Icarus and the baby

dogs, writing and family
Category: Pets and Animals


It seems my dogs just keep getting into trouble. Today when I got home, my middle dog, Zeus, was in the backyard. Thank heaven it's fenced in! It seems Doug thought he brought him inside before he left for work. The weather was nice, so Zeus was okay--but really happy to see we arrived home.

However, Icarus decided he should beat him up for staying outdoors! Really, if only dogs could talk!

We had Autumn and Ashley over on Friday. Zeus is afraid of babies and steers clear of them. Icarus is curious and keep coming over to get a closer look at Autumn--until she reached over and grabbed his beard!

We're thankful he's very gentle. Although he had a look of terror in his eyes, he never growled or tried to bite. Once we got her to let go of Icarus, he stayed away from her. Once, he sat back when she was in her seat, watched her and made some barking noises. Then he got out of Dodge.

Maggie, the shepard, on the other hand, thinks babies are for mothering. "Come here, I'll wash your face and lick what little hair you have. Hey, maybe it'll grow faster if I lick it--you know--a little Rogain."

We had a nice Thanksgiving at daughter Michelle's in Sarasota. Most of the family was there, but Autumn's grandfather and step-grandmother and step uncle couldn't attend. Their baby is due in a few weeks and step-granny wasn't allowed to travel.

Yeah, this sounds strange, doesn't it? You see, Autumn's pappaw will have two daughters--22 years apart. So at the ripe old age of 6 months, Autumn will become Aunt Autumn to Emma.

Did y'all see Oprah's show on Monday? Need idea she had. Wish we could all do the good those people did.

That's it for now. Y'all take care. Come sit a spell. I might even bake some of those homemade biscuits everyone likes so much.

dg