Busted!

This is SO not allowed in my family room . . . but this old dog has been trying new tricks for the past few weeks. I can't imagine what she's thinking. Several times a day I'll find her cozied up on the couch, or rummaging through the garbage, or chewing something that she knows she shouldn't.

What's up with the attitude all of a sudden? Let's see, she's 8 in people years . . . so that's 56 in dog years, and she's turning a bit gray. Is this some kind of delayed mid-life crisis? She's breaking free..."Woof...it's now or never ... take chances...chew plastic...seize the day...sleep on the people couch...live the life I've always dreamed."

I'm not sure that much concious thought happens inside this particular canine cranium. This new Cassie is a mystery to me . . . but it's been interesting to say the least.

This guy is smart!

"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."
~Bill Cosby

Indeed!

It must be Monday...

Yes, I love that sweet little toothless smile and construction paper ornament. She's 12 now!

There are children playing in the cupboard (thrifted bottle brush trees and the children were a freebie find . . .

and snowmen hiding among the mugs. And for today's excitement we woke up to no water in the taps. Apparently there's a 12 inch main break somewhere in the neighborhood and our whole area is without water for at least another 6 hours. Last week it was electricity, phone, and internet. It's all good though--a big reminder for us to be more diligent in our preparedness strategies!