The Clever Canine

Late Night Shenanigans

Uncategorized Oct 12, 2019

What a crazy week I’ve had!

Three of my grandchildren have come to stay with us for a while.

Their ages are four, three, and two.

I’ve been busy working on teaching these three adorable little ones the rules of my house, such as food is only allowed at the kitchen table, little ones are not allowed to change the song I’m playing on Alexa, and never put your face in a dog’s face.

I’ve also been working hard on getting the three on our schedule.

The first night was a fun one, let me tell you!

My husband woke me up at midnight, saying, "The monkeys are running the circus."

They sure were.

Not only were the little ones up playing, but they got my six-year-old and nine-year-old to join them- on a school night!

I was not pleased.

The good news is, things are getting easier every day.

The little ones are learning the rules and the schedule, and there have been no more midnight parties, from the littles anyway- my college students are another story.

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Use It ... Or Lose It

Uncategorized Oct 05, 2019

Hi,

Right now, both my 6-year old and my Golden retriever are exhausting me.

The reason?

Every time I sit down to relax, they want to work.

My 6-year old has discovered reading and writing, and he wants to practice ALL the time!

Of course, it’s adorable.

It’s so cute when he brings me his Early Readers and shows me how he can read the sentences.

I love it when he wants to write about how much he loves school and his family.

But I swear the kid can practice until my eyes glaze over and all I hear is faint mumbling in the background.

My Golden Retriever isn’t much different.

Boy, that dog loves to work!

Guess what he likes to do?

Retrieve.

He’s not fussy.

Generally, he gets me the laundry out of the dryer so I can fold it.

He was trained to do that.

But if he doesn’t have enough work for the day, he finds other things to bring me like the toilet paper from the bathroom, or any random sock that a kid left on the floor, or he will look in a closet for jack...

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Late Night Shenanigans

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