a dilemma

a dilemma is when you want things a certain way but something prevents that way of being how it is

the thing-that-prevents is known as an obstacle and it frequently takes the form of metal patches in the ground like this:



i do not like obstacles and i do not like to walk on them or even go near them

my mama says they are just-a-grates which is peoples for mamas can go near them without succumbing to the evil powers they exercise over puppies

the other night i had a dilemma when i was relaxing in the hallway with my ball and when that happens you have to growl at the obstacle for a while and then yell MAMA MAMA I HAVE A DILEMMA at which point she will stop watching her movie and come address your concerns which are this:



i think you see what i mean

my papa's job

my papa's job is being a freelance writer which is peoples for looking at the computer all the time

sometimes when you work from home like my papa and me other peoples think your job is not very strenuous but let me tell you that is simply not true

first we have to work on the laptop




then we have to work on the desktop



while my papa writes i spend some time on my bonework






and then we have to take a little nap



sometimes kitty helps with the editing





and sometimes we even work late into the night on the phone


being a writer is a lot like being a puppy in that your work is never really finished

science

science is when you want to know how something works

so you make up a Hippo Thesis about how it might work and then test it out with Speriments

for example i am very interested in knowing exactly what is so wrong with squirrels

there is obviously something evil in them

my Hippo Thesis is that maybe if you just give them a really good shake you can get the evil out and then they would be okay for friends

this one time i caught one and tried to Speriment it but it got broken so i ated it

you know you can be friends

you know you can be friends with peoples and puppies you have never even met

that is what the internets is for

one of my friends is a beagle named della mae who helps her mama Lady Buttons with her blog and and we have ever so much in common like our names and our mamas and our ears and being from the south and living in canadia and all kinds of things

her mama gave me a beautiful blogger award which is peoples for i love you in the internets

i am going to tell you seven things about me daisy mae that you maybe did not know

1. when i was littles i had a white spot between my eyes and a black tail but now i am all daisy-colored

2. i can show you the tree on the trail where the chipper-monks hide i swear

3. i don't like it so much when you touch my feets

4. this one time i ated a squirrel and it tasted like mischief

5. my favorite outside game is Running Away and my favorite inside game is Being Close

6. sometimes i dream there are bunnies in the house and i have to chase them in my sleep

7. i am told i am quite a snorer

one of my favorite games is sharing and i am sharing my award with these blogs:

Bookwagon: my mama's papa's favorite game is reading books
The Aunt-Ventures of L and Auntie She-She: we miss my auntie shelia who does not live in canadia with us
All Things Frau: my friend gobo is a kitty and his mama's blog makes my mama droolly
Running Is Optional: my friend zeus helps his mama read and run
Hero the Sharpei: hero is a puppy like me
My Life by Buster: buster is a puppy too
Daily Dose of Jack: jack is a puppy too

oooooh i absolutely love the internets

a garden

a garden is a very funny thing

sometimes you want to dig it up and then other times you do not want to dig it up

some things you want to make grow in it and other things you want to stop from growing in it

and then the plants that are "for eating" are the ones you are not allowed to eat

only my mama knows the exact rules

today after we gardened we read an exciting thriller full of suspense and intrigue

it is called The Tale of Peter Rabbit and it is about the ever-present bunny menace

stories are funny too because sometimes they confuse you about whose side you are on

imagination is when even though you do not want bunnies in your garden you do not really want Peter Rabbit to end up in a pie either

my mama says it is perfectly alright

cleaning

cleaning is when my mama and my papa spend the day undoing all the hard work i've done making everything in the house good and smelly

i suppose they do it to keep me busy but it still makes me a little sad

sometimes you can find a good pile of filth that has been swept together and lie down in it one last time

my mama says it is okay to be melancholy about change but in the end you have to let some things go

entertaining

entertaining is when peoples come to the house to see ME daisy mae and my papa makes them hamburgers

last night we entertained a new friend called disa

disa is a baby which is a cross between a peoples and a puppy

she does not like to play games but she is very good for sniffing so i let her sit in my spot on the couch

sometimes if you are very patient and very sneaky you can give her feet a good lick