That lazy thing I do aka But I feel so GUILTY!!!!

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Every evening when I get home I am greeted by those things in my user pic up there. OH THE GUILT! I feel SO horrid and mean for leaving them from basically 8 a.m. until I get home which is around 6:30, and sometimes later. It never fails though, early or late, when I get home I am met with happy woos and wiggles and lots of licking and wags. And of course I make a HUGE fuss over my beasties - they have been so very good, dealing with this new situation of ours since my son (their Lord and Master lol) moved out. They miss him, *I* miss him, mostly because now I have to go straight home as that is a heck of a long day to be stuck in the house.

But I think I am letting guilt, and the dogs, have too much control over me. As soon as they are let outside, back inside, fed and scritched, it is cuddle time... which means in the evenings, what am I doing? This:



Is it any wonder I am not getting a thing done in the evenings?? I plan to behave tonight though. I will work on my ms from 7:30 - 9:00 and then from 9:00 to 10:00 cuddle the dog. That seems fair, doesn't it? (Cuddle Maddox, that is - Shelby is an on-the-floor-girl which given she is around 65 pounds, this is good. I make darn sure she gets plenty of scritches every night and morning and on weekends - I just have to go down to her level. She is the Queen, after all!).

:)

Just downloaded my crit buddy's new draft - am so excited to get started hacking and slashing and writing wicked red comments... bwa ha ha ha ha! No, seriously, this is an awesome story and I am VERY PROUD of you, jealousofstars for not letting Evil Things sway you from getting this story out. It will do AWESOME.

Okay best log off this here thing - must run to the post office for the boss. Dang it, I am just so weird these days - I absolutely love being here every day, doing this work. The only thing that could make it better is if I could have my dogs at my feet all day. Wouldn't that be the best?!



Shelby thinks so!

Comments

[kattale.livejournal.com]

They are just so adorable! I think though, that even though both Kieran and I work from home, that huskies would be too much for me to handle. My neighbour has a boxer-lab mix who is the sweetest gentlest little lady I've ever met - I think I'd blend well with a dog-friend like her.

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

Oh they are ridiculous dogs, and very challenging, and I have no regrets whatsoever about having these two. But, I can't imagine having this breed of dog again, even though I am not sure how I could have any other! Without my son though, it is just really hard as I can't trust them, at all. Well I can trust Shelby, not Maddox.

I am VERY entranced with Hermette's greyhound though! Greyhounds seem to have a lot of personality traits that I really like. And they love to sleep! And I would be able to trust one with a doggy door. So someday, I will be considering another dog, and plan to take a look at that breed. :)

[disco-mouse.livejournal.com]

Ain't unconditional love grand?

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I can't imagine life without dogs! I just wish I could trust Maddox w/a doggy door. I wish I could take them everywhere with me. :(

But they don't seem to hold anything against me, either, for when I am gone late. Or gone at all.

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Oh, cute dog faces! At least they do have each other. A single dog left home all alone . . . that's truly awful.

[caninepawprints.livejournal.com]

Your dogs are adorable. I miss my Huskies! The circumstances surrounding their deaths and rehoming have taught me to be a lot more selective about the pets I choose. My first two Huskies died during that time period when dog food was poisoned. A lot of dogs were dying. The brand my parents bought was one of those affected. Mika and Misty were very sick in the end. Kiba was a beautiful dog with a personality that meshed well with mine, but a divorce and move into an apartment that didn't allow large dogs forced me to find him a new, loving home. They send me regular updates and photos to let me know how he's doing. He looks so happy! It's clear in so many of the photos that he's well loved there, which brings me comfort. But I still miss him a great deal. :(