I promised the kids we'd go see fireworks but I am unfamiliar with this area still so I didn't know exactly where to go. Lucas kept whining to go to Kemah, which was close to our last place...but about an hr from our current home. I decided to drive to Kingwood which is a nearby city. There are some really nice restaurants on the water and a bunch of boats too--I thought maybe they'd be setting of fireworks so I parked and got a blanket out for us to sit on.
We waited a little while and finally someone told me I needed to drive further up to see them. By the time I was heading in the right direction, there had been a car accident that caused a traffic jam. We were stuck for a while so at the nearest chance I made a u-turn and headed home. Lucas kept adamantly saying "no, we are not going home yet. 5 more minutes!" which has became his mantra....5 more minutes!
Ironically, when we got back, there were neighbors setting off cool fireworks---i didn't know these were legal here! So we parked and sat in our trunk to watch. We were so close the noise scared Olivia, who clung to me like a koala the whole time. Lucas thoroughly enjoyed it though. Shmoopy our neurotic dog will never be the same...he's been panting nervously, won't go outside and then sneaks upstairs where they arent allowed, and pees or hides...i hate him! He's been locked up in the laundry rm nightly now. He's so dumb...he lets all these bugs in the house because he takes forever hesitating getting his fat furry butt over the 3 inch step coming in from the backyard...but jumps up a flight of stairs easily....I want to get rid of him, but my guilt won't let me....and the other one....stole olivia's corn dog and swallowed the stick whole...don't know how that's gonna come out!
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Isn't it nice to just be able to go outside and see the fireworks???
Not have to pay for a big show....
I am sorry about the dogs :( Sounds like they need some training you don't have time for. My dog used to be terribly afraid of a broom, especially if it would tip over and fall. It was ridiculous how much he feared it. He would run and pee all the way!!!
Eventually, I started slowly introducing him to the broom LOL! I did this by putting it outside his crate and giving him a treat to walk over it. I gradually increased the time he spent around the broom etc and now he is ok with it. It's just the loud sounds that freak them out. Our dog is ok now and doesn't stupidly fear the broom LOL
It's a lot of work though.
Ha ha! 5 more minutes...I know that sentence too well. :D
Yeah, the dogs need more attention and training that I don't have time for being here alone. If it wasn't so hot I'd leave them out...all they do is cause trouble, but I did buy them and we should take better care of them. Shmoopy used to be a better dog, but ever since he was fixed when we bought tyrone, he has been neurotic. Sometimes I think he needs to be put out of his misery.
John always says we should give them away when I complain about their messes/behavior...and it would be sooooo much easier to keep this house clean and take care of the kids...less stress..but I know i'd feel so bad. And who would want (and keep) such annoying dogs?
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