Let the Dog in!Let the Dog in!humorous reflections and stories from a Bainbridge Island, Washington family of 3, plus dog. Articles
This is the kind of thing that happens when lawyers are mommies.
2012-01-05 09:55:00 ["Dear tooth fairy, I lost my tooth that I lost today. I am really sorry that its not here....We swear the above statement is true."] During the holidays, the Kid was inconsolable at losing the tooth she had just lost, … Continue reading → More About: Lawyers
Hey! It?s 2012!
2012-01-01 09:01:00 Happy New Year!Ask me whether what I have done is my life. ~ William Stafford Our only security is our ability to change. ~ John Lilly What’re ya finally gonna do in 2012? Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post … Continue reading →
Merry Christmas!
2011-12-25 10:01:00 All of us at the Let the dog in! household wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We hope you all get what’s on your lists! Cheers! Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin … Continue reading →
My Dear Santa Letter
2011-12-19 18:01:00 Dear Santa , It’s not you. It’s me. It’s actually you. I had hoped we could have some fun together, but I’m seeing problems now that are hard to ignore. For starters, you’re totally obsessed with the children of the world. … Continue reading → More About: Christmas , Letter
Sleeping Dogs
2011-12-12 01:02:00 [Author's note: I confess I cannot draw worth crap. There. That's out of the way.] Allow me to preface this post with this thought: We think of shame as a very human quality with some of us feeling it more … Continue reading → More About: Dogs , Sleeping
Reality v. Fantasy, My Brief (& Final) Attempt at Teaching
2011-12-04 10:42:00 I have a dear nutcase friend who recently suggested that several of us mothers take their daughters after school on a rotating basis and teach them…something. I agreed even though like you readers have been saying I don’t really know … Continue reading → More About: Reality , Fantasy , Teaching , Final
Endings?.what are they good for?
2011-11-29 03:21:00 In case you didn’t know, it is almost December. Which means it is almost the end of 2011. Which means another, nauseating round of the Year in Reviews permeating the airwaves and those tubes on the interwebz. Does anyone like … Continue reading → More About: Endings , Good
Happy Thanksgiving!
2011-11-24 10:28:00 Happy Thanksgiving from our furry paws to yours! [Note: This is not my dog. She would never allow such ridiculousness.] Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress. Copyright © 2012 Let the dog in!. This Feed … Continue reading → More About: Happy
Battlefield Friendship
2011-11-19 00:01:00 I hope it’s not just my kid. I hope I didn’t give birth to the world’s biggest drama queen. And I hope it’s not genetic since I’m a cool cucumber all the time. I hope other 8-year-old girls have friendships … Continue reading → More About: Friendship
As the Pumpkin Turns, Ep. 2
2011-11-12 20:34:00 I know. It’s been hard to sleep, hasn’t it? What with all the pumpkin decomposing going on. When we last joined our garbage on the porch story, Vampire Kitty was looking a bit saggy, a bit un-Botoxed British actress-y. And … Continue reading → More About: Pumpkin , Bainbridge Island
Light the Corner of My Mind
2010-10-25 03:42:00 Now, that we’re hunkering down into that dreaded event that is a Pacific Northwest autumn, complete with wind, heavy rain and worst of all, early darkness, I’m recalling a day not so long ago (um, last week). The sun shone, the cormorants murmured, the water sweetly ebbed and flowed. It was the Perfect Fall Day. ... More About: Mind , Corner , Light
Bakin? up Trouble
2010-10-18 19:39:00 Well, the good news is, after 3 months of crutches, the Hubs has not been murdered by his spouse been OK’d to start gradually walking and re-enter life. The bad news is that as practice, he’s been in the kitchen. Now that he’s canned beef, beans, bacon and all other non-vegetable or fruit items he ...
Some Old Dogs Won?t Be Put Down
2010-10-15 23:29:00 I almost cannot believe this headline, “Dog put to sleep wakes up.” Can you imagine? As if going through that pain of putting your dog down weren’t enough, then you find her staring at you the next day all…hello, dad, what’s for breakfast?… Just like all those sci-fi shows where people pretend ... More About: Dogs
where do you point the finger? (a parenting survey)
2010-10-04 05:07:00 I’m just lookin for a little backup or validation general population opinion here on the subject of kids. Let’s just say, because it happened for example, you have a relative staying with you and that relative likes to roughhouse with your kid. Who also likes to roughhouse. And that relative is twice as big as and ... More About: Parenting , Survey , Point
Harvest Fair on Bainbridge Island, the 2010 edition
2010-09-27 05:26:00 Harvest Fair was today! Hurrah! My friend and co-blogger Michelle over at the Kitsap Sun Mom Squad blog (or “blob” if you’re my dad) put together a bloggy tidbit about the wondrous time that is Harvest Fair. You can click over there and then come back here to visit. *waiting* *picking at fingernails* *still waiting* You back? In ... More About: Island , Bainbridge Island
Their Mission: To Squash The Competition (The Great Zucchini Race 2010)
2010-09-20 17:31:00 Another great annual event occurred here on Bainbridge Island over the weekend, my birthday The Great Zucchini Race 2010. Here’s the Kitsap Sun article for actual information. Here’s the nutshell version: bunch of crazy people decorate squash in crazy ways, get judged on craziness, and then try racing down a hill, which mostly ends crazily, ... More About: Competition , Squash
ingenuity
2010-09-13 23:56:00 Tired of getting yelled at to take off your shoes, husbands children of the world? Then make these, a new, improved indoor flip-flop sandal created by the Kid: Cute, available in all colors, not recommended for gravel-y surfaces (crunchy carpets not included). Who says we don’t make any products in the good, ol’ U.S. of A? Copyright © ...
soap box ? a tribute to As the World Turns
2010-09-13 03:43:00 Please join hands with me. A dear, dear friend of mine has only a few more days of life. I am bereft, heartbroken, and unable to imagine my world with this void. This friend has been there all my life as one of those friends you take for granted, you assume will ... More About: World , The World
thrust, a physics lesson
2010-09-06 22:50:00 If you, like the Hubs, had broken your leg and not been allowed to walk on it for 3 months, you too would probably be stir crazy by Month One Two. Particularly, if all that left you subject to the whims of say, ME, for that entire, bedridden time. What you would eat, what you ... More About: Physics
The Anti-Birthday Letter
2010-08-28 17:47:00 Dear Kid, Yes, it’s your birthday. Yes, you’re finally 7 years old. I hope you’re happy with yourself, and all your constant growing and stretching. I just want to know: when will it stop?? Where is my cute, monkey toddler? The one I found climbing kitchen cabinets at 4am and smearing food coloring on ... More About: Letter , Birthday
Wicked joy
2009-09-23 07:05:00 I had a birthday this past weekend and totally got my way all weekend long would like to first express gratitude for my dad who suffered trauma upside down and all around at the hands of our 6 year old whirling dervish provided overnight babysitting services. That oughta teach him to offer up such a thing. What ... More About: Wicked
a personal item of a porcine nature
2009-09-17 02:55:00 Once again, we went to the Kitsap County fair a few weeks back. Once again, a good time was had by all. While the deep fried Twinkie was surprisingly delicious, the most memorable moment occurred in the piggy barn. Isn’t this a precious scene? Besides relating to this plum-tuckered-out nursing mom (and her gargantuan nips!), I felt a deep, warm fuzziness for this: Is that the cutest or what? Look closer. Come on! That’s gotta be the most adorable pig tush in the world! Luckily for the piglet, there was a fence stopping me from reaching over and pinching that sweet little butt. It almost makes you want to avoid bacon, right? I said, almost. Copyright © 2009 Let the dog in!. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement and in BIG, BIG TROUBLE. Please contact legal@www.letthedogin.com so we can take legal action immediately.Plugin by... More About: Personal , Nature , Item
new school year, new classmates
2009-09-09 02:12:00 It’s time for school (can I hear an “amen,” moms?) which usually means entering a new setting with a new classroom, new teacher, and new classmates. At first, others might seem lazy. Or perhaps their insecurities manifest as a tad Napoleon complex-like. But given a little getting-to-know-you time… and a some relaxed, one-on-one time… you just might get close… and find his crooked ears don’t bug you nearly so much anymore. [no, we didn't get another dog. our neighbor got a puppy this summer and our beauty, Becca, is obviously still not too sure about him] Copyright © 2009 Let the dog in!. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement and in BIG, BIG TROUBLE. Please contact legal@www.letthedogin.com so we can take legal action immediately.Plugin by Taragana More About: School , Year
it’s not a party ’til you set the bowling pins aflame
2009-09-03 19:20:00 [FYI, Mommyblogging rule 102: you must blog about your child's birthday parties.] We had a birthday party last weekend, the big 6. Kid wanted it at the bowling alley, and since we could have pitchers of beer there her wish is our command, that’s what we did. Nothing unusual about that. Bowling alley provided balls, pins, lanes, lunch, and I made the cake. Nothing unusual about that. I left the cake-making to the last minute (also, not unusual), and freaked about not finding bowling pin-shaped candles (freaking out, not unusual) in my zip code, or our neighboring zip codes in Kitsap County, including a certain party store whose name rhymes with Hearty Pity. Lucky for us, my brother-in-law was in town and he saved the day. How, you ask? Did he bring candles with him? Oh no, my friend. Why bring candles with you when you can make bowling pin-shaped candles on a lathe? Duh. See? He started with a regular white candle. Made a plastic template to scrape away at the spinnin... More About: Party , Pins
fall colors
2009-09-01 23:51:00 No, not reds and golds. How about orange and fuchsia? Shredded beet and carrot salad, a great fall dish. Shredded raw beets and carrots tossed in oil and vinegar (and a dash of sweetness if you like, raisins, cranberries, apples, whatever). Yum. And all that color has to be good for us as we gear up for school starting. Not that the Kid would eat this….but maybe yours will! This is the first I’ve made this dish and I loved it. Even the Hubs ate his veggies. Trying anything new in the kitchen lately? Copyright © 2009 Let the dog in!. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement and in BIG, BIG TROUBLE. Please contact legal@www.letthedogin.com so we can take legal action immediately.Plugin by Taragana More About: Colors , Fall
a lesser person would take this as a sign that we eat too much cheese
2009-08-25 02:39:00 Don’t worry. We won’t. I mean, really. Everyone knows how flimsy that Good Grips brand is. We are getting our veggies this summer, too, though. See? Really. There’s zucchini in here. Along with the cocoa, sugar and butter…. Copyright © 2009 Let the dog in!. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement and in BIG, BIG TROUBLE. Please contact legal@www.letthedogin.com so we can take legal action immediately.Plugin by Taragana More About: Cheese , Sign , Person
library idiot, or this just in: me, stoopid
2009-08-20 20:10:00 I love the library. I once or twice worked in a library. I volunteer for the library. I love Ben Franklin for coming up with the public library system (much more impressive than that kite in thunderstorm deal). I love the library. Lately, the hubs and I have been watching a British series called Ballykissangel. It’s a cute, funny, ensemble show set in an Irish village, circa late 90’s. So, I am rewatching the show from the start with the hub’s first viewing, and we’ve gotten several dvd’s from the library. The library, it’s not just for books anymore! The library, don’t need to read to use it! So, perhaps it’s the heat, or maybe my brain cells are lonely and dying off from abuse just getting too old to function (I’ll blame the heat), but I seem to have a problem remembering what dvd’s we’ve seen and what ones we want to see. The idiot’s confession bottom line is this: at my beloved library, I recently lear... More About: Library , Idiot
dogfish, or fish for the dog
2009-08-17 20:31:00 This past weekend was the annual salmon smoking event at Chez Letthedogin! Which means the hubs would divorce me for not blogging about it I just have to share this thrilling news with you all! If you missed it last year, here is my tutorial post on smoking fish. And that event last year must have blazed a mark in the dog’s walnut brain because she was Johnny-on-the-spot (not to be confused with jennyonthespot) this year. I’m grateful she is not a drooler, or the driveway would have flooded. She didn’t just watch either. When the hubs was hanging more fish in the smoker, the pooch thought she’d use that time to help herself. And we have the proof. Note the muddy paw prints. Luckily, the hubs put paper over the fish, to protect from wasps and flies, he thought. He forgot about the DOGflies we have. Yes, she was ever-present and always watching us. Dog is God spelled backwards, after all. Don’t feel bad. She did get some, though. And some more.... More About: Fish
important family debate topic: Coke
2009-08-11 04:59:00 Yesterday, the Kid, Hubs and I were running errands and picking on each other spending quality time together and began to discuss the following: Which sip is the best one of an icy, cold glass of Coke ? Yes, we are that deep. The Hubs told the Kid it was the last one, the one that has been lingering with the ice the longest. I cannot believe he’s teasing her again, I thought to myself. Next, he’ll tell her how much fun it is to paint the fence. Then I realized he was serious. The last sip? Furrealz?? Who is this person I married?? First off, I said, don’t you mean the first sip, since that’s the one with the most rum in it? (ba-da-ching!) But, even if it is rum-free, still, it is the first sip that’s the best. Right? All bubbly and fresh, not flat and watery and tasteless. You’re with me on this, right? Copyright © 2009 Let the dog in!. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your ne... More About: Family , Debate , Topic
summer in the city
More articles from this author:2009-08-08 18:47:00 Seattle Center fountain We have clouds and rain forecasted this week, but that just means we can reflect fondly on our sweltering, record-breaking hot days a week ago. And love our clouds today. Copyright © 2009 Let the dog in!. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement and in BIG, BIG TROUBLE. Please contact legal@www.letthedogin.com so we can take legal action immediately.Plugin by Taragana More About: Summer , City 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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