Thank you, Charlie, for sitting your ass right on my Virginia Tax Return. That’s how I feel, too. (I have to file a $40 return to get $15 back.)

Thank you, Charlie, for sitting your ass right on my Virginia Tax Return. That’s how I feel, too. (I have to file a $40 return to get $15 back.)

Owen said he wanted to read to Maggie so he thought she’d like “Dog Man.” 🙂

Even if it’s on our windowsill behind the dresser behind the curtains.



Who else shares a bed?! 😂 🐈 What you can’t see (or hear) is the dog under the covers snoring. She jumps in after the kids let her outside.





She would sit outside our bathroom and stare in. I watched her as she would sssslllooowwwllllyyyy move closer. And closer. Until she was right up at the food. So needless to say it was time to get an automatic feeder…

So we’ve had the dry cat food (that Charlie can’t have) in our bathroom since Charlie never comes upstairs. Well look what I caught today.
I was standing there watching her and the following pics took about three minutes. So it took her about three weeks to figure out we moved the food. And now it’s time to get an automated feeder…



Holy shitballs. Charlie had a vet checkup today and…all is fine. The doc was originally skeptical when I said we were just doing a diet change to start…so was gobsmacked to come in with the news. She said to keep doing what we’re doing!!





This is what happens every night as soon as I lay down.


How can this be comfortable?

The kids made a pillow pile then left it and of course Maggie co-opted it.


I’ve threatened to buy one the next time I saw an orange sticker…and today was the day! A glorious 2.28# of ribeye. Getting the sous vide ready now!

Someone is also interested…

Just sea salt, garlic powder, pepper, topped with an onion slice then cooked sous vide for five hours. Then Tom will take a torch to it to sear it!

It turned out absolutely delicious. We momentarily thought it was too rare and we going to toss it in a pan quick but we took a taste test and immediately decided it was perfect.

I came downstairs to see this. I have no idea what she was looking at.


I was taking pictures of Charlie in the sun…


When this happened. You see who came over, right? With that leg in my face?

And then this.

Oh Maggie. 🙂

Another day, another fight about trying to get some rest—she still wasn’t feeling 100% plus we were going to a friend’s house for dinner and I knew they’d be up late. When she finally stopped fighting and actually closed her eyes, she was OUT.


So this is happening. Charlie laid down with her butt in Maggie’s face and Maggie just rolled with it.





I brought up a bunch of old couch pillows to see if we should use them or get rid of them…and just left them there. Later I was looking for Maggie and she wasn’t in any of her usual spots. And then I found her.
Of course.


This is how she eats every night (well, sometimes she’s even more bent). Dogs are weird.

Head scritches while he watches TV.
