November 25, 2011

  • Chewlee Gets The Big TV

     

    TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM

    Calm day today.  The Beast and I slept in.  Later on, he went out to Pet Depot and bought some more dry dog food for Baron (and Baron got to go, too!).  Baron loves that store and the people that work there all know him and think he's adorable.  He really behaves himself....like he knows he has to behave or he won't be able to actually go inside with the Beast any more. 

    Afterward, the Beast finally took him to the park and just let him run to his heart's content.  When he got home, he plopped down on his bed and went to sleep so I guess he had a good day.  At least he calmed down.  Nothing worse than a 110 lb. doberman in a small house that's antsy.

    Later on, the Princess brought over Chewlee.  Chewlee is staying overnight because she and Johnnycakes (I THINK it's Johnnycakes anyway) are going to a concert in Huntsville.  It will be late before they get home and I would have Chewlee all day tomorrow anyway.  She decided she wanted to watch Fern Gully again and I got the Beast to put it in for her on the big TV since he was going to take a bath.  She will never want to watch it on my TV after seeing it on the big one.  It's incredible how the larger picture and the TV being HD makes.  I thought my TV was an HD but, if it is, I think it's getting old now.  It wasn't an expensive one but it works for me.  No complaints here.  I did like watching the last two Harry Potter movies on the big TV, however.  Sometimes, bigger IS better.

    Chewlee is growing up so fast.  She has things she wants to talk about and they sometimes seem so grown up.  She's becoming very polite and asking if she can do different things, like sitting in my lap instead of just coming over and jumping into it like she always did.  She will lean back into me while we watch TV together.

    She's funny at times, too.  Like tonight when she knew one of my programs was having a marathon and it was mostly new ones for me.  Ones that I had missed out on.  When we got her all set up in Papa's chair with her snack and her milk, she looked at me and said, *Grandma....go...you are missing your program!*  Then she leaned back and I was dismissed. 

    She told me...told me, mind you....that I had to lay down with her when it was bedtime for her.  She told me she would share her blanket with me and I just had to stay until she went to sleep.  Awww!  But then she said, *No...you don't have to.  I have my kitty with me.  And you will leave the light on in the closet, right?*  I told her of course I would.  I leave it on until she's asleep then I open her bedroom door and turn it off.  I leave the door open so if she wakes during the night, the light over the sink can be seen.  I also have a night light in the bathroom for her.  What she usually does is go to the bathroom, then come into my bedroom and get into bed with me.  She cuddles up with me, her blanket and her current stuffed animal and goes to sleep.  Once, she got up, took her blanket and stuffed animal and was going back to her own bed....I thought.  When I woke up later, she was on the love seat, sound asleep.  It was really funny and cute because Baron was curled up on the other end of the love seat with her.

    Love you all.  Hope you had a great day if you are one of the Black Friday shoppers.  I've never gotten into that and couldn't this year if I wanted to.  But...if you are...I hope your bargains were fantastic and your feet survived it all.  Be good.  Be careful and watch out for the other guy when you drive.