Mom's been antsy and I was bad.

Mom's been antsy the past few days. She's been cleaning the house a lot. That included cleaning Boy's room which hardly ever gets done-he likes it messy, the way things should be! She even threw out one of his carpets that the cat that lives here had peed on a few times, and then scrubbed the floor. She folded the laundry so now we have to actually lay in our beds if we want somewhere soft to lay. The carpets dont even stink anymore! I dont know whats gotten into her but she keeps talking about "the inlaws" coming to town. Us dogs even had to have baths today, yuck!

I've been doing my best to help keep things normal by putting my toys right under her feet, and dragging the blankets around, but mom didnt seem to think this was helping, so while everyone was gone tonight I decided the house was much to clean and I needed to do something about it, it just didnt feel right! I decided the best thing would be to put some stuffing all over the living room, but where to get some? All my stuffy's I dragged outside the other day and they got rained on, and I dont like to chew them when they're wet...so they are out...Boy's stuffy's have all been put up high where I cant get to them since any that were left within my reach I decapitated. Whats that leave? The couch of course!

I didnt want the place to be filthy, I just wanted it to feel "lived in". Like home. I figured one arm rest would be enough. I shredded the armrest and pulled all the stuffing out, stacking it on the couch in a great big pile, with just a little overflow onto the floor. Much better. It takes a lot of work to get decorating just right, so now its nap time.

Mom wasnt quite as pleased as I had hoped with my redecorating job. She did use one of her favorite nick-names while talking to me about it though, "Naughty", I dont like that one as much as I do "Monster". She picked all the stuffing up and put it in bags, and then cut the shredded arm rest of the couch off, mumbling something about trying to save the pieces to use as a pattern to make a new arm rest. I dont know why she thinks she needs a new one, there's still one on the other side of the couch! Dad mentioned something about not being able to have nice things because of us pets and that made Mom feel bad. I didnt mean to make Mom feel bad, I was just trying to help.

After feeding us dinner, I came in and gave Mom a kiss right on the cheek, before cuddling up in bed. She said she forgave me cuz it was just "stuff", and I know she still loves me, cuz I'm her Monster, and she's my Momma.

Today was a lazy day. After all the work in the yard yesterday I was worn out. Mom and Dad, and one of Dad's friends raked up 16 bags of leaves, and of course I helped by fetching sticks and running through the piles. I told mom to take it easy today and luckily this time she listened to me, of course she took some medicine to help with her runny nose, and that helped her rest today too, because it makes her very sleepy. We all slept in late and then Mom, Dad and Boy went to their Sunday dinner at Dad's Moms house.

While they were gone I got bored and decided to play a little and carried one of moms blankets all over the house. I left it right by the front door so they would know I missed them while they were gone! Dad came home though and said I was naughty for carrying Moms blankie around. Mom and Boy didn't come home until later, so I had a quiet afternoon while Dad worked on his music. Now Dad is cooking dinner while Mom and Boy watch a movie and relax, it smells really yummy. I cant wait until I get my dinner later. I love my food!

Mom didn't sleep well last night, she was awake a lot and I could tell she was scared of something. Every time she would start to drift off to sleep she would jerk awake and her heart was pounding. She kept asking me if someone was in the house dressed like a cowboy with a gun, but I knew there wasn't anyone that wasn't supposed to be, so I just lifted me head lazily and told her to go back to sleep. She finally fell asleep for a while which was nice because that meant I got to get some sleep too. Then she woke up early (about 5:30) and started having a sneezing fit! She spent the next hour and a half sneezing and blowing her nose. She wouldn't even let me eat the dirty tissues. She's no fun sometimes.

After my little boy when to this place called "school" for a few hours, mom, dad, and boy worked on raking the front yard. Sister and I barked whenever anyone walked past. I didn't want mom to think anyone was sneaking up on her because that makes her panic.

We've spent the afternoon napping, because mom wore herself out doing the yard work. I tried to tell her to come sit down and pet me whenever she would come inside for a second, or would go in the garage to get a tool or a garbage bag, cuz I knew she was tired but she didn't listen.

She's been complaining that the insurance company wont answer the phone. She got a referral to see a new kind of doctor called a psychiatrist but has to get it approved first, unfortunately she cant get a hold of anyone to approve it, and its making her very frustrated and anxious.

Hopefully tonight she can relax a little, either at grandma's house or with her friends. I need an evening off and she needs some fun! I love my mommy but sometimes she tires me out with all her anxiety!