Do you like my table cloth? Don’t touch it.

It’s a long way down to the floor…

This is the skull of the last guy who screwed with my desk.

It’s hard to find dog clothes for a 30 pound dog. I guess manufacturers and stores think only 4 pound dogs get cold or want to be fashionable.

This dress was a surprise for me and Bijou. Michael found it at the Christmas Tree Store and it was only $3.99! The top is white with black ringer and sleeves, a skinny patent belt and a pink and white houndstooth check skirt. I’m impressed that Michael found a pink skirt as he is tragically colorblind. This was a wonderful gift and thrifty, too.

(Check out my messy living room! We are in a transitional period now because we need to move soon, but that doesn’t stop me from dumpster diving for new furniture.)

Bijou Grace sitting on Daddy’s lap playing World of Warcraft.

“Are you drinking a beer Beez? You’re only 4 years old!”

Kamilah says, “What kind of lame ass bamboo prison is this?”

We needed a new piece of office furniture after Michael finally convinced me to let him pitch out our dilapidated futon. I wanted to move the chaise from the bedroom to the office and then put a chair in the corner as an alternate bed for Kamilah.

This is my second papasan chair. The first (including black cushion) was purchased this Spring at Salvation Army for $22. This frame (sans cushion) was free next to the dumpster in the apartment complex.

I wondered what to use for a new cushion and had the bright idea to use a sleeping bag. I bought a navy one at Salvation Army for $2.50.

I made the mistake of laying it over Michael as he lounged on the couch last night. He claimed it for couch napping and nights when my snoring drives him from the bedroom. I pointed out the pink and blue flannel lining. He said, “I’m okay with that” and burrowed in further.

So I’m on the hunt for another sleeping bag or really large pillow in nice condition.

Update: I found another sleeping bag at Goodwill a few weeks later. It was also navy but kid sized (my size!), with a red and blue flannel lining. It makes a great replacement cushion for the second papasan in the bedroom which is for Kamilah’s use only. Plus, the sleeping bags can actually be used when we go camping.

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Make  her famous, because she’s not conceited enough!

Me and Beez went for a little walk yesterday. She kept stopping to rub her face in the leaves. Such a pretty girl. Who doesn’t love a classic black and white outfit?

Check me out in Christmas jammies in August!

Look at Bijou’s pretty face. Dogs truly are man’s best friends. And woman’s, too!

“I want snackies 24/7, not just before bedtime. I want fifteen more pillows on the bed. Screw you if you don’t have any place to sleep! Dogthing should be returned to wherever the hell she came from. I demand that weather is always at optimum window opening temperature. I don’t want rain or snow or cold. I ban ringing telephones, loud music, noisy cars, people yelling in other apartments, and all tv shows unless they are about dinosaurs. Baths do not exist, but brushing, grooming and flattering can occur on a regular basis. I must be complimented, praised and/or told I am the most wonderful cat ever at least 57 times a day. That is all. For now……”

I love my DIL, Jac. His floppy ears, his big brown eyes, his stumpy little tail. Oh, he’s definitely captured my heart…

Jac was adopted from the Humane Society by my in-laws about 7 weeks ago. He’s named after a Boston Red Socks player, Jacoby Elisbury. He’s half Jack Russell Terrier and half dachshund and weighs 12 1/2 pounds. His top jaw is much longer than his bottom jaw, giving him a goofy “duh” smile that makes you laugh. He turned 3 on May 1st, but we missed his birthday, because the vet never told anyone what his microchip said.

I bought him a harness and a t-shirt as a belated birthday gift. I put the shirt on him and it was like he had always been wearing it. He’s excellently trained and likes to be picked up and carried around. I wonder about the circumstances that lead him to be homeless.

I like to rub his velvety ears, especially the left one because it’s leopard-print. I also like to kiss the soft spot right next to his eyes.

I’m glad he has found his forever home and that he is a part of my life.

You instantly found a place in my heart. I love you, Jac-a-roo!