What Happens When You Can’t Bring Yourself to Say No to the Makeup Counter Lady Who Desperately Wants to Give You a “Smokey Eye”

April 4, 2009

(www.sass-pants.com) — I had no idea that trying on that turquoise eye shadow would lead to THIS. Thanks, persistent makeup counter girl with the unpronounceable name. I now look like a cheap whore who was attacked by a peacock, and my husband can’t stop laughing.

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Dog Disasters: Today’s Episode of “Things the Dogs Destroyed or Ate” — A 30-lb Bag of Dog Food and 9 Rolls of Paper Towels

March 4, 2009

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — I’m either a glutton for punishment or just slow on the uptake, because I thought I could run out to the post office for a few minutes the other day without worrying about the dogs making some kind of mess. We don’t let them loose in the house when we leave anymore because [...]

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Pet News: Photo of Horse Stuck in Tree to Pay for Photog Daughter’s College

February 10, 2009

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — The next time your pet does something kooky, snap a picture. You might get lucky and find that it pays off, like these folks did.

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Pet Humor: Great Dog Costumes — Pitbull Lion

January 15, 2009

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Dog Disasters — Today’s Episode of “Things the Dogs Destroyed or Ate”: 10 lbs. of Flour

January 2, 2009

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — We came home from visiting family last night to find a white explosion all over the kitchen and living room. We should have known better than to leave the flour on the counter in preparation for tonight’s fried chicken dinner. But honestly, what is appealing about 10 lbs of flour? The world may [...]

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Pet Humor: When Your Reindeer Is Just Too Wide to Fit in the Back Seat

December 20, 2008

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — My husband snapped this picture on the highway today. You have to give these people points for creativity!

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Ty’s Surgery Was a Complete Success

September 15, 2008

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — Tomorrow marks three weeks since Ty’s cruciate ligament surgery. He got his stitches out six days ago, and the doctor proclaimed him “the healingest dog I ever saw,” saying he was doing better at 2 weeks than most dogs were at 6 weeks.
Of course I’m one proud mommy!
He is almost back to normal, [...]

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Pet Humor: How You Know You’ve Taken Your Love of Animals Way Too Far

September 5, 2008

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — We’re in the market for a new couch, and I came across this nightmare in one of the local furniture stores. It was so ugly that I couldn’t believe it was real, so I had to take a picture.

One indicator that you may have taken your love of animals too far: You put [...]

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Being Separated From Ty Is Killing Pickles

September 3, 2008

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — I didn’t realize exactly how co-dependent our dogs are until Pickles couldn’t be in the same room as Ty for what seemed to her an interminable period of time. This is from the second day he was home, and it’s only gotten more pathetic:

She just sits outside the office door and cries all [...]

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Why We’re Best Friends With the Emergency Vet

September 1, 2008

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — Ty wasn’t even home for 12 hours before we had to rush him to the emergency vet.
This dog is terrified of baby gates, so the first night he was home, we put him in my office with his e-collar on and put up a baby gate and figured he’d be just fine while [...]

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