The Full Catastrophe » clara

Meditation

Anna — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:40:28 +0000

Clara loves playing fetch and we play everyday. This is when I get some good thinking done.

She’s such a sweet dog and is amazing around Oscar & Laurel. A couple of days ago, I watched Laurel pull a hair off her coat without even a flinch. That’s a good dog…why is it that we wind up calling her such awful nicknames:
Doodlebug or Doodoobug
Mr. Pickles
Dirtbag
Black Snapper
Baby Mama
Pee Paw
Crazy Cracker

Just Plain Silly

Anna — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:23:17 +0000

Our little mutt, Clara, was filled with piss & vinegar this morning.

I learned from this video that Oscar has inherited my dorky choky laughter style. Poor kid. I would prefer that he has a better & more distinctive belly laugh than my throat based noises. Do we teach our kids how to sound during laughter or is it an individual trait? I wonder if I can adopt a different laugh…truly hysterical laughing fits usually leave me with a case of the hiccups. I guess I’m not breathing properly in these situations. Those hiccups are a total fun buster. Perhaps a new laugh would not only make me sound cooler but could also rid me of the hiccups. Win-Win!

What The @#%$?

Anna — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:46:56 +0000

What the @#$% is Clara doing on the table? Who could ever know what goes on in her feeble little mind?

Hear that? Yea, that’s the sound of our friends turning down our future bbq invitations!