The Rotation Of Toys...

Lucy has more toys than can be found in the toy aisle at Petco. So, in order to make it easier to walk through the house and up and down the stairs, we rotate toys. Every couple of days, I walk through the house scooping up toys and then I grab an armful of new toys and scatter them around. It's kind of a neat thing, because Lucy always thinks she's getting new toys, when really we're just changing things up! (Of course, as you all know, I'm not saying that I don't love going out and buying new toys... I add a new toy to the mix every couple of weeks!)

"Hey ma, whatcha got there? Is dats a new toy? I don't remember seeings him around here before. I wants to play with him. Looks how pretty I's is sitting. Does dat mean I can have him?"

Lucy's patience for being a "proper and polite" puppy only lasts so long.

"I wants dat toy, ma! Gives it up...."

"Comes on, Ma! I wanna chase my toy up and down the stairs! Where's you at? Speeds it up!"

"How longs do I haves to wait? Hurry its up!... I'ms waiten!"

"Mmmm.... Stuffed play-e-pus! Good stuff, but I sure hope dis isn't dinner...."