The Chronicle of Woos

See, I can be sweet too. Here I am just resting with my stuffy.




(Gotta love those ears.)

Yes, my paws ARE still red. But TD's paws are red too. AND Phantom's left ear is pinky red from when he lies in the mulch. Red furs is just what happens when the Dadster insists on having that Sedona Red mulch instead of some nice dirt-colored stuff. Thunder and I were NOT digging in the mulch. We were just outside, sniffing for intruders, and making sure the workers didn't miss any spots. Unfortunately we have had 8 days of some sort of precipitation. Wet new red mulch = red paws.

Now many of you have been worried about the beautiful white carpet. The carpet was actually just cleaned about two weeks ago. The carpet cleaner man said that the carpet is really starting to show some wear and didn't clean up as well this time. The carpet is about 10 years old now. It is in the great room or family room and gets tons of traffic. Five of the six grandbipeds are here a LOT, and the oldest just turned 7. So that means the carpet has endured seven years of burpy, spitty babies, crawling babies, sippy cup spills, crumbs, little feet running all around, lots and lots of toys and playtime, not to mention the three of us, and of course Mom and Dad.

The only way into the house from the backyard is through the door to the deck unless we go through the gate, around the side of the house, and in through the garage directly to the kitchen. That really doesn't work very well for the Momster as we like to go in and out frequently.

As you come in the door to the deck, there is about a three foot wide buffer of hardwood floor that runs right next to that white carpet; you have probably seen in in our photos. There is NO way for the three of us to come in that door and NOT step on the carpet. So all the time, there is a plastic runner that runs along the carpet next to the hardwood floor. For the most part, it saves the carpet from our feet. But with all the mud in the yard, and now the red mulch (it will stop bleeding once it gets dry again), the Momster now puts a bunch of quilts and small throw rugs along that whole pathway. Here is a very short video to show you how hard we try to keep that rug clean for Mom.

Yes, we ALL went right into the kitchen and you could probably hear the gate latch. 99.9999999% of the time, we all do listen to the Momster. If we are super wet or dirty, she brings us in one at a time. We really do try to cooperate, even the Pest.

BUT once we are dry, white carpet, HERE WE COME!!! We all do have a responsibility to keep watch over our kingdom out there. Thunder, stop cleaning your paws and help us check the perimeter.

What do you mean, Mom? We can't go out? We just came in? Well, that's what we do! You can just get the towels ready to clean us off again - we know how much you enjoy THAT!



Finally, night has fallen, and we are ready to stay inside.

Happy Friday to all!

Woos ~ Phantom, Thunder, and Ciara