What I came home to

Alternate titles: Why dogs are good preparation for children
Lola, aka Barfhead
Why short dogs are better dogs than tall dogs
The difference between vomit and regurgitation
Why we've gone through two rolls of paper towels in as many days
Why you shouldn't leave things out on the counter when you leave if you have a long legged dog
Why we are out a jar of peanut butter and a loaf of bread
What not to do if you don't want your dog to vomit all evening

So, anyway, this is what I came home to on Thursday:

I know it kind of looks like an asteroid, but it is actually the innermost goodness of a loaf of homemade bread that had inadvertently been left out on the counter. When I got home, it was actually sitting here, next to my main suspect, Lola:

I made the mistake of cleaning up before photographing the crime scene, but I do have a picture of this:

Proof!

This was the second day I came home to a surprise, and the day before it was a mostly empty jar of peanut butter that had been mostly full when we left.

Both nights, Lola barfed all night long. Sorry, regurgitated. It was fun. And you should have seen her patty the next day!

Now we have learned our lesson and as a fool proof guide to save ourselves and Lola from our own forgetfulness:

It is on the door going out to the garage. I am guessing it will stay there until we move. Heck, I will probably take it with us in four years to wherever we go and put it on the door there too.

Other exciting news this week: it finally got above freezing. In fact, it was so warm that I caught a picture of a wild gazelle sunning in our backyard:

Oh, sorry, that was Lucy. She kind of looks dead, doesn't she?