Oh, Behave!

My oldest son Logan has a typical toddler temperament. If I ask him to do something, he will respond in one of the following ways.

1. Pretend to have lost his hearing and ignore whatever I have just asked of him.
2. Pretend to have partial hearing loss the first two times I ask him, and then miraculously hear me the third time.
3. Do what I ask of him immediately (this is rare :)
4. Decide that whatever I have asked of him is outlandish, and demonstrate this by throwing a large fit.

My dog has apparently decided to take behavioral lessons from my son. This is, presumably, because she sees him as another animal, which on many days, is not too far from the truth. For example, when I take her outside to do her business, she reacts in one of the following ways.

1. Pretends to have lost her hearing and ignores my requests to "go pee" or "go poop".
2. Pretends to have partial hearing loss until my voice reaches a low growl, and then she miraculously does her business.
3. Goes to do her business right away (this is rare!)

Bedtime has also become a fun routine. It usually goes like this:

Me: I get into bed and make myself comfortable.
Dog: Gets up on the bed and starts playing around.
Me: Get off the bed.
Dog: Moves two inches down the bed and lays down.
Me: Get off the bed!
Dog: Moves down to the bottom of the bed and lays down.
Me: Get. OFF. the. bed!!!
Dog: Slinks off the bed and lays on her pet bed, all the while grumbling under her breath (I kid you not).

I can't wait to see how she behaves when the kids are teenagers. Do dogs do the silent treatment?

Give Me My Timmie's And No One Get's Hurt!!

In case you don't believe me when I say my cat is a Tim Horton's coffee addict, here is the photographic proof. And it's not just the cups either. I've actually watched him knock my coffee onto the floor and then start drinking it. On top of that, he actually came back to the spot after I had cleaned it and started licking the floor!! Anyone know of a good addict's anonymous program for felines?

Rrrolll up the rrrim to win!

Oh yes, it's that time again! Roll Up The Rim To Win at Tim Horton's is back, and I am a confessed Tim Horton's addict. My cat is an addict to, although he won't admit it. It's hard to deny though when you are confronted with pictures of yourself hugging a Timmie's cup between your furry paws.

At any rate, so far this time around, we have bought 12 cups of coffee and won 3 free coffee's. The Tim Horton's website says the odds of winning something are 1:9, but so far my odds have been 1:4. Maybe this year the Toyota will be mine!!!

Introductions

Hello. This is probably my fifth attempt (feels like the millionth) at having a blog. I have started all of my past blogs with the greatest of intentions, only to abandon them because life just gets in the way. Still, I always come back. After all, everyone can find 5 minutes to blog, right? I say this somewhat sarcastically as in the time it has taken me to write this, I have done the following:

1. Played referee between my two children who were fighting over a PB sandwich.
2. Cleaned said PB sandwich off of my baby and gave the remains back to my toddler.
3. Picked up gaming system that my baby knocked off of the entertainment center.
4. Rescued my baby from under the coffee table.
5. Put my screaming baby for a nap (hopefully).

Let me introduce myself. My name is Amanda and I am 25 years old. I am married to a great guy, and this year we will celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary. We have two little boys, the oldest is Logan and he will be 3 next week, the youngest is Sebastian and he will be 1 next month. We also have a dog named Chance and a cat named Cole. Welcome to the zoo, as I fondly refer to it. Although that is probably not a very good label, as I am sure most zoo's are better organized then my life. A few might even be cleaner then my house!

And now it seems my 5 minutes is up, as my dog is whining to go out and if I don't take her right now, this will progress to barking and I will have to stop myself from strangling her so she doesn't wake the baby (I'm joking, I love my dog and would never intentionally hurt her, no matter how much she frustrates me). See you tomorrow!