Okay, so I have this green sweater–it looks a lot like my black sweater, actually, but it’s green, and I don’t wear it as much, but it’s soft, and, well, it came out of the clean pile and got worn
.
And like all sweaters in our house, it goes through a cycle.
It comes out of the clean pile, gets worn comfortably and left in the front room, worn comfortably and left in the front room, worn comfortably and left in the front room, until finally we clean the front room and/or it gets washed.
And then there were dogs.
“Okay, dog, no sleeping on that. We’re putting that over here, in this other pile.”
Dog moves to other pile, curls up on sweater.
“Okay, dog, no sleeping in that. We’re putting that over here, in this other pile.”
Dog moves to other pile, curls up on sweater.
Sweater gets moved across room.
Dog curls up on sweater. Sweater gets moved to my lap.
Dog gets on my lap and curls up on the sweater.
Squish says, “Mom, I’m thinking that she’s going to sleep on that sweater forever.”
I scratch her behind the ears. “You know, I bet this is as happy as this particular sweater has ever been.”
“You don’t think it likes you better?”
“Oh, it likes me fine. But you only get unconditional love from a dog.”
Dog turns in a tiny circle again and makes herself at home, grunting.
She sure does love that sweater.
* * *
Mate: Do you like this logo?
Me: Ew, no.
Mate: How about this one?
Me: Gross–worse!
Mate: What’s wrong with them?
Me: They look like creepy crash test dummy heads stuck in a soccer ball.
Mate: Well that’s the team. The Crash Test Dummies. See? CTD?
Me: Oh! Well in that case they’re great!
Mate: Which one do you like best?
Me: The second one–that’s the one that looks the most crash test dummy-like.
Mate: Huh.
* * *
And the cup?
The cup was a birthday present from Rhae, a reader–and a friend.
The slogan comes out in hot water… which is singularly appropriate, right?
It is officially one of the family’s favorite things period. We shall have to drink more tea 🙂
