Tuesday 1 July 2014

July Giggle Blog - A Day in the Life of a Ditz!

I have added lots of photos to this post in the hopes you will be distracted from the words!

So there I was, on the beach, throwing the ball into the sea for Dusty. It’s his favourite game. He loves being in the water. If the tide is out, he finds a rock pool to jump in.

These photos were taken today. Dusty's not in the second one, but I wanted a photo of those pretty clouds. The tide was out. On the day in question, the tide was in. Well in.




I threw the ball into deeper water – I like to give him a bit of a challenge. In he went and dived right under. He came up, didn’t see the ball bobbing about behind him and went under again. And he stayed under. For ages. Occasionally I’d see the hair on his back just below the surface.

Well what would you have done? I threw his lead on the sand and ran in – by which time he’d surfaced, grabbed the ball and was on his way back.

He gave me such a look as he swam past me. You stupid woman! If you've got my treat biscuits all wet - grrrh!

So I went home with soggy clothes and water-logged trainers feeling very stupid.

My foray into Ditzdom doesn’t end there. I got home, showered and changed and then I got a call from my son in law. My granddaughter had left her glasses at home – hanging up where they hang the keys - and needed them at school.

So I went round and looked for the glasses on the shelf below the keys and on the top of the little pegs where the keys hang.

I searched the house. Looked again at the key pegs. Searched the house again. I even looked in her bed for them! I must have looked at those key pegs a dozen times as I rushed past. I checked the shoe store under the key pegs in case they had fallen in there.

In the end, I went outside and phoned him to say I couldn’t find them anywhere. “I could have sworn I saw them HANGING up with the keys this morning,” he says. Hanging! I’d heard him say that the first time, but somehow it hadn’t registered in what I laughingly call my brain.

So I went back in and as soon as I walked in the door I saw them hanging from a peg, bold as brass, laughing at me. You stupid woman, they said. They laughed at me all the way up the road to the school and I swear they were still laughing after I’d handed them to the school secretary.

Anyway enough of that…

Dusty met the newest member of the family on Sunday – my daughter’s kitten, Tess. He was so good with her. My camera battery died just after I took this or there would have been more when she came out from under the table and rubbed noses with him.



And he’s been going for walks with my daughter’s younger dog, Poppy. Look at those smiles. He adores her!



But Harley is still his best mate. And he still likes to perch on her cat climbing tower even though he is much too big.






Happy July!


34 comments:

  1. Nothing ditzy about it, Teresa. It was commendable to plunge in after that little scallywag, Dusty – even if he didn’t appreciate it.
    And as for the specs incident…well, are you sure you were wearing yours?
    Very funny post. I’m sensing two new short stories on the horizon. x

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  2. You are very kind, Rena! I could have sworn those glasses weren't there. I don't know how I missed them. I felt such a fool. My lovely son in law said "Well you wouldn't expect to find glasses hanging from a peg," bless him x

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  3. Sounds normal 'mummy' behaviour to me Teresa. Little ones in danger and mummy to the rescue. Lucky Dusty - even if he didn't appreciate it!!

    Glasses - well as you know - don't talk to me about glasses!!! :o) xx

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    1. I think your last month's giggle is what made me check the bed, Sue :-) x

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  4. Oh my goodness, Teresa. I now don't feel so bad about putting my keys in the washing machine!

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    1. Oh no ... was the washing machine okay? x

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    2. Yes, and my keys were very clean!

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    3. Well at least you didn't have to iron them :-) x

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  6. I think you were wonderful and brave to dive in, Teresa and as for the glasses, I utterly sympathise with that. I've spent hours staring directly at the thing I'm searching for - that's when I can remember what it is I'm supposed to be finding. You were very patient to keep looking and at least you found them in the end. What a very kind mother and grandmother you are. Your family are very lucky and I think your son-in-law made a very good point when he said you wouldn't expect the glasses to be on a peg.
    What gorgeous pictures too, especially Dusty with Fizz and perched on her tower. xxx

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    1. Thank you, Joanna - I am feeling much better about my ditzyness :-) x

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  7. That was very brave rushing to the rescue, Teresa! I laughed at the glasses story - definitely not somewhere you would expect to find them! Great photos.

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    1. I wasn't brave, Rosemary - just daft! But then again, if he hadn't resurfaced, I would have been in the right place to pull him out x

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  8. You deserve a medal for diving in. And welcome to Ditzdom. Love the name you gave to the place I inhabit half of the time. I expect there are a lot of writers there.

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    1. I like living in Ditzdom, Lynne, especially when the company is so good :-) x

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  9. Don't worry, Teresa. We've all been there.

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  10. A very funny post and lovely pictures. I can imagine your panic as you raced into the sea, and your embarrassment on the way home. Your family are very lucky to have you.

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    1. Thank you, Maggie. I feel lucky to have my family - it's a wonder they didn't disown me years ago :-) x

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  11. Hello Teresa. I live in Ditzdom. I am glad we finally bumped into each other. I moved here from Stressdom in Follow the Ruledom almost a year ago and I would never go back. This is a wonderful place to be.

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    1. I often visit Stressdom, Nicola - I much prefer Ditzdom - glad to bump into you here :-) x

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  12. Love the photos and though I am a little late realising it is already July, enjoyed the giggle. I can empathise so much!

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  13. Ha ha, the replies to your post are so funny, and Ditzdom rules, I think it's a wonderful place with smashing people here. The warmth and love in your giggle post has made me cry tears of pleased ditziness for you and your family. Lovely little kitten. Dusty is so lucky to be among fine friends. And he knows it I'm sure. xx

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    1. You will always find a warm welcome here in Ditzdom, Susan :-) x

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  14. Hey Teresa,

    Oh my, I'm relating to your world. Ditzdom is my middle name. I know how frantic I get for instance, when I'm looking everywhere for a pen. Only to discover I'm holding one. Doh.

    Great photos and too bad about the batteries running low. Always good to carry spares and then find the spare batteries don't actually work!

    Happy Sunday, I hope.

    Hugs,

    Gary :) x

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    1. Thank you Gary - I sometimes poke a pen behind my ear then hunt everywhere for it! I blame the pens :-) x

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  15. The most important things are:
    a) dusty had a great time at the beach
    b) you may have gotten a little wet but are ok! :-)
    c) you found the keys. Eventually! LOL!
    d) Tess is adorable!! :-)
    e) so is Poppy and Harley!

    Yay for ditzdom!! Take care
    x

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    1. Thank you Kitty - f) Dusty now knows when the ball disappears to look behind him before going deep sea diving :-) x

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  16. I think we've all done stuff like that, Teresa, so you're not alone in ditzdom land. :)

    Dusty continues to grow more adorable with each picture you post, thanks for sharing them with a dogless friend.

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    1. It is very reassuring to see so many friends here in Ditzdom, Carol :-)
      He does have his adorable moments x

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  17. The expressions on the faces of Dusty and Tess are priceless! You are a real heroine for going into the sea to 'rescue' Dusty! I'd have been scared stiff at seeing him underwater for so long. As for the glasses... oh, how I empathise! I have been known to put another pair of glasses on to search for the ones I put down before bumbling blindly into the bathroom to wash my hair, because when I came back they blended in so well with the pattern on the duvet that I couldn't see them and thought they had used their arms to flap off to a new hiding place!

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    1. Glasses are a pain aren't they - I have more moments over mine than almost anything else (maybe they do flap their arms and go off and hide)! Thank you for saying I was a heroine - I just felt really silly at the time :-) x

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