Yesterday was her day off. Which means it's a day she doesn't go into the office and doesn't get paid for that day - but she does all the work she doesn't have time to do at the office Tuesday through Friday. Go figure. Humans.
Anyway, we were sure to get her up nice and early. I told you that I think sleeping is overrated. She took us out in the dark and promised long walks in the light of day. We had our breakfast and she was eating hers when she noticed Frodo standing and listening in the middle of the room. She didn't pay much attention - the radio was on and she figured he just heard the wind outside. And then SHE heard the sound too. A high pitched beeping sound. Hmmmm. She walked to the other room and heard where it was coming from. The laundry room. She opened the door and found water on the floor. And the washing machine beeping madly with lights flashing. She had thrown a load of dog towels in the wash when she got up - and clearly there was a problem. She shut the machine off and quickly Googled the manual for the washer. And she searched through the error codes that were listed in the manual. This problem - do this. That problem- do that. Our problem - call for help. Drat. But not one to give up so easily, she attempted some of the OTHER solutions. Just in case. The first "solution" ended up with MORE water flowing out onto the floor - but she actually thought this was promising. She threw some more towels on the floor to sop up the mess and came into the kitchen to wash off some filter thing. And she just happened to glance at the dining room carpet. Probably 8 feet of the border edge had been ripped out from under the carpet - compliments of Elroy. He works fast. As she went to tuck it back under the carpet, she turned around just in time to see me balancing on two legs, trying to eat a cookie she had left on a plate.
And it was at that very moment that a banshee scream from the depths of her soul erupted and was probably heard for a 5 km radius. We just stared at her. She is SO dramatic sometimes. We just looked at her and then went about doing our things - I went back to chewing a bone, Frodo rolled over and got in a more comfortable sleeping position under a chair, and Elroy moved onto the dog bed for a nap.
The bad news, her attempt at appliance repair did not work. But the good news - the repairman was able to come yesterday! Now THAT was a miracle. I think someone upstairs heard my human's scream and figured she needed a bit of relief. When he arrived, she put the three of us on the deck - to keep us from getting INTO the washing machine with the guy. We promptly took turns peeing on the BBQ on the deck.
The good news also was that the machine could be fixed. It seems SOMEONE put perhaps a bit too much soap in the machine - causing the machine to protest and overflow. I'm not pointing paws, but let's face it - she couldn't blame US for this one. So $100 and several soapy wet towels later, all was right with the world. As the repairman was writing up the bill, he told my human she could let us in - as we stood on the deck staring in through the glass. He had a dog - so he was used to dogs. My human cautioned him that we are a bit "wild." He said "no problem - let them in." She warned him to brace himself as she opened the flood gates. Two barking PONs raced in followed by a leaping, exuberant Picard who practically took the guy out. He grabbed a stool to sit on so he would have better leverage. She had warned him.
As he was getting ready to leave, Elroy grabbed the ONE dry towel that had not been used to soak up the mess - and silently took off with it under the dining room table. Of course he did.
So that was the better part of my human's day "off." Minus several good walks with us - which she clearly needed. The freezing fresh air was good for her.
So that was our day. Seriously - I couldn't make this stuff up. Hope yours was equally exciting!!!!
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