On Sunday, Husband and I made my first rolled snowman. And he was not a thing of beauty. He was misshapen and lopsided and was – according to my 3.5yr old twin judges – missing a carrot nose. But he was the first snowman I’ve ever made by rolling the snow around. And I loved him. Lumpy sat outside all of Sunday and Monday, looking dorky and simple. Then, Monday night, the rain came and all the snow melted and Lumpy’s head fell off and rolled to the side. By the time Tigger the Dog and I went outside Tuesday morning for her morning pee, the grass was green(ish) and all that was left of Lumpy was his dumpy body with the stick arms and his awkward mess of a head lolling to the side. A sad sight to be sure.
To me. To Tigger the Dog, what was left of Lumpy was a threat. An evil being that needed to be barked to death. At 6am in the morning. And bark she did. Fur on end, ears plastered back, teeth barred, she barked the heck out of Lumpy. And got no reaction. So she went at Lumpy from the other side, crouching, hackles up she growled and snapped. Still nothing. Well, nothing from Lumpy. I was laughing so dang hard, I stumbled off the front steps and almost became one with the ground. Tigger the Dog spent five minutes barking herself stupid over two misshapen lumps of snow and I spent five minutes standing in the front yard in my pj's, hair sticking out in every which way, crying from laughter. The point of this story: find the stupid in your day- be it a lopsided snowman or a absolutely mental dog barking her silly head off at said snowman. Find that stupid and have a moment of laughter that brings you to your knees. Because, why else are we here?
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Cock-eyed Optimist
1/27/2016 10:40:47 pm
Why else, indeed?
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ej
1/28/2016 06:17:05 am
Thank you, C-e O! Life has gotten even more stupid here with the addition of two more rescue dogs. Not sure if we're keeping them but Tigger the Dog is voting against it. She was happy to play with them but they just aren't leaving!
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C-e O P.S.
1/27/2016 10:43:12 pm
I meant, of course, Lumpy.
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ej
1/28/2016 06:17:30 am
Like we ALL shall be!
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C-eO
1/28/2016 09:53:43 am
By the time you're ready, everyone's remains will be sent to outer space.
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