My Favorite Things- BFF 147

    

      When the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I am feeling sad, I simply remember my favorite things and then I don’t feel so bad!! Sing along if you know it!! I can’t imagine too many people around who don’t recognize this song, or the classic movie “The Sound of Music” from which it comes.

What makes me happy?? What are my favorite things?? I had to really think about this so I could compile a good list. So here it goes in no particular order…

1. I love cats! Petting a soft contented feline who is sashaying around my hand vibrating with happiness as I caress it would have to rank right up there as one of my favorite things. I love their big bushy tails and have often wondered how they purr! When I was little I used to wish our cats would purr for me. They rarely did. Perhaps it was my tendency to chase them, tackle them like a linebacker, and squash them that put them off. Happily my three cats today: Pansy, Snuggle Puss, and Rosie have the good sense to purr every time I look at them, let alone pet them.

2. I love my dogs because they love me. My favorite thing about my dogs Jolly, Puppy Love, and Tia is that wherever I am they are close by. When I go to sleep at night they snuggle up at my side keeping me toasty warm. The only time they leave my side is when my husband comes home. Then they fight to all snuggle up to him.

3. I love waking up in the morning to discover the world covered with a fresh blanket of the white stuff. Before it has been touched by footprints and the cars have turned it into blackened slush, I love how the snow turns the world into a wintry world of white. It is so magical!

4. I love sitting in the dark and gazing at my lighted Christmas tree in the silence.

5. I love eating cotton candy!! Cotton candy is definitely one of my favorite things!

6. I love watching movies!! Movies that thrill, make me laugh, make me cry, and make me smile!! I am not too thrilled with the kind that scare the be Je$u$ out of me though. I tend to avoid the ones that would give me nightmares. I love feel good movies, movies with amazing effects, or movies that excite me.

7. I love zooming around the neighborhood with my husband and kids on the golf cart!

8. I love to play games with my kids! I love card games, board games, and LEGO games, so count me in!!

9. I love the beauty of the sea and watching the tide lap in and out on the sand.

10. Last but certainly not least, I love to laugh!! It sure as hell beats crying. Laughing is one of my favorite things.

     I am sure I have more favorite things and the list could go on forever to infinity and beyond. Still here is a list, and that is all that is required, just a few of my favorite things! Just a note, loving G0d is a given like breathing so I didn’t include it on the “list”. That is all I have until next time when I give you another glimpse into the life of a trucker’s wife.

Give a Little Whistle = Shut Up!

     Having three dogs,  I have had to suffer through numerous barking sessions.  I constantly scream myself hoarse telling them to shut the hell up.  I mean really, just because some sorry sap jogs by, is there really any reason for all the excitement??  Every time a mouse farts or a ghost passes outside…the dogs go ape $hit.  Most of the time I can’t even tell why they are barking.  They just bark and bark and bark as I pray for patience.  I love my dogs, but after a while, the constant barking for no reason drives me batty.


        Fortunately for me, we don’t have many visitors.  For this reason,  I think the dogs have to make up for lost time whenever someone dares to arrive on the scene.  The other day a lady came to the door, and as usual, I had to corral the dogs in the garage so I could hear myself think and determine exactly why she had darkened my doorstep in the first place.  Thinking my miniature pinscher Tia wouldn’t cause any harm,  I left her in the house as I answered the door.


  
    Her reaction was predictable. She barked and barked.  Even long after the lady had left she continued to bark.  I had enough.  I made a beeline for the nearest Petco in search of a dog whistle.  I had heard of the magical dog whistles but had never put their magic powers to the test.  I have had enough  barking to last me a lifetime.  Desperate times call for desperate measures!  The sales associate at Petco was very helpful and once I tore my kids away from the cages holding all the precious kitties they had available for adoption we made a beeline for the aisle holding the training whistles.  For the bargain price of $7.00 I snatched up my very own dog whistle and rushed home to try it out.

         To my disgust the stupid dogs who are usually so quick to bark didn’t utter a sound when we got home.  My daughter and I decided to conduct a little experiment. She ran out the back door, came around to the front and  started banging on the front door.  Immediately Jolly, Pupster, and Tia predictably fell all over each other trying to get into the front window to see who was at the door barking like lunatics in their wake.  Amid all the commotion, I whipped out my handy dandy dog whistle and gave it a toot.  All three dogs whipped around and stared at me in stupefied silence.  Their ears perked up.  Jolly, my Boston terrier looked as if his balls had been clamped in a vice.  Even though his balls were removed years ago, he still had the pained expression like they could still have been there.  Tia cowered, and Pupster cocked his head to the side.  

          With that precious whistle, I have gained power and the glory of silence forever.  I am loving it! I am queen of my castle, lady of the manor, head lady in charge of the abode!!  For anyone whose last nerve is frayed almost in two from the crazy barking, get yourself a handy dandy dog whistle and enjoy the power of silence!! Until next time when I give you another glimpse into the life of a trucker’s wife.

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