Friday, June 22, 2007

Shame? Me? No.

Hey, it's my dog Lana's sixth birthday today. Why should you care?

Uh...

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Uh...

Yeah, I've got nothing.

C'mon, what have you got to do that's more important than wishing my dog a happy birthday? Raising kids? A job? Blinking?

While you're over there wishing my dog a happy birthday (hint, hint. What? I don't care if she can't read.) make sure you leave me some of your dog-related questions. I need material or I'm just going to start pontificating on my own. And we don't want that now, do we?

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Chicky and I just had a playdate with Sarah and her kids. She is as wonderful as you think she is. Seriously. But poor Sarah, I have this habit when I meet someone for the first time of letting them lead the conversation - it's how I gauge how much I'm going to like them, if a person can keep me engaged they're so in - and I totally let Sarah take the conversation and run with it. But she rose to the occasion with grace and charm, even with three kids (!) and a neighbor's kid to watch. I think I will make her my new best friend. If she'll have me. Which she might not now that she knows I'm a mute.

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Random Chicky picture....


Because it makes me happy.

19 comments:

  1. Yeah, I got nothing. Except a Happy Birthday.

    I can't think of anything worth blogging about. I can't find my "voice." Ugh! bitch, bitch, bitch

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  2. I've had a lot of nothing lately too. Summer blahs?

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  3. To my new BFF:
    Great playdate! See you again soon.

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  4. I suspected Sarah was as great as she seems. Glad you two had fun!

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  5. I LOVE that picture of Chicky! God I miss babies... sniff...

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  6. It's hot, my kids are at each other's throats, but I've got a Happy Birthday in here somewhere for your dog. ;)

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  7. Our doggie daycare guy in MA woudl make doggie b-day cakes and have little parties for the doggies with b-days that month.

    Meatloaf cake with mashed potato frosting. Big hit.

    He also had seasonal parties for doggies and their people. Also loads of fun.

    Big gatherings of dog geeks. :)

    Happy Sixth Birthday Lana!

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  8. ADORABLE chicky picture!

    Happy Birthday, Lana.

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  9. Happy birthday to your doggie dog!

    Chicky is a doll. A verbally advanced one. ;)

    And if that's how we both handle first conversations, then I hope one or the other of us can give a little bit at BlogHer so that we progress past "Hi!"

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  10. Hey, that's a great picture of Chicky Baby!

    Happy birthday to Lana. Say, here's a timely dog-blog idea: how to calm dogs that abhor fireworks. (Daisy's been going nuts now that the neighborhood kids are setting firecrackers off randomly ALL DAY LONG.)

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  11. Chicky is so darn cute. And happy birthday Lana. Yup, that's all I've got... nothing more.

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  12. awe what the heck...happy birthday chicky pooch!

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  13. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOGGIE!!
    My sister - Jane - has 2 pups that are her children... so I definitely know the importance of doggie birthdays!!
    - Audrey
    Pinks & BLues Girls

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  14. Happy Birthday to Lana! She doesn't look a day over 5.

    Here is my dog question---in a few years (when my youngest is 5---that will mean my kids will be 5, 7 and 9), we hope to get a dog. "Hope" should be in quotes b/c it means that my two cats will have passed on to the great unknown which will be a sad thing indeed.

    Anyway, I've never owned a dog although I have done a fair share of working with dogs in animal shelters, so I know what traits I like. But, as a professional, would you say we'd be better off with a puppy, a slightly older dog or a much older dog for our 'first ever family dog'? I want to adopt (vs. buy) and prefer larger mutts, like labs mixed with shepards (shephards?)---the dog kind, not the guy with the sheep.

    Many thanks!

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  15. i love it when a new connection works out. makes the world seem a bit smaller somehow.

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  17. I think that you have plenty to say when it's your doggy's birthday!!! So glad Lana had a fantastic birthday!

    Jane, P&B Girls

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  18. Love this picture! I have one similar of my son. Gotta love the tunnel!!!

    Shannon

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