22/09/21 – Due Date +1
It’s been a little while since I’ve written on here. The last time I thought I’d leave it on a high (metaphorically speaking), specifically with Little Steve in Sainsbury’s. And then life gets in the way. It’s been a busy few months at work (some of the busiest on record). I’ve been busy painting the house and at the same time preventing Ray from ransacking the house. The little scoundrel. I’ve been writing along the way and will get round to publishing some more. Baby is due now, so I’ll have loads of free time to do this, ha!
The extension is now complete and I’ve just installed a metal pen in the lounge for Ray with 1m walls (dubbed Fort Knox), which obviously looks delightful. But needs must. Better that than coming down in the morning to second guess which book or piece of furniture he’d savaged overnight. He did his best to eat Michelle Obama’s book, eating half of the spine. But I managed to salvage it and pass it on to my Mum.
But even the President of the USA doesn’t have perfect dogs. The last I heard, one of Biden’s rescued German Shepherds bit a security aide and had to be dealt with. I just Googled it and Major has passed away at the grand age of 13. RIP Major.
If you follow me on instagram you’ll see that 90% of my posts are related to Ray. And that is a good approximation of my free time dedicated to Ray. At the minimum that involves being in the same room as him to ensure he’s not up to no good. Double negative definitely required for that sentence. He’s rarely up to good things for his family and community. He’s not Lassie. Although, very occasionally he does come across Lassie-esque, charging up to us wanting to tell us something. We like to think he’s telling us that a little boy is stuck down a well and Ray is getting the help. Obviously, it’s best if boys don’t get stuck down wells, but secretly you want to believe your dog is intelligent.
Edit: Helena tells me I should write some nice things about Ray. Ray I apologise if I’ve hurt your feelings buddy. We do love you really and you are a lot of fun to be around. #mansbestfriend