Lump in OUR throat....

I know, I know...many of you are thinking "almost crying" "tearing up" "choked up", etc. But no....it's not about sadness today..or yesterday. Yesterday - everyone had a different kind of LUMP in their throat (and Mom -I know you said I should keep this to myself (haha) but you know how GOOD I am at that :))

Yesterday I attended an informational session that put me in the audience with about 30-40 other non-profits (and since I'm a business development person for a company whose target audience is non-profits - I was in a great space). What I didn't expect was the AWESOME opportunity to stand up at the end and share my 'elevator speech' to this group. I didn't expect it so much that I had been subtly enjoying a piece of gum while sitting in the audience. Yup..that's right - the first lump in the throat was my immediate reaction to swallow the gum! You ever notice how easy it is to keep it under your tongue....UNTIL you're put on the spot and are speaking to a group of 30-40 prospective business folks? All I could think about afterward was "my insides sticking together," my inability to "digest it for at least another 7 years," and most immediate....is it EVER going to move down to my stomach. Of course, since I haven't done that in decades - I was also a little worried mom would be mad :)

Next lump - and this one...not good to read about at lunch. I'll keep it short. Our boy Maxxis is usually WONDERFUL going in the yard because he KNOWS a treat follows immediately after. However, yesterday - we had the pool guy to contend with. I appreciate his friendliness and the time he took to let them smell him, but really - I'm on my lunch break, need to get in and out with the dogs, DON"T distract my A.D.D. pups anymore than they already are. And do you REALLY have to park conveniently in front of the house? Can't you park down the street and carry your stuff to my yard? Cause your truck garners their interest and sniffers like NO OTHER! Geezz :) I didn't have the heart to make these demands of the nice guy this time, but maybe next. So Maxxis was intrigued and didn't do everything...but I trusted him he was "all good." Mistake one. Take them inside and go back outside to clean the yard up. I come back in and little precious, gremlin, angel-boy has FINISHED his business on an item in OUR bedroom that let's just say is personal to ME! Oh yeah, and the "lump" - you guessed it - tried to cover his tracks. Uuughh....

And finally, when I came home after work - I had a feeling what I might find. Puppy mama forgot to put a toy for Miss Kenda to chew on, but left her bed. That's right - a fuzzy, wool, bed. She had to have REALLY felt like she had a hairball in her throat after shredding that thing!

So honey, don't be mad at any of this - I reprimanded them all (including myself for having gum during a business meeting ANYWAY)- and I'm sure it was just yesterday. Today we'll all be angels!