My New Favorite Things...

I love lots of things. My KitchenAid stand mixer... my shoes... tights... Thai food... ellipses. But, my current favorite things are these new additions to our household...

I don't know why I love them like I do. They were a total impulse buy. I was cruising along in the thrift store, when I spotted them on a shelf, being pawed over by a middle-aged couple who obviously didn't appreciate them as much as I did. So, I sidled up, took on down, and started exclaiming how wonderful they were, all innocent-like. The poor man had no choice but to concede that I obviously needed them more than his wife. Score one for me. I instantly put them in my cart, and headed to check out.

They now proudly sit on the piano, watching over the general goings-on in the house. I heart their tummies... and the fact that they look like they could have fleas. I had to live with them for a bit before naming them, but I finally decided on...wait for it...

Ham, Shem, and Japheth.

Awesome, I know.

Too Bad It's Not A Marketable Talent...

Remember this post about how the Chica dog covers up her food bowl in vain attempts to hide the food from the Dachshund?

Well, several days ago we decided to change their feeding schedule. We used to leave food out all day, filling the bowl before we went to bed. After noticing how rotund the Dachshund was getting, we decided to only put out the food twice per day for a limited time. Plus, we were hoping to cut down on the begging at mealtimes.

So, it's a few days into the new schedule. We put the food bowl out in the evening and pick it up before bedtime. You might recall that at night is when Chica scavenges for objects to cover the food dish with... but, apparently the other night she realized that the food bowl was no longer there to conceal. So, what's an intelligent dog with a purpose to do?

Well, attempt to hide the water dish, of course. Look closely. Yes, that is a bobo (disemboweled stuffed pig, courtesy of the Dachshund), in the water dish. She's a stealth, that Chica dog. Guess Ginger will have to figure out how to drink out of the toilet now that the water dish is incognito.

My favorite part is that she matched the colors... blue dish, blue bobo... genius, that one.