February 25, 2010 | Filed under: Stuff
I’ve been sick. I need a Mountain Barbie post. BAD. So here’s one of my faves:
So normally Mountain Barbie goes to work every day with Alpha Man. She’s a job dog. She guards his truck (read: she licks anyone who comes close), she guards the job site (read: she chews on the tools) and keeps things in control (read: she naps most of the day). But when Alpha Man was laying out some wood flooring last week, she was stuck home with me after chewing up some very expensive wood and being asked to not come back. 
The first morning, I was upstairs cleaning up a little bit before diving into the writing when I realized that she was too quiet. This is never a good sign. Not once has it worked out where she was quiet for a GOOD reason. I went to the top of the stairs to peek down and saw something suspicious on my couch.
What the heck? I zoomed in. That can’t be . . .
Oh, but it was. She’d helped herself to the couches and was taking a nice snooze. ON THE COUCH. I said “Mountain Barbie! What do you think you’re doing?” And she opened exactly one eye and said “aren’t we on vacation today?”
Posted by Jill @ 1:00 am | Make a Comment
Lura says:
Love the puppy! She would get along great with my Ginger. She is forever sneaking onto the couch – or worse, my bed.
Her usual habits are nearly identical to Ginger’s, too! ^_^
Posted on February 25th, 2010 at 1:16 amJudy F says:
Ah hugs. I remember this story and its a favorite. She was a sweet girl. My cat Sam likes to sleep in my spot on the couch the moment she knows I went to bed.
LOL
Hope you start feeling better soon.
Posted on February 25th, 2010 at 3:51 amStacy ~ says:
Aw, but she was irresistible, wasn’t see. Miss MB.
Hope all is well in the Shalvis house. Sorry to hear you’re still not feeling well
Posted on February 25th, 2010 at 4:08 amStephanie P says:
Sorry that you are not feeling well but, Mountain Barbie looks so cute on the couch that she’s not supose to be on.
Posted on February 25th, 2010 at 4:49 amPat L. says:
Aw, it is so nice to have great memories.
Feel better soon.
Posted on February 25th, 2010 at 5:16 amAZ Colleen says:
But she’s just so cute! How could you get mad at a face like that?
Posted on February 25th, 2010 at 6:36 amtennismom says:
Do you suppose she was smart enough to screw up at work so she could stay home with you lol? Miss her & her stories. Thank you for posting this.
Posted on February 25th, 2010 at 6:44 amLiza says:
Jill, hope you feel better soon. I still love all the MB stories. My dad had to put his chocolate lab Lizzie to sleep a couple of weeks ago. She had cancer and it spread pretty fast. Still can cry just thinking about her. I will be really strange to go visit next week and not have her happy face meet me at the door.
Posted on February 25th, 2010 at 6:53 amLeigh Duncan says:
Awww, how sweet. She thinks she’s a people.
Posted on February 25th, 2010 at 7:03 amLisa in California says:
I miss that dog and I never even met her. The love of her stories continues. She was pretty special.
Posted on February 25th, 2010 at 9:49 amDonna M says:
Ohhh! She was so pretty. I know you miss her & I miss hearing stories about her.
Feel better soon.
Liza, sorry to hear about your Dad’s dog. It is never easy.
Posted on February 25th, 2010 at 12:00 pmJennifer M says:
Sorry to hear that you are still not feeling well. Hope you get better soon!
Posted on February 25th, 2010 at 3:45 pmDiana says:
Hope you feel better soon, and it’s nice revisiting Mountain Barbie and her adventures.
Posted on February 25th, 2010 at 8:00 pm