[radio_flyer]

Looking for the darn remote control all morning. Swear they have legs. Have no idea why then end up in the bathroom, outside or even in a dresser drawer. Frantic by now. Pull up the sofa cushion and nope no remote control, but lots of stains. Looks like puppy been peeing on the sofa. Furious at my discovery. Starts cleaning the stains and they won't come out. Strolls into the bedroom only to find a nice surprise. Puppy pooed. Can't believe it. Feelings are surfacing fast.

Have no idea why I even looked in the mirror. Who is that staring back in the mirror. OMG this can't be me. What have I done to myself? Hair is a mess. No waistline. What? No waistline! Horrible, nasty cellulite. Even a warm shower did not removed all that plagued me. Scrubbing body frantically and crying accomplished nothing! The reflection in the mirror is mocking me. What have I done!

A rude awakening, indeed!

[bebop]

I hate being in front of the mirror. makes me hate me. I understand where you are hon. we do know what we are deep inside though. ((((hugs))))

[I_WMD]

The cool thing about you Radio >.. is the funny way I actually see the remote controll peering around a doorway ,, then scurrying away .

The other part ? >>.... I keep checking my backyard for crop circles and wondering when they going to come fix this >.

[radio_flyer]

(((((( bebop))))) Dang mirrors. Should be a crime to own one. Deep inside I am wanting a piece of warm fudge cake smothered with ice cream and whipped cream.

[radio_flyer]

LOL.. I_WMD... Thanks for making me laugh. I sure needed it. BTW, was thinking, when they fix your crop circles, how about sending them my way to fix mine. Thinking those little buggers that are making those circles are borrowing my remote. This has gotta stop..

[eskielover]

Oh how I can relate to this post.......the things disappearing right out from under my nose.....it's not like I have any place for them to even hide in this house, as I don't even have my furniture moved in yet......there is NOTHING....& I mean NOTHING for anything to even hide is......but everything ends up missing when I know it's here. Right now, I have 2 missing things (luckily, I don't have a TV or the remote would definitely be missing). I can't find the stapler & the check book cover I know I saw the other week.....I can't figure out where it was that I saw it......the mind is going, & it isn't going slowly.

The worst part about missing things is that it's a terrible trigger for the trauma I went through with my Mother when she was dying of cancer.....something was always missing....my mothers wedding ring, my mothers checkbook, notes I took of what was going on.....you name it....it would end up missing & then, plunk....there it was when the home care person started looking for it......huge trigger, to I really loose it when I loose something. The other week, I have a calander, notebook where I had all my bills & everything in....ready to take care of my weekly have to's. I was in the car with my friend & remember looking at it to figure out an up coming date.....the next day when I was wanting to do the bills for the week, I couldn't find the dang thing anywhere.....nowhere. I knew I brought it into the house & it wasn't anywhere to be found.....remember, I have no furniture or any drawers to hide anything it either.....I called my friend, but couldn't get hold of her either......so my heart started pounding & I ended up getting so angry with myself for loosing it.....I remember seeing red & then throwing a tantrum.....luckily, I live alone with only my dogs to watch this going on (I am sure God had to be watching me & laughing at this point). I decided to take a drive to my friends house on Sunday afternoon.....sure enough, I hadn't picked it up when I got out of her car & there it was.

The car keys are also another issue along with sun glasses.......the car keys, I finally got a necklace type sort of thing to put over my neck & hang up on the garage door......so I haven't lost them since then. Sun glasses....another crazy story......I had just purchased a pair of prescription sun glasses....NOT CHEAP....on the way home, I was doing a few errands...it got late & dark......so sun glasses weren't even on my mind. Several days later, when I went to get them, I realized I didnt know where they were.....I searched the house, the car, even called the companies I went to, thinking they might have fallen out of the car....NO SUNGLASSES......6 months.....I couldn't find them....NOWHERE....NO HOW.....I had given up on them. I always give my doggies their annual booster shots myself.....I went to the refrig to get the shots out of the box....opening the flop top on the box.....there were my sun glasses......by that time, I had forgotten about them.....but there they were. Those sun glasses definitely have legs as that was not the last time they ended up misplaced.

As for the doggie messes.....oh my do I relate to that....not just one doggie mess, but 6 doggie messes. I have puppy pens for a couple....so the messes aren't so bad as I potty walk them as often as possible.....but it's the others without the puppy pens.....Leo.....he gets mad at me if I leave him behind the gate upstairs.......he gets so angry that even his poo smells horrible.....& he ends up pooing all over the floor (I have the puppy pads down, but he makes sure he misses them & hits the hard wood floor)......of course, because he is upset, it's the loose stuff.......all over....how one dog can hold so much poo inside is beyond me.....but he must save it up just for times like that. Of course, he also has another trick....I don't have the door knobs on several of the new wooden doors upstairs yet....but hold them closed with velcro strips....Leo has figured out that if he pushes just right, the velcro will let go & in the room he can go....of course, he has to live his little marks all over the room too....& he has his favoriet poo place.....when he does that, of course, it opens the door so Celia can go it also & of course, using the nice carpeting to poo on is much nicer than using the puppy pads.

Then there is Chinook. I have a gate across an area in the kitchen, so he has his own private room......but when the thunder hits......he wants MOMMY even if I'm not home. Over the gate & then on the hunt for me....of course, every room he goes into, he has to mark in several places....don't know if it's so he knows where he's been or what.....he's sort of blind, so noses his way around the house & then to the stairs where he just knows he will find me.

Of course, if I miss the timing on the potty walks, there is the pens that need cleaned up. I just seem like I get one mess cleaned up & then there is another......then when I am most exhausted (4am in the morning when I am finally dragging myself to bed), I find another mess to have to clean up.

Oh how I can relate to your post.....it is just all a constant part of my life with 6 dogs. It's a good thing I love dogs, but there are times when frustration hits & I have to admit.....I have ended up so frustrated I throw things........Leo is the only one that is out, so he knows to duck & hide until I calm down......I can't help but hug him afterwards.....as no matter how horrible the mess, I couldn't live without them or the love we have.

Debbie

[(JD)]

We still love you here at PC.

[iamtwilight]

awww (((radio flyer)))
what a start for a day!

btw i got all excited about the topic because "rude awakening" is an artist who makes great music.

[radio_flyer]

((((((( debbie ))))))

Oh myyy.. your sun glasses were in the refrig. I haven't yet found missing items in the refrig yet, but then there is always a first time.. I can relate to missing glasses. Mine are always missing. Puppy even gets them and stands right in front of me to show me and off to the chase to try to get them from him. You'd think I'd be skinny for all the "chasing" that darn puppy. Sure glad you found your sun glasses..

Oh my .. you have 6 dogs. You do have your hands full.. One pup is still a handful for me. Those pee pads, well he likes to eat them rather than potty on. You mentioned "Chinook". Why do male dogs have to continue marking things? You'd think one time in one place would be enough. Puppy does that too. Drives me nuts. Soon, he is getting fixed, so maybe he won't have the desire to spray stuff like my pillow and blankets. Pillows and blankets are wearing out from washing them so much..

Been a long haul with puppy n me. Times I think maybe he'd be better off somewhere else. But every time I think of doing that I change my mind. We are bonding.. Starting to love the little stinker.

[radio_flyer]

(((((( katie Kaboom )))))

Have to say today was much better.

Never heard of "Rude Awakening".. Will have to check them out..

[radio_flyer]

aww ty