Dog Issues Yet Again

So, I don't know if you can tell or not, but there isn't a lot going on with sports right now.  Belle is recovering from a dislocated kneecap and some minor tendon damage and Moose is home on Spring Break.  Belle has just started back with running and skating so hopefully things are looking up and when Moose goes back to school it will be time for Spring Practice! 

In the meantime I have had to occupy myself with other pursuits.  Yesterday while I was writing random thoughts in my blog I could hear the little dog in the other room.  She was chewing a Nylabone and seemed fine.  I knew where she was, she had been out and taken care of business outside so I wasn't worried about accidents.  Fenway (our sweet lab) was with me so I knew they wouldn't fight over the Nylabone- Nylabones seem to bring out the worst behavior in the two of them.  I can buy 2 exactly the same, make sure they each have one and they will still fight over them.  

So, I was typing away, enjoying my morning coffee.  I could hear the sounds of Bella chewing and dropping the bone.  It is pretty loud when it hits the floor.  At one point I heard a pretty big crash, but I was busy writing and it didn't seem that out of the ordinary.  I finished up and decided that maybe I should get ready for work and head that direction.  Since Peter Pan and Moose were still asleep I crated Fenway and went to retrieve Bella.  She wasn't in the living room.  She wasn't in the kitchen.  I noticed a tiny space in the dog gate and thought she was upstairs, but no she didn't seem to be there.  Now, we have a small house, there are only so many places she could be.  I tried the knocking trick (she usually barks if you knock on anything because she thinks it is the door.)  I tried the doorbell trick.   Nothing.

At this point I will admit I began to panic a little.  I know it seems stupid, logically I knew she was in the house and couldn't have disappeared, but I couldn't find her.  I woke up Peter Pan and I don't remember this but apparently I woke up Moose too.  I was running about and calling for her.  Neither Peter Pan or Moose got up by the way.  Finally, and I am not sure why I noticed this, but I realized that a pile of blankets that had been on the chair in the living room was not there.  I went and looked behind it and sure enough there she was, trapped in the corner of the living room behind the chair.  Apparently Miss Naughty thought she would jump up on the blankets (she isn't allowed on the new furniture) and the whole mess fell over the back of the chair.  It is positioned so that once she was back there she couldn't get out.  That must have been the crash I heard.  I am not positive that she wasn't unconcious for awhile, well actually I think she was fine because she landed in that pile of blankets.  Still, it wasn't how I wanted to start my day.  Moose and Peter Pan were not happy with my screaming wake up call. 

It is sort of a funny story though, and pretty typical of life with Satan, I mean Bella.  She is definitely our naughty dog.  She can cause chaos, carnage, and disruption in no time flat and we love her.  These pictures (a little older as you can see by the ugly blue carpet) show what she did to a toy in abut 5 minutes one day.  I really wonder what today will bring...

It is Friday!!!! (Random thoughts that couldn't fit under one heading)

Well, the handprint art went really well.  I didn't come home covered in red, white and blue paint.  The classroom is intact and most importantly my little Thing One's and Thing Two's are adorable.  Thank you Monica for showing me this idea!!!!

I was at Wal-Mart last night trying to figure out why I needed more milk already (oh yeah, Moose is home for Spring Break) when we ran into some old friends.  It was great to see them and catch up on how they are doing.  I really miss high school sports for that reason, I saw lots of people and got to catch up.  Track is sort of different, it is a drawn out affair and people come and go, you don't always see your friends.

I made the cutest rainbows and gold for the leprechaun to leave my kindergartners on Monday (thanks again Pinterest).  I used rainbow twizzlers and rolos.  It looked a little like the picture although I will admit not quite as cute.  Belle looked at them and said "Oh how cute."  Moose and Peter Pan both said, "I don't get it."  Men!

I had the wierdest dream that when I dropped my class off at PE there were 4 dachshunds in the courtyard at school and the principal told me to hold on to them until we found out who they belonged to.  Now why on earth would she do that?  They were cute dachsies in my dream, but really I think she would call the SPCA to get them.

We had a dog at school last year or the year before and they put it in the men's bathroom until someone came for it.  Whoever decides these things figured there were a lot less men who would be inconvenienced by not having a restroom.  The dog  was decidely unhappy in the men's room and was very vocal about it.

My first year teaching I had a dog come in the door with the children in the morning.  When I sent for the custodian to come get it he came down and said well what do you want me to do?  Ummm get the dog please.  It was a sweet golden retriever and the kids were glad to have it in the room, but it was a bit distracting.

I found pixie sticks in the pantry Wednesday afternoon (pageant crack if you are a follower of Toddlers and Tiaras) and now I want to see if the dogs would eat them.  No one else in the house thinks that is a good idea.  Any thoughts?  It's just colored sugar.

Speaking of the pantry,  it was a mess.  How many empty containers can there be in one pantry?  Why don't people throw them away when they are empty?  This is why things don't get replaced.  I open the door, see the box, and think oh we have that.  Trash cans people, trash cans.

So now with mind clearer and spirit lighter (thanks to venting about trash cans!) I face Friday.  Have a nice one!

Hand Print Art

So I am going to try some more hand painting in my classroom today.  I really love doing activities where you paint the children's palms and then create something from it.  I have always made handprint turkeys, but this year I have expanded that and added to the creative process with other art projects.  I love them.  We have made snowmen and reindeer.  Today I am going to attemtp (thanks Monica and Pinterest!) Thing 1 and Thing 2.  This will be by far the most ambitions handprint art I have ever done.  Wish me luck!  I will get back to you with the results, or I may have a nervous breakdown.  We will see how it goes.

Class number 1 is done

I have finished the first class I am taking this semester.  It was a lot more work than I anticipated, in fact I spent the entire weekend (minus a couple of strategic breaks) finishing my final project.  In the end I did well and I am proud of my achievment.  Now it is on to class number 2 for this semester and more work, but again I think it will be worth it.  It just doesn't leave much time to do anything else (like laundry, that is definitely an issue.)