" TALKING TO THE DOGS "

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YESTERDAY WHILE I WAS IN THE KITCHEN,  I HEARD MIKE TALKING, SO I WENT INTO THE LIVING ROOM TO SEE WHAT HE WANTED.  HE SAID "I WASN'T TALKING TO YOU-I WAS TALKING TO THE DOGS".  OK I SAID, WHAT DID YOU TELL THEM?  IT SEEMS THAT OUR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER HAS FINALLY CONVINCED MIKE THAT OUR TWO DOGS ARE OVER WEIGHT.  SO, HE WAS TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO THEM HOW WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO CUT BACK ON THEIR FOOD, AND WHY THEY COULDN'T LICK HIS PLATE CLEAN ANY MORE.  NEXT THING I KNOW HE IS PICKING PRESLEY UP AND GETTING ON THE SCALE WITH HIM.  "IT'S NOT WORKING" MIKE SAYS A LITTLE UPSET. NO PROBLEM HONEY, I WILL HELP YOU. SO ONE BY ONE WE WEIGH THE DOGS, AND THEN MINUS THAT FROM WHAT MIKE WEIGHS, AND SURE ENOUGH, MIKE FINALLY AGREES THAT BOTH THE DOGS ARE OVER WEIGHT.  HE TALKS TO THEM ABOUT OTHER THINGS TOO.  HE WILL ASK THEM IF THEY HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, HOW ARE THEY FEELING, WHAT WOULD THEY LIKE TO HAVE OR DO TODAY, ETC.ETC...SINCE ALZHEIMER'S, MIKE HAS DEVELOPED THIS CHILD LIKE INNOCENTS, THAT TRULY AMAZES ME.  PRISKA (OUR FEMALE DOG) WILL SOMETIMES HIDE WHEN IT'S TIME FOR THEIR WALK.  MIKE CONTINUES TO WALK THEM TWICE A DAY FOR WHICH I AM VERY GRATEFUL.  PRISKA IS NOT AS FOND OF THE WALKS AS IS PRESLEY, AND THERE IS A GOOD REASON FOR THAT.  MIKE SOMETIMES FORGETS THAT HE HAS ALREADY WALKED THE DOGS, AND WANTS TO WALK THEM AGAIN. SO WHEN PRISKA SEES HIM WITH THE LEASH FOR THE THIRD TIME IN ONE DAY-SHE TRIES TO HIDE.  I'M VERY FOND OF THE WALKS, AS WALKING THE DOGS GIVES BOTH THE DOGS, AND MIKE SOME EXERCISE.  MOST IMPORTANTLY,  IT ALSO GIVES ME ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES TWICE A DAY TO HAVE QUIET TIME, OR TO READ A BOOK OR  MY BIBLE.  WHEN MIKE IS HOME, IT IS LIKE HE HAS FORGOTTEN HOW TO READ SILENTLY, TO HIMSELF. HE READS EVERYTHING OUT LOUD, AND IF YOU HAVE EVER TRIED TO STUDY, OR WRITE WHILE SOMEONE IS READING OUT LOUD-YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN.  NOT POSSIBLE!!!  ANY HOW, WE CONTINUE TO BE BLESSED-WE ARE STILL ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER (AND TWO DOGS), SO NO COMPLAINTS FROM ME.  HOPE YOU'LL MAKE YOUR DAY A GREAT ONE!!  JUST ME.
P.S.  PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO PASS THE WORD THEN "PASS THE GAS" ONE MAY 15TH!!