Our Girls !!

Dave and I always joke about being DINKS, (double income, no kids). But the truth is, we actually have four, (count 'em - 4) children still living at home. And they are unfortunately are the four most spoiled girls you would ever want to meet. So I figured it was time to finally write about our "girls". First, there's Gloria. Actually, her birth certificate has her registered name is Duchess Hannah Glory. But, that too much name, we just call her Gloria. She's my little girl, but she pretends to be daddy's girl, when he has a treat. After she gets her treat, then she's done with dad and back to mom. I got Gloria when she was just 6 months old. She will be 10, on 11/19. And yes, she's really that BIG. She likes to eat, just like her mom and dad. Actually, she has hypothyroid. And even though she take meds, she still has a problem with her weight.

Then there's Rowdy Reba, and boy does she ever live up to her name. She is just "spring loaded" as Dave likes to say. She just turned 7 in January, but she's going on 1 year, mentally. I always tell people that she's my little ADD (attention deficient dog). Just a bundle of energy and then some. And she is totally devoted to Dave, unless he's not around then she's also a mama's girl.

These two have to also share the house with Callie Sue, our tempermental "princess" of the house. Now this is one animal that has her dad FULLY trained. When Dave comes home from work each evening, she starts yelling at him for her nightly treat from the top of the stairway landing. And, she doesn't stop, until he goes upstairs and retrieves the treats from the drawer and gives her an acceptable number. Then she starts to purr and curls up to be petted. At night she crawls into bed between Dave and I and gets as close to Dave as she can and stretches out to get next to his warm body. I jokingly tell Dave, "she would marry you if she could" Before Dave and I started dating, Callie wouldn't have anything to do with any of the men I dated. Dave is the only guy that she likes. Callie will be 8 yrs old in July - I got here when she was only 4 weeks old, and yes she's really that big.

Then there's the oldest and smallest of all the children, Tonie, "the tial". Tonie will be 12 years old in July. She was just a little 3 month old baby when I got her as a birthday gift. She tries so hard to talk, she can make kissy sounds and whistle, but that's all she's ever been able to learn. That the last couple of years, she really warming up to Dave. She starting to take food from him. But I'm still her mom, and the one she's bonded to. Every morning, I open the curtains, turn on soft radio music, give her fresh food and water, and talk to her and stroke her feathers. She is so loving.

So there you have it!! Poor Dave, sharing the house with 5 females - all fighting for the position of "High Princess". All of us after him on a daily basis for his attention and affection and treats. It takes a very special man to marry a woman with this many pets, to accept them into his home, and love them the way he has. And I would like to publicly say THANK YOU, DAVE. We ALL appreciate what you do for us. Everything from picking up the dog poop, buying cat litter, breaking up dog fights, buying frosty paws and vanilla ice cream to the wonderful back rubs and tummy rubs. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU - WE ALL LOVE YOU.