This is a “younger” photo of Kylie, but I just love it! Shows what a laid back lab she really is. Today she turned 3-years old! We call her our coach potato because she is not your typical lab. She does not like to go swimming (what??!!? you’re a lab!), she’d rather not go for a walk if she does not have to (what??!!!? you’re a lab!), , and that green tennis ball thing she thinks is for eating (what??!!? you’re a lab!). You throw it and she looks at you as if to say, “You mean you want me to chase that thing?” She is content to chew on pieces of lumber, empty pizza boxes, her frisbee or a tennis ball. She also loves to just follow John around in the yard as he hauls supplies around. Now and then she will play chase the ball… three times back and forth, but don’t push your luck, that’s it. Three times is tops for her. She is a very loveable couch potato and we can’t get enough of hugging her. She also has this endearing way of sitting with her butt flat to the ground, and her left leg out to the side. She looks just like a sitting donkey when she does that, so we also call her our donkey. I’ve always wanted a donkey, I just didn’t realize God would send me one disguised as a yellow lab.
Happy Birthday, Kylie! I love you for teaching me to slow down now and then and just enjoy watching the world go by. That is her favorite thing to do… sit at the front door and watch the world go by. Even in the dead, cold of winter you will find our front door open, with a towel rolled along the bottom to keep some of the cold from coming in, just so Kylie can enjoy the view. Kylie also got two lunches today… by accident. I didn’t realize John had fed her and when I returned home from an appointment I fed her too. When we realized we did this, we both laughed and yelled out to the kitchen where Kylie hangs out, “Happy Birthday, Kylie!” Guess she will have a light dinner tonight. Happy Birthday, sweet girl… you are the BEST!