15 minutes

Good morning

Sorry to begin this way, but this is real life in my house this morning.

These are the characters and events of the past 15 minutes of my life:

Family members present: 4

Pets present: 2

Events: 3

Event 1: Thomas bouncing around the room, banging into various people, furniture, etc. He then knocked a can of Mountain Dew on the floor -lucky for him it was his MD. He goes to get supplies to clean it up.

Event 2: Bella (standard poodle) bouncing around the room, banging into various people, furniture (jumped up on the sofa with Dean-not cool), etc. She then went over to the corner and ralphed a huge pile of her breakfast. Thomas and I go get supplies to clean it up.

Event 3: Bella bouncing around the room, banging into various people, furniture, etc. She then knocked over a glass of water full of ice on the floor. Thomas goes to get supplies to clean it up.

Event 4: (oh, yeah there were more than 3 events) Bella boucing around the room, banging into various people, furniture, etc. She then ralphed another huge pile of her breakfast. I get supplies to clean it up.

Bonus 1: Nobody yelled or cussed-except if you count Dean saying, "What the flip?"

Bonus 2: Everyone resumed their normal activities of surfing, watching tv, bouncing, and talking as if nothing had happened.

Bonus 3: Even with 2 whole family members absent, this is a pretty happenin' place.

Time for Starbucks