The Crazies

“Getting the crazies” is a term we use to describe the out-of-control behaviour our dogs often get that usually ends when the dog finally runs out of steam. But on occasion, they break something before they run out of steam, which effectively ends the crazies. Unfortunately Tess decided to get the crazies inside the other night.

 

We’re staying with family just out of Sydney, in their massive garage. There’s a glass sliding door leading to the backyard at one end of the garage, and a solid wooden door on the other side, where the stairs leading to the main area are. One of the boys was playing with his skateboard in the garage, when we sent Tess back inside from the yard and shut the glass door. According to witnesses, Tess got excited by the skateboard and ran to the stairs, turned around, and raced full speed towards the closed glass door. Let’s just say she didn’t realize it was closed!

I wasn’t fast enough to get any photos of the door before our uncle taped it up, but you can still see the cracks. Amazingly Tess is fine, although she sulked most of the night! I imagine she had some bruises the next morning! :)

 

At night, just before lights out, when we’re all just randomly spread out around the garage, I can’t help thinking how it looks like an emergency refuge centre – you know, like where people stayed when Toowoomba and surrounding areas flooded in 2011. It’s a heap of fun! But it’s a good thing we’re used to sleeping so close together, because Chantel and Jessica decided to put their beds along the wall next to mine. Chana’s bed is at the foot of ours, and the rest of the family is across the garage by the table. The dogs sleep on their own beds, except for Lassie, because Asta’s using hers. One of my favourite things about staying here is the TV upstairs – Animal Planet, here we come!

 

We’re all enjoying the swimming pool, which is just about bigger than the only patch of grass in the backyard. It’s freezing though!

 

We’ve had a few storms in the few short days we’ve been here – one the first night that I didn’t even hear, and one yesterday afternoon that continued into the night. Loving it, and the big veranda at the front of the house is the perfect place to get some photos as the storm rolls in!

It’s gotten a bit cloudy again now, after a beautifully clear and cool morning (perfect for taking Sparkie for a walk!), so we might get another storm later.