There has been a theme weaving through my life lately, a sharing theme. It actually works out quite well for me because for a short period of time I get all the pluses without any of the minuses.
For example, ever since my childhood hamsters mysteriously “ran away to the forest” and then my parakeets oddly did the same, I have always yearned for the companionship of a good pet, namely a dog.
I am torn between wanting a great, big dog that will circle me protectively while we walk through dicey neighborhoods, ready to gallop away with me should unexpected weapons be pulled, and small, bite-sized pups able to amuse themselves in one bedroom duplexes while their master toils away at work. For now, it looks as though I won’t be getting either kind for some time. So instead, I find myself at people’s houses, people I’ve just met once or twice before, helping Irene bathe their canine friends.
Resentful of having to admit defeat, but fully aware of how his coat now positively glows and brings out the best in his eyes, Toby hops into his carry bag, ready for a night out on the town.
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Also on my “Not-Going-To-Happen-Anytime-Soon” list is having a baby. This is even further down on the list than getting a dog for obvious reasons, like the fact that I’m not sure how well it would fly to have a mini-person in a cute blue carry bag hanging out on my desk.
But I can’t ignore the tugging at my heart strings whenever I walk through the baby clothes section at Target. Who doesn’t get mushy seeing shoes the size of one’s thumb?
Enter in playing with other people’s babies.
oh sobrina, that’s not called sharing, it’s called using!
there’s just a lot of yellow going on in this entry in general
You don’t need a dog, you need a good MAN that you can take everywhere with you…
I didn’t notice that before, but there IS a lot of yellow going on here haha