the poop thing -- tmi.

Could you not have moved it beside the bed so "the boy" could have stepped in it when he decided to get out of bed? Maybe he was pooped and that is shit when you are so young and should have endless energy. Thanks Bill for reminding me why I should NOT have a pet.

you need a pet, you don't need a teenaged son :-)

hehehe.

would a doggie door be totally out of the question? I feel for the poor animal - the dog obviously did the best possible in an untenable situation. Make the boy clean it up. Sleep is fine, but we all have responsibilities in this world.

you are all soooo right. we tried to sell jax on e-bay today. no bites. so we cut off the tip of his right pinky finger. he is very sorry. if it happens again, we move up a knuckle.

just kidding. really we just forced him to sit and read our blog for two hours. i'm not sure that was a good idea, because now he's even sleepier.

How do you wake them up?

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

ANJI: bill favors the grab-one-end-of-the-bunk-bed-pick-it-up-an inch-or-so-drop-it-hard method. that or glasses of ice water. sometimes it works, sometimes not. i like the obviously-you-can't-handle-the-late-nights-so-you're-not-going-out-tonight-method. seems to work a little better. that and guilt. i told him he let the puppy down. puppies WANT to be good, she needed you, and you LET HER DOWN. all she wants to do is LOVE YOU and be GOOD. sniff.

ahh. a mother's best weapon. guilt.

excellent visual.

thanks billy.

/sarcasm.