{"id":70,"date":"2008-05-11T15:26:21","date_gmt":"2008-05-11T15:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midlifedog.com\/index.php\/a-dogs-life\/happy-mothers-day\/"},"modified":"2008-05-12T17:21:17","modified_gmt":"2008-05-12T17:21:17","slug":"happy-mothers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midlifedog.com\/index.php\/a-dogs-life\/happy-mothers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Mother’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday my mom Cathy dropped me off in the Dog Lounge while she ran a couple of errands. Yaay! I played happily for a few hours, graciously accepting adoration from the staff. They know a CUPPIE when they see one (Canine Urban Princess, if you haven’t read the earlier posts).<\/p>\n

The weather was cold and Cathy didn’t feel like hanging around the dog park. “At this rate we’ll be wearing our parkas to the Fourth of July celebration,” she muttered.<\/p>\n

She exaggerates. She was running around in a sweatshirt and shorts…a far cry from her parka and woolly hats, which I have pretty much destroyed anyway.<\/p>\n

As we’re returning home, the nice female bus driver says, “What a nice dog. She’s your baby, isn’t she? You’re her mom.”<\/p>\n

What a perceptive bus driver!<\/p>\n

Cathy: “Well, I won’t be getting a Mother’s Day gift from her.”<\/p>\n

Bus driver: “What do you mean? She’ll give you love and kisses!<\/p>\n

Cathy: “More likely I’ll get presented with a chewed-up sock.”<\/p>\n

Driver (laughing): “Yeah, that too.”<\/p>\n

Hmm. Too bad I can’t go home with that nice bus driver.<\/p>\n

Oh well. This morning I’m sleeping angelically on the couch, tummy filled with gourmet crunchies. Life is good.<\/p>\n

Cathy should be grateful. Her aging tabby cat defines a hairball as the perfect gift, Mother’s Day or otherwise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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