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Skewing the stats ;-)
So we just get the boys to bed when the phone rings:
: As a dog owner, would I mind participating in a short market survey that will help improve commercial dog foods? --I guess not... : Do you buy commercial dog food? --Yes... : Does your dog eat anything other than the commercial dog food? --Yes... : What has your dog eaten today? --Let's see: 1.75 toaster waffles with raspberry jam--tasted, partially chewed and ultimately rejected by the boys: 2% milk spilled during a wrestling match, cookies dropped given in response to " it acula, goo puddy:" juice thrown across the room when it was discovered that it was orange instead of apple, chocolate pudding licked off the wall and floor after it was used as paint instead of snack, cereal spilled when boys fought over box and ripped it in half, hakka style noodles given in response to "acula dowaen, goo puddy:" and 7 or 8 dog biscuits pushed into her mouth just because the boys love her so much. (A second or two of silence): That's in addition to the comercial dog food? --Oh no, that hasn't been touched: her bowl is still full from this morning. Why do I suspect this entry in the poll is going to either be rejected outright, or be resposible for completely skewing the stats from the survey? ;-) Marie |
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marie" wrote in message
... So we just get the boys to bed when the phone rings: : As a dog owner, would I mind participating in a short market survey that will help improve commercial dog foods? --I guess not... : Do you buy commercial dog food? --Yes... : Does your dog eat anything other than the commercial dog food? --Yes... : What has your dog eaten today? --Let's see: 1.75 toaster waffles with raspberry jam--tasted, partially chewed and ultimately rejected by the boys: 2% milk spilled during a wrestling match, cookies dropped given in response to " it acula, goo puddy:" juice thrown across the room when it was discovered that it was orange instead of apple, chocolate pudding licked off the wall and floor after it was used as paint instead of snack, cereal spilled when boys fought over box and ripped it in half, hakka style noodles given in response to "acula dowaen, goo puddy:" and 7 or 8 dog biscuits pushed into her mouth just because the boys love her so much. (A second or two of silence): That's in addition to the comercial dog food? --Oh no, that hasn't been touched: her bowl is still full from this morning. Why do I suspect this entry in the poll is going to either be rejected outright, or be resposible for completely skewing the stats from the survey? ;-) I believe you now have two very unique names for your next two pets...Goo and Puddy. This is assuming that you make it to a ripe enough age to have two more pets. If this is a typical day in your household then I hope you either have a maid or good meds. -- Tara |
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"marie" wrote: (A second or two of silence): That's in addition to the comercial dog food? --Oh no, that hasn't been touched: her bowl is still full from this morning. still chuckling Hey, at least she's self-regulating her food intake. I gotta wonder, though, if you put the interviewer off of having kids for life. ;-D Not, mind you, that as one of four children, and being a former child care giver myself, with one of my sisters a professional nanny and the other the mother of three, I find anything particularly unusual or shocking about your account... |
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"Tee" wrote in message ... marie" wrote in message ... So we just get the boys to bed when the phone rings: : As a dog owner, would I mind participating in a short market survey that will help improve commercial dog foods? --I guess not... : Do you buy commercial dog food? --Yes... : Does your dog eat anything other than the commercial dog food? --Yes... : What has your dog eaten today? --Let's see: 1.75 toaster waffles with raspberry jam--tasted, partially chewed and ultimately rejected by the boys: 2% milk spilled during a wrestling match, cookies dropped given in response to " it acula, goo puddy:" juice thrown across the room when it was discovered that it was orange instead of apple, chocolate pudding licked off the wall and floor after it was used as paint instead of snack, cereal spilled when boys fought over box and ripped it in half, hakka style noodles given in response to "acula dowaen, goo puddy:" and 7 or 8 dog biscuits pushed into her mouth just because the boys love her so much. (A second or two of silence): That's in addition to the comercial dog food? --Oh no, that hasn't been touched: her bowl is still full from this morning. Why do I suspect this entry in the poll is going to either be rejected outright, or be resposible for completely skewing the stats from the survey? ;-) I believe you now have two very unique names for your next two pets...Goo and Puddy. LOL But all the animal names are supposed to start with 'M', it's tradition ;-) Hmmm...Moo and Muddy? Would these names work for hamsters or goldfish? I think that's the most new pets I'll be able to talk Hubby into. This is assuming that you make it to a ripe enough age to have two more pets. If this is a typical day in your household then I hope you either have a maid or good meds. The meds are adequate and the maid is not--but until I win a lottery she's the best I can do :-) The pudding painting was unique, the rest is fairly typical. And it's actually an advantage have a four legged vaccuum cleaner: think of how much more food I'd have to clean up if Macula wasn't here ;-) I do sometimes wonder about her skipping her kibble--I only hope that what constitutes a balanced diet for toddlers at least approaches the dietary needs of a 4 yo dog. BTW: the pudding painting happened when I *assumed* that the boys being quiet while Dora the Explorer was on was a *good* thing. As with puppy mischief, toddler mischief is the fault of the adult not paying attention, not the toddler's creativity. But it's the first week back to school bus driving and all of us are kinda tired and distracted. Marie -- Tara |
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On Fri, 9 Sep 2005 11:28:18 -0400, "marie" wrote:
BTW: the pudding painting happened when I *assumed* that the boys being quiet while Dora the Explorer was on was a *good* thing. Don't worry. Before too long you will acquire that failsafe instinct to feel absolute terror whenever your toddlers are doing anything very quietly. -- Paula "Anyway, other people are weird, but sometimes they have candy, so it's best to try to get along with them." Joe Bay |
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"marie" wrote in
: Why do I suspect this entry in the poll is going to either be rejected outright, or be resposible for completely skewing the stats from the survey? ;-) Joy. That is what I get to look forward to (although only 1 instead of two) shudder (Holy crap, Emilie is 6 months old already. Where does the time fly??) -- Marcel and Moogli http://mudbunny.blogspot.com/ |
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"Paula" wrote in message ... On Fri, 9 Sep 2005 11:28:18 -0400, "marie" wrote: BTW: the pudding painting happened when I *assumed* that the boys being quiet while Dora the Explorer was on was a *good* thing. Don't worry. Before too long you will acquire that failsafe instinct to feel absolute terror whenever your toddlers are doing anything very quietly. -- Paula "Anyway, other people are weird, but sometimes they have candy, so it's best to try to get along with them." Joe Bay Toddlers, heck--Walter couldn't even stand up yet the day I noticed, while loading the dishwasher, that he had gone Awfully Quiet, and rushed the 2 meters into the living room to find him with a paper towel which must have been left too close to the playpen. He was tearing small pieces off and eating them. --Katrina |
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Marcel Beaudoin wrote:
"marie" wrote in : Why do I suspect this entry in the poll is going to either be rejected outright, or be resposible for completely skewing the stats from the survey? ;-) Joy. That is what I get to look forward to (although only 1 instead of two) shudder (Holy crap, Emilie is 6 months old already. Where does the time fly??) Beats me. Mine's in fifth grade. I swear it was yesterday she swept the stuff off the end table in a clear demonstration of her new ability to walk to it. Morgan |
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marie wrote:
"Tee" wrote in message ... marie" wrote in message ... So we just get the boys to bed when the phone rings: : As a dog owner, would I mind participating in a short market survey that will help improve commercial dog foods? --I guess not... : Do you buy commercial dog food? --Yes... : Does your dog eat anything other than the commercial dog food? --Yes... : What has your dog eaten today? --Let's see: 1.75 toaster waffles with raspberry jam--tasted, partially chewed and ultimately rejected by the boys: 2% milk spilled during a wrestling match, cookies dropped given in response to " it acula, goo puddy:" juice thrown across the room when it was discovered that it was orange instead of apple, chocolate pudding licked off the wall and floor after it was used as paint instead of snack, cereal spilled when boys fought over box and ripped it in half, hakka style noodles given in response to "acula dowaen, goo puddy:" and 7 or 8 dog biscuits pushed into her mouth just because the boys love her so much. (A second or two of silence): That's in addition to the comercial dog food? --Oh no, that hasn't been touched: her bowl is still full from this morning. Why do I suspect this entry in the poll is going to either be rejected outright, or be resposible for completely skewing the stats from the survey? ;-) I believe you now have two very unique names for your next two pets...Goo and Puddy. LOL But all the animal names are supposed to start with 'M', it's tradition ;-) Hmmm...Moo and Muddy? Would these names work for hamsters or goldfish? I think that's the most new pets I'll be able to talk Hubby into. This is assuming that you make it to a ripe enough age to have two more pets. If this is a typical day in your household then I hope you either have a maid or good meds. The meds are adequate and the maid is not--but until I win a lottery she's the best I can do :-) The pudding painting was unique, the rest is fairly typical. And it's actually an advantage have a four legged vaccuum cleaner: think of how much more food I'd have to clean up if Macula wasn't here ;-) I do sometimes wonder about her skipping her kibble--I only hope that what constitutes a balanced diet for toddlers at least approaches the dietary needs of a 4 yo dog. What kind of dog is Macula? (note that I haven't had a dog in thirty years) A friend of ours has a couple of mixed breeds, mostly hound of some sort. They were about five or six when my daughter started eating real food in a high chair in their presence. She was a little unnerved by their near-constant attendance upon her. (They did take some time out to check out the floor under our friend's daughter's chair as well. At five or six herself, she wasn't a whole lot neater than my daughter.) The dogs also got the rest of the table leavings after dinner, on top of their kibble. That was most of ten years ago and they're still healthy. Getting gray and slower, but generally healthy. (They're not the ones who had to deal with the raccoon they treed several years ago ...) Morgan BTW: the pudding painting happened when I *assumed* that the boys being quiet while Dora the Explorer was on was a *good* thing. As with puppy mischief, toddler mischief is the fault of the adult not paying attention, not the toddler's creativity. But it's the first week back to school bus driving and all of us are kinda tired and distracted. Marie -- Tara |
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"Morgan" morgans@nospamzoom-dsldotcom wrote in message ... SNIP What kind of dog is Macula? (note that I haven't had a dog in thirty years) She's a Dawg--meaning "I'm really not sure." When we got her as a puppy, the rescue group told us she was Shepherd/Lab/Pointer mix. But by the time she was 1yo, enough people who know about such things (including all the stuff I read) insisted that she was Border CollieX I'm convinced she is. She's intelligent, creative and Stubborn as heck: but I can trust her around the boys and, while she chases the cats, she hasn't tried to eat them. A friend of ours has a couple of mixed breeds, mostly hound of some sort. They were about five or six when my daughter started eating real food in a high chair in their presence. She was a little unnerved by their near-constant attendance upon her. (They did take some time out to check out the floor under our friend's daughter's chair as well. At five or six herself, she wasn't a whole lot neater than my daughter.) I've been watching the boys since posting this, and I've realized that a *lot* more food is ending up in their mouths and a *lot* less has been ending up on the floor lately. No wonder Macula is becoming so concerned ;-) Marie See pictures of Macula and the "Puppies" at The dogs also got the rest of the table leavings after dinner, on top of their kibble. That was most of ten years ago and they're still healthy. Getting gray and slower, but generally healthy. (They're not the ones who had to deal with the raccoon they treed several years ago ...) Morgan BTW: the pudding painting happened when I *assumed* that the boys being quiet while Dora the Explorer was on was a *good* thing. As with puppy mischief, toddler mischief is the fault of the adult not paying attention, not the toddler's creativity. But it's the first week back to school bus driving and all of us are kinda tired and distracted. Marie -- Tara |
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