16 Comments

• 1. Simon  |  February 18th, 2006 at 1:00 am

  Because that’s reserved for the dogs, silly. You must content yourselves with a deep breath for breakfast, a yawn and a stretch for lunch, and then a small handful of fresh raspberr…..

  Oh yeah, Jenn picked all those thinking them to be vile weeds.

  So, to reiterate:

  1. Breakfast - deep breath
  2. Lunch - yawn & stretch

  And then for dinner, instead of the yummy raspberries (seeds are annoying anyway) all y’all can lick the fatty sprayed-on coating off the dog food before actually serving it to the dogs.

  Ta-Da!

  Making comments longer than the actual posts is such a silly thing to do in my estimation.

• 2. geogirl  |  February 18th, 2006 at 8:09 am

  and for dessert…an ice cube and a toothpick. (but you only get the toothpick on special occasions)

  LOL! Sorry, don’t mean to laugh at your money woes it’s just that it reminds me so much of when I was in grad school and I actually ate nothing but peanut butter sandwiches and walmart brand mac and cheese for a month. God! If I never see another box of that blaze orange colored powered cheese crap it will be too soon!!

• 3. Imperfect Mommy  |  February 18th, 2006 at 8:14 am

  arghhh… that’s why we haven’t even done our taxes yet. the good news is I had some consulting money to make things a little more comfortable this year. the bad news is that we didn’t save the appropriate amount to cover the taxes. praying for mortgage interest compensation.

• 4. the Mater  |  February 18th, 2006 at 9:37 am

  David, it’s not so bad … my own grandfather ate dog food. He came home from a late shift at the plant, all asleep, opened the fridge door and saw what seemed to be some hamburger meat. Man ate the whole thing. Wife confirmed next morning that the pooch’s dog food was missing from the fridge. I hear it was quite a fight!

  However, if you have a choice, go for the mac and cheese.

• 5. Spot the Wonder Dog  |  February 18th, 2006 at 12:02 pm

  The kids probably ARE eating dog food, when you’re not looking.

• 6. Debby  |  February 18th, 2006 at 4:32 pm

  I just discovered your site and am loving it very much. Will be returning often. Funny story here. When my kids were little, I convinced them that corned beef has was dog food just so they wouldn’t eat it. Very different times 25 years ago. We wanted it for the middle of the night munchies. Such bad rents we were back then.

• 7. Contrary  |  February 18th, 2006 at 6:01 pm

  If you must eat dog food, at least eat the good stuff. No store brands! (I know what I’m talking about here) (wait, not that I eat it. I don’t. Swear. I just know which ones are better for you. In theory.)

• 8. anon  |  February 18th, 2006 at 6:44 pm

  Declare yourself a professional blog writer, then everything you use (write about) can be declared as deductions - including the kids. As with any home business you can declare a loss for 3 out of 5 years.

• 9. sogal  |  February 18th, 2006 at 7:56 pm

  oh mi have i missed you!

  that sophie is a gem and wicked (in a good way) so smart beyond her years yikes! she keeps you on your toes.

  claim all of us commenters as your deductions ;o

• 10. Mom101  |  February 18th, 2006 at 10:41 pm

  I just found your blog and I love it. Actually I hate it because I’m somewhat jealous. You’re a delicious writer. Another blogroll link coming your way.

  PS You’re not supposed to eat dog food until you’re at least 70. And even then, you simply do so to hold it over your children’s heads so they will send you bigger checks every month which you can blow at Foxwoods.

• 11. kris  |  February 19th, 2006 at 2:01 am

  Zane jockeys for position, in front of the cats’ food bowls, every morning, as I prepare his breakfast.

  If he gets lucky, he moves quickly, stuffing fat little fist-fulls of kibble into his mouth as fast as he can, before I catch him and try to sweep it all out.

  Our cats eat Iams. I’ve tasted it… I had to see what all the hub-bub was about… I couldn’t help myself.

  It was truly disgusting. I want to know if dog food tastes any better.

  Thankfully, we don’t have a dog, so I’m not likely to find out, any time soon.

• 12. the Mater  |  February 19th, 2006 at 8:46 am

  Welcome, Mom101

  I’m taking notes on your “PS You’re not supposed to eat dog food until you’re at least 70. And even then, you simply do so to hold it over your children’s heads so they will send you bigger checks every month which you can blow at Foxwoods.”

  Maybe I should begin stocking the pantry :>)

• 13. s  |  February 19th, 2006 at 7:51 pm

  To which you said, “Of course we’re not eating dog food, darling. But only because of my ingenuity with the budget and my sheer genius with leftovers.” And then you took yourself off to the spa.
  (Okay, probably that’s what I would have done. Seize the moment, I say! Use it to your advantage!)

• 14. Amy  |  February 19th, 2006 at 11:19 pm

  I used to feel guilty that my dogs were not eating the expensive stuff the pet store insists are best for them. Then hubby suggested I look in the pantry and realize how much NO NAME stuff WE ate. (Not that my precious pooches eat NO NAME.. even though we do!)

• 15. roo  |  February 20th, 2006 at 1:39 am

  Why would you eat dog food when there’s ramen noodles?

  Although come to think of it, the dog food might have more nutritional value than a delicious bowl of saline and starch…

• 16. mama_tulip  |  February 20th, 2006 at 8:44 am

  Head on down to Taco Bell. I’m convinced the majority of their menu is dressed-up dog food.

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