Going to Work

Lia: Hey, how come you didn't come to daycare to play today?

Zoe: I had more important things to do; I had to go to work with Mommy.

Lia: HA! and just what is it that YOU do at a title company?

Zoe: I add joy and lightheartedness! ...First I went into everyone's offices or desks to wag good morning and remind them how cute I am....all the Interstate Aunts and Uncles agree. Then Aunti Santi came in on purpose just to see ME.

Zoe: THEN Aunti Karen came in and brought me a doggie cookie...she's the one that wants me when I've finally decided I don't want to live with YOU anymore...


...Then, I had to go out to pee and I met Uncle Dennis from the Farmington Hills office....I don't think he's a dog person, so on his way into a meeting I stopped him, put my front paws on his legs suit pants so that he could take some dog hair with him...(his picture is suspiciously missing from the website or I'd show you how handsome he is)...

...then it was time for a nap on my Interstate blankie....

...and when I got up, I read the latest post on the DOGARTTODAY website and watched all the people come and go from the building....

...then...Aunti Elizabeth came in for a closing and I got to meet her - she gives good pets also...she's easy to love too...

...so you see....not everything is about wasting the day playing at daycare.

Lia: Um...but...it doesn't sound like you WORKED either.

Zoe: (achh...you're just a puppy...what do you know about anything?...)

Prospective Olympian thought process

Lia: Wow...I just figured it out.

Zoe: figured what out?

Lia: How to get a gold olympic medal! We play with volleyballs, yes?

Zoe: Yes.

Lia: And we roll around in the sand....yes?

Zoe: Yes.

Lia: And we stand on our hind legs and bark at each other sometimes...yes?

Zoe: Yes.

Lia: So....the only thing missing is what? I'll tell you: it's a white bikini! We need a white bikini.

Zoe: (....ohh....I can't WAIT to see your fat butt in a bikini....that will be medal worthy alright...)

White Coat

Lia: Oh god........RUNNNNNN......WHITE COAT...........VET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Zoe: Um....Ms.Stupid?.... that's Aunti Autumn.

Lia: EEEKS....ANOTHER VET...

Zoe: Nope....Aunti's friend, Natalie....class president.

Lia: Well...if Aunti isn't a Vet, what's with that scarey white coat?

Zoe: She's at her White Coat Ceremony. The white coat ceremony (WCC) is a ritual in medical, veterinary medical, podiatric, optometry, and pharmacy schools that marks the student's transition from the study of preclinical to clinical health sciences. At some schools, where students begin meeting patients early in their education, the white coat ceremony is held before the first year begins.

Lia: So she IS going to be seeing us patients pretty quick.

Zoe: HUMANS. medical school for HUMANS!!! But if I had to get a shot, I'd rather it be from her than anyone else.

Lia: OHHH...So we're proud of her?

Zoe: As you can see...we're all very proud of her...family....friends.....

Zoe: This is her last two years of school...then we'll really celebrate....

Lia: WHAT is all of this hub-bubb for if we have to WAIT TWO YEARS for milkbones and frostypaws???

Zoe: YOU are an ass....we want to show her we're here for her as support cuz she's gonna be either in class, studying or with patients....and that we love who she is.....look:

Lia: I love my Aunt Autumn....I'll wait for her.

Even Olympians get it right!

More Dog Days....just for art's sake...

Zoe: Short WONDERFUL video: Dog Days by Jeff Scher's...

Lia: Ya...go watch...

http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=dd8d41770945c6b1d0b7f3d7efae02b4197beecd

Zoe: (...you wouldn't know ART if it hit you in the head...)

Mondays...

Zoe: So....what've you got?


Lia: Nuthin. What you got?

Zoe: Nothing. Six Pack Summer is racing at Hazel tonite in the 9th.



Lia: Whatever that is....Can we go?


Zoe: No.


Lia: Then you got nuthin.

Zoe: ( ...LOGIC 101 and you get an 'A'...)

Family Reunion

Lia: Now what?



Zoe: I'm gonna go look at pictures of Jada's family reunion....

Lia: SQUIRREL....LOOK!!!!!!

Zoe: No-o-o...once again, that is a cat. Her name is Mimi.



Lia: She's pretty. So what's the reunion stuff about?

Zoe: Mimi and her brother Jake lived at the house when Jada was adopted. Then they went to spend some time with another family member. And now they're back. They are the ones that taught Jada not to chase kitties....

...and it looks like Jada has remembered to ignore the kitty...

Lia: Nope. I've been in trouble like that before and I know exactly what she's saying:

"WHAT CAT? I WASN'T LOOKING AT ANY CAT. IS THERE A CAT HERE? WOW...WHO KNEW......"