Keep your hoe in check

Mom has been stressing out all week, I have been snuggled and cuddled a bunch.  Apparently. Mom and Dad are buying a house, my only must have is a fenced in yard with squirrels for me to chase, and a big window that let's the sunlight in for me to sleep in all day.  I have that now with MomMom and the Big Guy so my life is grand.  Auntie explained that when Mom and Dad get the new house I will not be living with her any more, that makes me sad (and Auntie sad ).  

Anyhow, with buying their first house Mom is having a ton of anxiety and stress about the process.  Dad told me they are going to buy a new house, Auntie explained that means the house has to be built so I stay with her for about 6 more months.  Mom and Dad have different checklist items that they want in the house.  Listening to them made Little Man and I sleepy.

Finally, I looked at Mom and gave her this advice, "Keep your hoe in check!"  I don't know what it means but I heard it before as advice and that with a kiss on the nose made her smile.  My job was done so I went back to sleep.

Spring = Shedding Time

Auntie Shella has taken to grooming us this week.  She points out that we are shedding too much, she said that meaning mostly me, but Little Man got brushed as well.

Apparently, it is frowned upon when you can run your hand down my back and lift your hand covered in my black fur.  I don’t sew what the problem is, because I am covered in the black fur, it suits me well.

Auntie Shella took me onto the deck and using this odd looking metal loop brushed me.  I got to sniff the brush first, it did not smell bad, so I let her brush me while I sniff the air.  After a few minutes, there was lots of my fur on the deck…

Auntie was attempting to keep it in a pile to throw away, but the wind kept blowing it around, and she figured all the birds in the yard might like it for nests and stopped trying to collect it.  I took this chance to go into the yard and sniff around.

Auntie told me that was fine she could finish brushing me later, and she got Little Man and started brushing him with a different brush.  His white fur is short and his winter coat only took a few minutes to be completely groomed out.

Then when Little Man was done, Auntie told him how handsome he looked and his white coat was so pretty.

He thanked her for grooming him by promptly laying down on the pollen and getting a yellow streak of pollen on his leg and spine.

We have both been leaving less fur around the house, and Auntie will probably do a Product Rave about the grooming tools she used on Little Man and I, since we have different fur types.  She was just proud of how we look now and wanted to show us off.  She loves us no matter what, but is really happy that her hand isn’t covered in fur when she pets us now.

We love her no matter what, but we enjoyed the individual time with her when she groomed us because we got tons of kisses and hugs while it happened.