Andi, I apoLOgize

Andi's friend, Layne, always cracked me up when he was around. Once, when he was made to apologize for something, he did it with a very dramatic flair -- truly emphasizing the LO in apologize. As in, "I apoLOgize." Over and over he said it, using different accents, but always a very long, loud second syllable. Thus, we now use Layne's version of apologize when perhaps we aren't really sorry - it's just something that happened. All that being said....

Andi -- I apoLOgize if Sophie's hair falls out by the handfuls. Truly. I mean it. I really apoLOgize. Here's what happened. Grandmama is on her way over to spend the night and since she is even less of an animal lover than me, I was going to give Atticus a bath.

Then I got the brilliant idea to give him a shower instead. Removable shower head and all that. It was truly inspired. Except that Sophie also wanted to be in the shower with us. And would stop at nothing to be in there. Did you know she can completely undress herself if she wants? I do. Now.

So there I am, in the shower with my 50 pound dog and suddenly the shower curtain whips open and in steps Sos. Alrighty then, we will all shampoo the dog. I was leaned over working on the dog's front leg, Sosie was SUPPOSED to be doing the back leg but instead, she was shampooing her own hair -- with the deshedding shampoo.

So if two years of growth falls out when you comb it, I sincerely apoLOgize.