A Morning in the Life of 2 Gemini

So I got up on time this morning.

Daughter overslept.

Son got up on time.

Hubby took daughter to school and I took son to school and up to this point, everything was totally ok.

I get the son to school and I come home to discover that hubby has left me with the oatmeal that I do not eat for breakfast… and no other breakfast supplies. I checked the board where we write down the stuff we’re out of before I left because I pass 2 grocery stores and several breakfast establishments on the way back from taking the son to school. I also checked the pantry, just in case.

Whoever took the last package of oatmeal out of the other box… left the empty box sitting on the shelf. So I had no idea that I had to stop to get myself something to eat…

And yeah, I could have eaten the other oatmeal, but my stomach seriously balked at the idea of eating banana flavored oatmeal this morning. Don’t ask me why.

So… I texted hubby and asked him to leave me a note next time please and he, of course, takes this badly because he’s at work and I really shouldn’t text him about this crap when he’s at work and I know it… but it’s just really thrown a HUGE wrench into my plans because I have NO free time this morning except for the time I’m taking right now to write this post. As soon as I’m done, I have to haul butt out the door and I won’t be able to get anything else done until 5.

So much for working on my book today. *sigh*

So I get my crap together for the 30 minute run to starbucks and back and as I’m grabbing my purse, there’s Mugen digging at the back of my sofa… again. He ate fiber fill… again. He’s taken to butt tucking so that I can’t catch his seriously in DEEP trouble puppy butt while he swallows whatever it is that he’s stolen. The mouth full of fiber fill wasn’t small this time, it was huge.

I tackled him and pinned him to the floor and he’d already swallowed all of it. So, I inadvertently made him vomit while I was checking his throat for fiber fill (usually I can grab stuff before he swallows all the way, if I’m careful)… I’m pretty sure he hasn’t vomited up all of what he ate, but he can probably pass what’s left… so now Mugen gets to ride around with me on all my errands of the day because I can’t leave him alone for the next 24 hours… I have to make sure that he vomits/passes all of this material.

So… I clean up the mess, I sew the couch shut… AGAIN and this time, I’m getting out the upholstery staples before I leave.

Toss the pup in the car… head to Starbucks after a bowl of perfect oatmeal and a white chocolate mocha… and for the first time today… something goes RIGHT!!!

I get on the road… all the lights are green between me and starbucks. Mugen is an ANGEL in the car. He leans over to give me a puppy kiss as we pull in to the drive thru. The gal at the starbucks recognizes my voice on the speaker, even though I’m only there MAYBE once a week tops AND remembers my order and remembers to give me my white chocolate mocha without whipped cream! I even got to exchange a wave with another MINI Cooper driver on the way home!

Mugen has passed out at my feet for a nap and I’m not sure if I should be concerned or what. I do know that he is NOT riding shot gun with me, period. I don’t care how cute he is. I’m expecting another round of vomiting and I’m actually sort of hoping that the run through the twisties at moderate speed later this morning will do the job. So now I have to go line the boot of my car with plastic and canvas… and pack a couple of trash bags and a bottle of Febreeze.

Wish us luck.

Mugen is AMAZING!

Yesterday, I decided to try something different for dog school. I fed Mugen a larger than usual breakfast and skipped his lunch meal entirely. Dinner happens after dog school is over. I thought I’d see how this worked for us.

I got out my hot dogs (hebrew national, 97% fat free! Thanks to Annette! I never would have thought to share MY hot dogs with the puppy if she hadn’t mentioned it!!) and started slicing them up and prepping them to go in the nuker and Mugen started salivating all over the place. So I had him do a few sits and downs for me and I gave him a couple bits of hot dog and then we got into the car and left.

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Apple Releases iPad!

This morning, I realized a little late that the State of the Union Address was today. For those of you that follow me on twitter, you might have noticed my tweet somewhere around 9 am this morning that read as follows: “LOL! comment on engadget: “I’m more excited about Job’s state of the union address than Obama’s… What does that say about us?” This was promptly picked up by the Obama twitter bot. The reality is that I realized that the state of the union address was today when I read that comment on Engadget.

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My Ten Essential iPhone Apps

Well… it had to happen sooner or later. I think I have posted one of these before, but it needs an update and I have a few folks on twitter asking me the question: What are your favorite apps?

Well, here they are. These are the apps I can’t live without. Post yours in the comments! I’m always interested in looking for a new app!

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MINI Almost Killed My Enthusiasm.

Those of you that are regular readers of this blog, or are personal friends, may remember that I had a really horrible service experience with my MINI dealer this past July during which they left me stranded in a motel 6 next door to a greasy spoon for 24 hours after promising me a loaner car on 3 separate occasions. You will also remember that prior to this service experience, all I did was talk about my car and how much I loved it. I’m sure you’ve noticed how much quieter I have been about my MINI lately.

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Ladies and Gentlemen

Good evening!

Gah! I am so excited and I don’t even know where to start! I just won NaNoWrimo again this year! This book isn’t even done yet and I’m at 50,389 words! The word count will continue to climb. I had considered publishing this piece on my blog, but as the story has grown, I have realized I have a very publishable piece of young adult fiction that I am going to try to get an agent lined up to look at.

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Dear Mr. President.

I know you are a very busy man and I’m no one really important in your life. I’m just a voter, a mother of two who has a couple of really great dogs who has lived her life believing in this country and what it stands for. I’m being honest when I say that I didn’t even vote for you. I wanted to believe in you though. I wanted to believe that the change you promised would be good for this country. This country really needs to believe in itself again and I wanted to think that you could do that with your enthusiasm and your passion. The only reason I didn’t vote for you, is because I couldn’t figure out what it was exactly that you wanted to change.

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Parenting Teenagers Sucks.

This morning, hubby again tried to let me sleep in. He’s so sweet and I love him for it… but my daughter when she’s hormonal… I swear I could just explode.

Hubby had her put Lucy out. She didn’t wait for Lucy to go all the way. Both dogs, first thing in the AM have to do 1 and 2. She let Lucy pee but didn’t wait for the second half of the game. So she brought Lucy back in. Lucy, bless her heart, came upstairs to my bedroom and bumped her head on the door and tried to wake me up. I woke up in time to catch her squatting on my carpet as hubby was running up the stairs after her. Poor baby.

So quite obviously, I was awake for the day.

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Dog Fart!

I’ve had to adjust the routine since Lucy came home. It’s been rough actually but any time you have to settle into a new routine, it’s hard. So I get up at 6 am. I have the daughter attempt to take Lucy out, which does not work, for some reason, Lucy will only do her business when I’m standing outside with her which I am totally okay with now that I’ve realized it, but my kids would take her out and would forget to tell me that she didn’t go. You can imagine what a fiasco this has been.

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TGIF! … Not.

Today is the day I usually get to sleep in until 7. Mugen is quite happy to sleep in when my alarm doesn’t go off. So I settled in last night for my sleep in morning and everything was great and then… I get awakened at 6:30 by a puppy licking me in the face.

Now… don’t get me wrong, this was cute and wonderful, but I wondered how on Earth he had gotten out of his crate and into the bed with me. I had an immediate suspect and he had just shut the bedroom door.

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