So this is Cookie's super-sized paw. I wish I had a penny or something in the photo for perspective. But essentially her paws are as big as the palm of my hand. Occasionally when Jack and I are at the zoo, I think that Cookie is probably just as big as one of the lions...at least a lady lion...or possible a Detroit Lion wide receiver (aren't those the spry quick guys that are tiny? she is definitely as big as one of them) Anyway, it is goofy how perspective influences how we see the world. I have friends that have a black lab. He is probably 75-80lbs. They think he is a HUGE dog! I tend to forget that Cookie is super-sized until I am around someone else's normal size dog...or until I have to try and hold her back and get her to stop barking at the roofers. She was a nightmare on Saturday with the roofers...now in her defense they were noisy but seriously she went bananas.
I feel like I should have some profound things to chat about since it is Mother's Day...I got nothing! I think I posted yesterday most of my thoughts about the day. It was a lovely Mother's Day - lazy morning with Jack playing on the iPad and making lemon buttercream frosting (freaking delicious by the way. I can actually feel my arteries clogging up as I type this from the frosting inhaled in the name of taste testing!). I got to spend some time in the yard digging in the dirt and planting things and we capped it off with my folks coming over for experimental dinner (experimental dinner is all new recipes that you are trying out for the first time - untested...I tend to do that a lot actually). And surprise surprise dinner was not only edible, but my roasted tomatoes were really good and may stay in company dinner rotation for a while and my lemonade cake looked like the picture (will miracles ever cease to exist??) and was pretty tasty. So I would say all in all a pretty freaking fantastic Mother's Day really. Only problem is there are only 3 pieces eaten out of a cake that serves 18...I'm screwed! Oh well, tomorrow is a Monday the day for starting over - so back to watching what I eat thing. Still candy free and pop free for several days...I'm thinking my lemon buttercream frosting probably shot the no sugar thing - and if not the sugar I am sure the 6 sticks of butter in that sucker are definitely not good.