A Moment of Weakness

There has been off and on chatter going on in our house of getting a dog.  I am not hip on the idea.  The boys would love it.  They want to take a dog for walks, wrestle with it and let it chase the gophers in the backyard.  I was feeling bad the other night because I am always so firm on the NO and started looking online.  I found a few that would be a perfect fit.  I felt a moment of weakness and really thought this might be a good time.

Now rewind 11 days....I am kitty sitting for a friend.  She warned me that when there is a change in the cats routine, she might act out and have an accident in the house.  We made it 8 days without any problems and I was thinking, "Awesome, having a dog wouldn't be that bad".  We get to day 9....We (the kids and I) went to see the kitty.  I let the boys play in the backyard and let the cat out.  I sat down and started reading, the cat jumped on my lap for about 5 minutes.  Again, I had the thought that having a dog might be kind of fun.  And then IT happened....the kitty jumped down and went inside.  No big deal right?? Two minutes later Emree comes walking outside holding her hands up and says "Yuck Mommy POOP" I asked what happened and so she showed me....the cute little kitty cat that had previously been sitting on my lap had gone inside and pooped in the middle of the carpet!!!  I was incredibly grossed out, not so much by the cat pooping, more so by the fact that Emree had played in it.

I think I can officially say my "moment of weakness" has been CURED and there will be NO dog in this house ANYTIME SOON! Thank you kitty for making me realize why I didn't want a dog.

* Sarah if you read this....I still love your cat.  She is such a cuddly thing it is actually fun and the kids are loving it! We will get our pet fix through you. :)