Dear Diary,
The neighbors have shaved their golden retriever to look like a lion. I love it. But I first saw it from behind and I was completely convinced there was a lion in my neighbor's driveway, until he turned around and I saw his golden retriever face. Once I got over my initial terror I was very impressed. His name is Zeus and he has a big fluffy mane and his tail is shaved except for the very end.
Yesterday I was doing laundry and I suppose I was feeling a bit absentminded. I turned on the washer, and reached up and grabbed what I thought was the soap and put a heaping scoop in. It was when I heard the dry cat food hit the metal bottom of the washer when I realized I had made a dire mistake. See, Rosco gets into his food if it is not up high on the shelf and out of reach, and I have been in charge of feeding him while Sarah is gone. So at that instant, it was more natural for me to pour cat food into the filling washing machine than powdered soap. But now I can at least give you the best advice for what to do if this ever happens to you. Although it may initially seem like a good idea, don't fish out all the cat food with a slotted spoon while the washer is half filled with water. It is actually much faster to put the machine on the spin cycle, and then just wipe the now very soggy food from the sides of the machine after it is done spinning.
Love,
Diana