Nina W..I thought of you yesterday
No one could top your "Visit with Gran" story, but I thought of you yesterday...
Most of my husband's command is here in Spain from the US for important meetings. We decided to have everyone over for dinner for 16, plus kids, small and large. I had a lists going for days so that everything would be perfect..grass cut, pool immaculate. The menu set and prepped, ready to roll and many pitchers of home made Sangria. Every thing is done, Dumpling was washed, we were just waiting for the guests to arrive. I was remembering names of wives and kids while taking a breather. Dumpling jumps up next to me on the couch, I go to pet her and her fur is stiff and matted and the smell of death hits me. I ask hubs to grab the dog wipes, he informs me that this is a bath job, not a wipes job and he is of course right. Gagging and gasping I can't pick the dog up because I am already showered and dressed. I get her into the tub and spray her with the shower head for at least 5 mins before soaping her up, gagging the entire time. She thinks this is terribly funny. She loves baths, she loves the towel down afterward, she mostly loved the way she smelled before I washed her
Dinner went wonderfully, but we could not get rid of the flies, they were everywhere.
Later in the evening when the kids were playing Bocci, my son spotted the culprit, a dead, festering maggot covered fledgling next to the back deck. There was Dumpling making a beline to show us her wonderful new smell.
Gaaaah, why are dogs so disgusting???
Pam, pugmom to Dumpling and human mother to 3