Dogs Days and the Hodgepodge

Welcome Home, Joyce! I know it wasn't easy to head back but I'm glad you had a wonderful visit and safe travels! Here in the low-country of the Palmetto state, we're still awaiting the arrival of our baby boy. Any, Day. Now. Meanwhile, let's enjoy the Hodgepodge, friends!

1. Do your actions match your words? Most of the time, they do. Elaborate. Most of the time I do what I say is mirrored by the things I do because I am who I am. There are other times when this does not hold true. Like when I am obligated to do something so I do it but not with a cheerful heart just out of obligation or because I think it's the 'right' thing to do. Then it's me talking one thing but doing another. No, I don't like it. 

2. Sick as a dog, go to the dogs, dog days of summer, dog tired, it's a dog's life, every dog has its day, can't teach an old dog new tricks...now doggone it which saying could most recently be applied to your life? Sick as a dog applies to Baby M right now as she has come down with her first daycare illness which means she's spending more time at my house which means a mixed blessing because while I love our time together I hate she's sick. Dog tired could easily apply to me because keeping up with a sick one-year-old is not the easiest thing in the world to do. I spent the last two days holding her during her naps so she could breathe easier and then trying to console her when being sick made her grumpy which was 3/4's of our day both days. But that's ok. She's sick and the queen so...  😀

3. Your favorite book featuring a dog in the storyline? I tend to avoid books and movies about dogs because, let's face it, these media usually take an entire box of tissue to read/watch. However, Baby M and I are loving, DOGGONE DOGS right now. What makes it a favorite? It's an adorable book with a flow and rhyming that makes it fun to read. Also, the author was clever in her writing and the illustrations are bright and funny. Then there's the fact that Baby M loves dogs so much that 'dog' was her first spoken word. 

4. What's something you hope to one day have the confidence to do? I'm not sure there's anything I need to develop the confidence to do. Mostly I need to have the time and money to do a few things. 

5. August 16th is National Tell a Joke Day. So tell us a joke. Ok, but I only know a dirty joke: A white horse fell into a mud puddle. Ha! How about this one: There's something about subtraction that just doesn't add up. LOL I feel good from my head tomatoes. Haha! 

Yes, it's the puns that keep me laughing. I have a friend and a son-in-law who are quite good at these and they keep me rolling all the time. 

6. Insert your own random thought here. I think we all need to share lists of our favorite children's books. I have a list of my old favorites but I also love seeing lists from the young moms today. There are so many great books out there for little ones and I know some of us wouldn't mind growing our grandchildren's' libraries.  Is anyone interested in doing this? Or am I just way more of a book nerd than I care to admit? Ha!

Also, here's my sick girl:

Look at that little face. She spent most of the last two days on my lap. Poor baby.

Usually, snoring gets on my last nerve. But when you're one and sick, it doesn't bother me except I don't like she's sick. Even though it's because she's sick, it's still the cutest snoring I've ever heard. She is feeling better today, Ya'll!

Today is Baby R's official due date. If he's late, my daughter is going to explode. Just sayin'.  

Have a wonderful rest of the week, Y'all!

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