11/18/2025
I'm not saying that I *do* overshare, and I'm not saying that I *don't*. I'm just sharing my daily life as one of the proprietors of Doodle Dads Dog Boarding. In a nutshell, some days are just not as great as others. Let's take yesterday (Sunday). I only had a few boarding dogs on hand, so no big deal. I got up and soon after decided to treat myself to some rare (around here) cinnamon toast. I smothered several pieces of wheat bread with butter and then smothered that butter with extra cinnamon sugar. Breakfast of champions, right? LOL! Well, I placed the cookie sheet into our countertop toaster oven, turned and noticed what looked like dog p**p on our kitchen floor. I grabbed a paper towel and got it up, only to discover another nearby spot, and then another, and another, and yet another! All contained in our kitchen, thank goodness! I quickly realized it was coming off one of my shoes, so I quickly took off the offending shoe and thoroughly cleaned the bottom of it. That's when I noticed one side of the kitchen was now filling with smoke! Ugh. I knew what was coming next: My prized rare cinnamon toast was going to be completely TOASTED! And, I was right (see evidence photo)! BUT, not getting to enjoy my sweet treat wasn't the end of it. Now, one thing to know about me is that I pride myself on keeping a fairly "clean" yard -- devoid of dog p**p most of the time, and with all these boarding dogs, plus our own, I'm out there quite often scooping it up so that I'm not surprised by "squish, squish" as I walk around our backyard. Not only do I take care that way, but I also got out early Sunday morning and mulched ALL the leaves that had fallen thus far -- so that I could again FIND those well-hidden "doggie deposits" around the yard. So, I should have been good to go, right? WRONG. By the end of the day, AFTER I had pulverized all those stinkin' leaves into oblivion, I had removed my shoes *5* times to clean off surprise "doggie deposits" . . . EACH time only discovering it after I walked back into our house and seeing the "tracks" I was leaving! Before yesterday, I might only have this happen once a quarter. Yesterday, no exaggeration, *5* times! What the . . . . ?!?! It wasn't my best day.
