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| Shining clean after the bath. |
When
I awakened this morning I had my list of to-do sorted. It looked like
this:
- Breakfast
- Cut
"Maverick's" hair
- Fold dry laundry
and put away.
- Write blog
- Finish sewing
together baby blanket. (No, it STILL isn't complete.)
- Write some
e-mails.
Maisy
had dozed on the back of the sofa while I alleviated "Maverick" of
his unwanted hair. Since it had been a few months since his last haircut, the result wasa big bundle of hair--once I'd swept
it up. While I returned the broom to the airing cupboard, Maisy decided
to rub her face in the wad of hair on the kitchen floor. The once tidy
pile was now three...but easily enough cleared up with a dust pan and
brush.
After
"Maverick" left for a bike ride, Maisy and I sat down on our
bed to play. It was good to see her in a mood to romp, as she'd been sick
Tuesday and quiet on Wednesday morning. In the middle of our game, she
abruptly stopped and vomited. The sick looked like it was just fluid and
hair! Great! She'd not only rubbed her face in the hair, she'd eaten some as
well. The blanket which had been washed on Tuesday now needed washing
again! Task number one not on my list--rewash blanket.
As
the blanket washed, I checked my e-mail and the stats for my blog. (I am
about six blogs behind on hitting my quota for the first quarter of
the year.) Once I had hung the laundered blanket out on the line to dry,
I collected the dry laundry and folded it.
My
habit of watching television whilst also doing other tasks does seem to
distract and slow me down a bit. Yet, I folded my way through the clothes
on a consistent basis while watching: Cats Make You Laugh Outloud.
I don't think Maisy was too impressed with it though!
Two
items on the to-do list marked off. Before sitting down to write the
blog, I decided to take Maisy out to the park for a walk. As we made our
way around the grassy field, I noticed that she kept dragging her bottom on the
grass. During the observation it became clear that Maisy needed a trim
under her tail. Her "stinky-bottom" required removal with
scissors! Bummer! Another un-expected task--requiring patience and persistence.
The
plan was that I would immediately address the problem when we walked in the
door. Not to be...
"Maverick"
held up his mobile so that I could hear a familiar, friendly voice. It
has been several years since we'd spoken by phone and it was lovely to hear
"Miss Nann's" voice. We chatted a few moments, enjoying the
opportunity to catch up with each other’s news.
I
was beginning to think that blogging would not happen today. Even though
it would be reasonable to defer blogging for the necessity of grooming Maisy, I
thought I would keep my hopes up and make the most of my time.
"Maverick"
was preoccupied with our newest toy--a juicing machine--which had been
delivered while I was in the park with Maisy. Occasionally I would get a
bit of narrative on his progress.
In
the meantime, I used treats to bribe Maisy onto the couch and work on brushing
her. Because, I had decided that once the "stinky bottom"
had been trimmed, Miss Maisy would get a bath. Finally, I succumbed to
the need of a second person to hold Maisy while I applied my barber skills
to her specific need. “Maverick”
interrupted his juicer unpacking to assist me.
Maisy’s
dislike of grooming made her restless.
Therefore I had to work quickly, yet gently and precisely, so as not to
cut her. All of us were glad when I was
done. And Maisy made quick work of the
cheese/beef nibblet.
Bath
towels were procured, the faucets turned on and Maisy lured by treats into the
bathroom. She left the treat on the floor.
Poor Baby, she whined constantly, and tried to crawl up the sides of the porcelain
tub while I applied the shampoo, conditioner and rinsed with the shower
nozzle. But she endured.
I
wrapped her in the towel, grabbed the camera and then turned her loose. I was going to capture her version of “tumble
dry”. I’m sharing the three videos—as they
are short. The first is on the bed with
the towel. The second is of her eating
the treat she’d left of the bathroom floor.
The third one is of her drying herself more on the back of the
couch.
I
hope you enjoy.
And
it looks like I did get my “to-do” list completed after all.
Serving
Jesus, Author of our faith,
“Lady
Helene”
