I've been a bad mama this semester. Super early mornings at the gym give way to long days at the office and into evening classes and nights spent cooped up in my room plugging away at all the crap I've got. to. get. done. My kids wait patiently for a hug and a belly rub, always there to greet me when I get home and enjoy every second of the quick breaks I get throughout the day. I wish I had more time for snuggle sessions and taking them outside to play in this delightful southern autumn weather -- or their favorite, squirrel hunting (<-- be careful, you may not be able to handle this)... alas, we make the most of our quick interludes together, my heart breaking every time I run out the door and they stare quietly with a slow wag of their tail and a look like YOU CAN DO IT, MAMA.
To make up for my slack maternal performance AND to kick off my birthday weekend (turning a ripe 26 this Sunday), I picked up a couple of treats from the grocery store and enticed my little chubsters with some fake-meaty goodness.
(*following photos straight-out-of-the-camera)
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| Sean Luca knowing there's something delicious coming his way. |
I set the treats down to the excitedly wagging pups and head back to my room to start on the latest homework installment.
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| Sean Luca taking a second to check it out. |
Within seconds, I hear loud squeals and snorts of pure ecstasy coming from the living area.
He didn't even notice I was in his face with the camera.
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| OH DEAR SWEET WONDERFUL LOLLI-BONE! |
I felt better knowing I had won Sean Luca over with his now favoritest treat ON THE ENTIRE PLANET and was thoroughly distracted (and entertained) by his perfect little pig-dog noises for the remainder of the evening.
Audrey, on the other hand?
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| WHAT A BRAT. |
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It's approximately ONE MONTH until Fall Semester 2011 is over... hoping to enjoy my last weekend as a 25-year-old and attack the remaining weeks with vengeance.
And come Dec. 9th, I'll be going to town on a bottle of gin like a Sean Luca to a lolli-bone.
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