What to Name Your Pet and Other Random Thoughts

How many people name their pets after alcoholic drinks? My in-laws named their dog Brandy Alexander, and one of Ed’s friends named his dog Weiss, after the type of beer. He pronounces it with a “w” sound at the beginning, not a “v.” My cousin named her dog Arwen, from The Lord of the Rings, and I had two goldfish named Pippen and Merry, also from LOTR. One of them lived for five years. I don’t remember which one, Pippen or Merry. They were pretty nondescript. Fish have nothing to do with dogs, of course, but this is random, remember? We have a neighbor named Daisy down the street (a woman, not a dog) but across the street our neighbor’s dog is named Daisy. We have no dogs, we are not going to get a dog, no matter what! I have enough wildlife pooping in my backyard without adding dog poop. Speaking of poop, we also have a neighbor who owns a “Poop B’ Gone” business. Their motto: “Your dog’s business is our business!”

These random thoughts are part of Keely‘s Random Tuesday Thoughts. Check her out…she’s much better at rambling than I am!

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Making the Best Out of:

1. The squeaky glider in Emmy’s room. She never falls asleep if I actually rock her; it’s way too squeaky. But…I rock furiously if I’m annoyed with Ed and he’s still in bed, sleeping…or at least trying to sleep. On reflection, this really isn’t making the best of the situation, is it? (I’m sorry, Ed!)

2. Emmy’s cold. She insisted on being held while I was baking corn bread. Then she sneezed right into the baking powder. I figure the germs would just bake to death.

3. Long freight trains. They make me late, they’re slow, and it means I have to listen to the Little People CD even longer. But at least the girls love watching the train so they’re not screaming or crying or whining.

4. The water pipe that goes up to our master bath began to leak the morning of Lily’s birthday party. Everyone was kicking the bucket, literally. To fix it, the plumber had to cut several holes in our kitchen wall. But I got to have the wallpaper removed and a new paint job in the kitchen that insurance paid for…Hurray!

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