immediate next question was ”is there a DOG God” since I obviously could be one!

Heck of course there is.

He’s a bit creepy though and man does he bear a striking resemblance to the nasty niece!

Blessing #1134-Understudies

Ma is hard to annoy on a Friday although the tike is trying her best to make her mad. Don’t let innocent looks deceive you! It is demonic!

She took us both for a walk in the rain while the white washing was in. Since it takes 70minutes we got to go far far away.

When we came back she had a quick soak and then took off for work all smiles.

This is because she knows that there will inevitably be garage sales to visit.

The mental telepathy between us is so strong I can tell you already that she snagged some great treasures.

A collectible jar for Beanie Money that I trust means snacks!

A book on First Lady Florence Harding that should sell fast since she lived just across the road from the tearoom.

A boxed set of LPs for Christmas time. Not long now till I get my annual megabone from the one in red. Bring it on big man!

Wonder does he go to the lost horizon? Ma thinks she found a gem with this LP. The sleeve is a work of art!

Looks like a swell place .Maybe he could take the monster there and leave her!

That would be such a gift! Is this adequate correspondence?

Blessing #1133-Letter to Santa

Round our way it is not getting light right now till nearly eight o’clock which is great because big ears can’t tell the time yet. She just goes on sleeping!

It’s great because it gives Ma and me some time to get on with things before the maniac moves.

This morning we made pumpkin muffins.

They are super easy.

Even my Ma can make them.

This recipe will give you 48 minis, ideal for afternoon tea parties plus ten biggies perfect for a breakfast snacky with your Daddy!

When you add a little frosting and, at Auntie Paula’s suggestion, a candy corn on top they don’t look bad at all!

Blessing #1132-Fall Feature

Remember the tike was cleaning the floor? Well there have been consequences.

She’s had the bro up all night with the runs. He had to take her out every two hours

Fortunately there was a full moon so he could see where he was going.

Even though the comings and goings woke us all up I recognized how appreciative I was that she went outside by planting a big smacker on her muzzle.

She’s resting now and so are my bro and me. Parenthood is tough at times! So is being an uncle!!!!

Blessing #1131– Potty Trained

I’ve had a super day.

Walk, scone making (two broke yum yum), car ride, and just now an hour long snooze with Mom followed by some snacking with Dad.

Ma and I are reading the Just So stories. She’s never read them before even though they are much older than her which makes them ancient!

They are of an ideal length to take you off to the land of nod. Today’s was a « how the leopard got his spots ».

The stories are sort of a shortened version of the theory of evolution but beware if you read these stories they contain some very offensive racist language.

Our edition is an old one, a reprint of the original first edition that we found recently at a sale maybe these bad bits have been modified in more recent publications.

I gotta run Cinderella is stirring. She is dropping shoes
all over the house so I am called to do my princely duties. I am a classic hero!

Blessing #1150-Editing

Mega mouth is somewhat incapacitated.

She is five months now but still loosing teeth.

We find them here and there and the bro is thinking the tooth fairy might make a nice necklace with them!

Dream on brother!

She is getting more clumsy too!

This morning she spilled a full bowl of water all over the floor and just now toppled over her kibble by diving right into it.

She licks up all spills and crumbs like a swifter so Ma says she is useful for something.

I doubt it! Retched being!

Blessing #1029-Floor Cleaner

Mum loves it when things happen just spot on.

Like a few days ago when she turned on the car and a big number rolled round. It was 2162!!!!

Or, when she had a filling a few weeks ago on 9/21/21 the tooth was number 21!

Dad doesn’t get it.

Some might think she has lost the plot.

Do any of you get a kick out of this sort of thing?

All that interests me are the number of bones in my box!

Blessing #1128-Counts