Only On Days That Start With "T"

Though it hasn't been an easy feat, we are getting pretty used to our new schedule around here.  Between The Princess's therapies, the job search and my classes, there's not much time left over for the little things (like breathing).

Since Tuesday starts with a T, that means we had ST - AKA "Julie Time" - this morning.  The Princess and Julie played in the princess's room, and The Girls (for all you newbies, that's my two American bulldogs...Dee and Sookie) are happy to report that they were not banished to the basement for today's session.  The biggest thing I have to report from ST today was the lack of slamming on various doors throughout the hour-long session.  You see, my girls are very social not-so-little creatures...and they feel it is their right - nay, their duty - to greet all visitors with a hearty sniff of the butt.  When deprived of this essential task, they tend to cry like little babies. 

Since The Girls were allowed to chill out in the living room today while Julie and The Princess worked in the back of the house, the crying was nearly nonexistent.  Except when Julie busted out the bubbles.  As you know, bubbles are a big deal around here.

As you may not know, Dee is more commonly known as Bubbles.

Can you see where the problem might arise?  It goes something like this:

Julie:  Princess, want bubbles?
Bubbles: *whine*
The Princess: ...
Julie: Bub...bles?
Bubbles: *whine* yipe
The Princess: Buh
Julie: YES!  Bubbles!!  Good telling!!  (Then she proceeds to blow bubbles for The Princess.)
Bubbles: *whine, cry, wallow in self pity*
The Princess: Hahahahahahahahaha!

Poor Bubbles.  Fortunately, we tricked her and Sookie into going outside.  They happily pranced around the yard until after Julie and The Princess were done with the bubbles, coming in to a blissfully quiet living room to spend the rest of the session resting peacefully on the couches.

Only until the hour was up, that is.  I can't begin to describe their elation when they realized they would be allowed to sniff Julie's butt.  Finally!  The moment they've been waiting for, for over a year!  Bubbles and Sookie were just beside themselves...Julie stayed a few extra moments to scritch them behind the ears, and they are officially the happiest puppies in the whole wide world.

This evening I went to my bio lecture.  Tuesdays are super-easy...just under an hour and a half and I'm done.  Thursdays are a bit of a challenge - six and a half hours - but last week didn't seem too bad.

Oh, and we've set ourselves up with Skype.  The Hubbs' mom has been itching to set something like this up so we can video chat, since we're not really within popping-in distance from one another.  So we just got off the [phone? computer? whatever...] with them for the first time.  It seems pretty stinkin' cool if you ask me.

Now, if you don't mind, I think I'll go brush my kid.