I'm going to say something that sounds sarcastic, but it's not.

I'm going to say something that sounds sarcastic, but it's not.

When Bear isn't ready to have the doggy door locked for the night (now that he's a grown man and doesn't sleep in a crate), he let's us know in a very enthusiastic manner. And I love it.

He literally jumps at/body slams the doors and slides down them. Any door downstairs. DOOR is the problem. (And some of the windows.) 😂

It sounds obnoxious, but he's communicating in a very direct manner that he wants to pass through something and he can't.

When Cubba can't get out, he'll bark until we come to the door. He'll stand there looking at us expectantly until we do what he wants, which is usually pretty obvious.

But Bear SHOWS us.

I just find it neat how different they are. They have very different motivations and thought processes, as well as communication styles. Though all of the creatures that have lived with me have let me get to know their personalities, I'm not sure I've ever had a pair with this much contrast before.

The dogs like to lick the plate...

The dogs like to lick the plate after the cats finish their wet food at night. Shaun and Cubba were in the sunroom, and Shaun started calling Bear to come get his licks.

Tell me why this dog wouldn't go without me. 😂 He's a Papa's boy, 100%, but he seemed super confused when Shaun was calling "us" and I wasn't moving.

Every time Shaun whistled or called Bear's name, he would look towards Shaun, then look at me like "He's calling us. Are we going?" His eyebrows were up so far. 😂 (This is just a random photo from the other day, not with his "questioning" eyebrows on.)

I got up and walked him to the kitchen, but he kept stopping when I stopped. Shaun was like "Bring him over here since y'all are [dog]packed up. 🙄" 😂😂😂 

I wish I knew what that was about. Usually if we call him, he comes. But he's normally by himself if we call him, so maybe he doesn't realize he can be called as an individual if anyone else is near him. I've never seen another dog react like that before. Our strange little son. 😅❤️

I worked from home today.

I worked from home today.

It was nice, but my coworker is lazy. 😂

Adrian is doing a comical...

Adrian is doing a comical, literally clown-amount of "this bit is stupid and never-ending" sneezing in my face tonight. It's not a rapid-fire sneezing fit; they're spaced just far enough to have me let my guard down.

And she's playing the straight man so perfectly, purring and cuddling like nothing is happening. I feel like I'm being pranked. 😂

Some sweet little Bear snorts to send you off to sleep.

Some sweet little Bear snorts to send you off to sleep.

Fuck.

Fuck.

I just bit Adrian.

Tiny little Adrian. In the big ass tub. 😂

Tiny little Adrian. In the big ass tub. 😂

Do you think she has enough room? 😂😂😂

Do you think she has enough room? 😂😂😂

Toebean is no longer unsure...

Toebean is no longer unsure about the TMNT blanket. He's sleeping so good, but I need to get up.

Cats. 🤷🏻

Look at this bad girl.

Look at this bad girl. She's so happy to be back upstairs. She's not supposed to be on the counter, but she has 0 regrets. 😂

She's an old lady. I'm just gonna let that slide and let her live her best life. 🤣😊

I don't think he likes my new blanket. 😂😂😂

I don't think he likes my new blanket. 😂😂😂

Bear is doing the most tonight.

Bear is doing the most tonight.

He's very used to routine and has slept in his crate nightly just about since we got him. We keep a camera on him to listen for and record seizures if they happen.

Lately, he doesn't want to sleep in his crate. He's probably too warm in there. But he'll fuss until he's let out.

Tonight, as Shaun was going to bed, he decided he was a big boy and wanted to go in there with him and Cub. Shaun might test it out when it's not a work night, but he has to sleep and can't handle Bear right now.

Poor Bear is over there knocking on his door.

He says he's 3 years old - a grown man! And he wants to sleep with Papa and Cub. 😂

I appreciate everyone's comments and messages...

I appreciate everyone's comments and messages, and I apologize that I haven't responded to any of them yet. I will get there; I just have to get up some energy.

I've been stressed almost to death. I've been waking up with tension headaches and migraines. I think I cracked the code last night, though.

Adrian (our little kitty) has been downstairs since June after living in my bedroom for 5 years. I really needed a space to sleep without interruption and cat hair, though, and her little self body-slams me to cuddle in the night.

Well, she's been stressed about being downstairs. There have been some cat squabbles, but we thought that was just them adjusting; it's been pretty normal in our experience that settling in takes some time.

However, she recently has been hiding and I even have had to carry her physically to the litter box. I think I was picking up the tension because last night before I even went to bed or had a plan (we'd already removed all of the cat stuff from the room and even sold the catio), I took her upstairs. She had been looking miserable and the other cats were tense, and I just couldn't do it anymore. And today I didn't wake up in pain.

I know that's not the only thing I've been stressed about, but I do feel relieved and she seemed VERY happy to be back in my room. She was rolling everywhere and purring and her tail was floofed up. 😂 It made my heart happy. All of the cats are older and deserve peace in their final years. I feel a lot better.

Other than that, I've been busy working on www.polishallthethings.com. The app is a subdomain there, and now my nail art blog is integrated, so everything is together. That feels nice. I still have work to do, but I am at a point where I feel like I can rest for a minute.

Also, I had a computerized ADHD assessment this morning. I will get my results in 2 weeks. They had a noise machine in the room that sounded like water running, probably for the privacy of the other patients. I don't know if that was part of the test, but I put my earplugs in so I could think. Hopefully, I didn't nerf myself.

'Beans on 'beans on 'beans. 😂

'Beans on 'beans on 'beans. 😂

We call him Harley Longlegs...

We call him Harley Longlegs because he's so damn lanky. His arms are longer than my forearm!

I wonder where Harley is...

I wonder where Harley is...

Ignore our random convo...

Ignore our random convo about the smell of childhood toys (we're watching the He Man movie). This is Bear's daily routine. He has to give his Papa a bath. It's very serious business. 😂🥰

Look at this 'Bean.

Look at this 'Bean. He's all nice and chill as long as I'm not busy. But let me bust out the laptop and he throws paws. 😂 Brat.

We're trying hard to convince this lab mix...

We're trying hard to convince this lab mix that water is ok. 😂😂😂  He'll do almost anything for treats.

Cubba did great today. 😊

He's serving face today. 😂

He's serving face today. 😂

I so love this baby goblin. 💕