Meet Bear. He’s the big hearted canine we’re taking care of while my neighbors are on vacation. 
On one of our walks, we learned that Bear and Cricket (another neighbor’s dog who is the size of a rat) do not get along so well. Cricket came flying out of nowhere to accost us.
Thankfully, Bear is obedient and I was able to keep him moving. But holy moly! That little dog was on a kamikaze mission! Cricket’s owner later told me that he suffers from small man syndrome. LOL!
This is my neighbor’s pool. They graciously invited us to swim anytime we wanted. On a hot day like today, how could we resist?? Stirring it up helps the filter do it’s job, too.
And this is the little frog the boys rescued from the deep blue sea tonight. Cute, eh? That is, after they pretended to be Jaws coming up from below and swallowing him up. (Because they’re boys.) Did you know that this kind of little frog has suction cup toes that feel really REALLY strange when they cling to you??
…Investigating a gas alarm in our neighbors brand new camper. That was exciting! Cricket’s owner was nice enough to come help me check things out and silence it.
…And finding a screwdriver small enough to unlock my four-year-old’s bedroom door. Don’t ask. My husband usually takes care of door issues.
…Oh, and once, for a heart stopping minute and a half, I thought I left my neighbor’s house keys, along with their dog, two cats, and all their emergency numbers inside their locked house!
Thankfully—VERY thankfully, I found the keys on the seat of my car. Geepers! If you are reading this, friend, I promise to engage my brain for the rest of the time I am taking care of your little buddies!
As for my husband…
…When he arrived at the airport for his first flight, they didn’t have him in the system, and put him through all kinds of extra security and paper work.
…And then proceeded to ship his luggage to China (just a guess). Poor guy. He made it to the Netherlands, but still hasn’t seen hide nor hair of his luggage. The airline sent a bag out to his hotel yesterday, but it was the wrong color…
Tomorrow will be day four in his travel clothes.
Would you believe he actually asked around to see if there were any consignment shops or Good Will type stores? My frugalness has thoroughly rubbed off on him. The man I married wouldn’t have blinked an eye at 35 Euros for a shirt.
But that man didn’t have three growing boys and a SAHM at the time to support, either! He’s a good man. :)
It’s six hours ahead of our time there. So, he will be waking up in a few hours. And I’m heading to bed.
They’ll be more adventures tomorrow, I’m sure.
Because I’m taking three boys to the salon while I get the two hour PERM I desperately need. That ought to be something, eh?
They have promised to be good…and not fight…or argue…complain, pinch or hit…Lol!
4 comments:
What a cute dog! I'm glad Cricket didn't hurt him! Your poor hubby - hope his clothes show up soon!
Goodness! What an exciting time! I had to laugh at the little man syndrome with the dog, and you thinking you locked all the animals in the house and the fact that you have a husband somewhere who has been wearing the same outfit for 4 days! Yes, I'm very glad I stopped by! LOL.
Hugs to you my friend!!
Kim
You have had some adventures!! Your poor husband without his luggage! You are going to have to tell us how the salon went. I have gotten just a regular 40 min. haircut/blowdry with my 3 in tow and the only thing that kept them being good was the treat of watching a movie on the portable DVD player. People kept saying, "They're so good!" and I would say, "Not really, it's all the the magic of the DVD player!"
Sounds like you have your hands full! Nothing like boys (even very little ones) to add some zesty adventure to life. ; ) It would be nice, though, if we moms could always stay perfectly organized and coordinated.
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