I have mentioned before that Ellie loves to climb underneath as many blankets as possible. She and I are alike in this regard. Her favorite thing to do in the morning is run upstairs, from her kennel, and sleep with me in the bed. I don't like having her on my sheets, but I do let her under the top comforter. She will stay in bed most of the morning until I kick her out so I can make it.
I know, I know, my brothers and sisters are reading this and thinking, "Wait a minute...she wouldn't even let us
sit on her blankets, but she lets a
dog in her bed?". Yeah, I have become a little more soft in my old age. Although, there is still the rule that there is no sitting on the sheets, or taking naps, when clothed in something other than pajamas.
Ellie always watches with a look of disappointment when I make the bed. She still gets to lay on it when it's made, but it's not the same as being underneath the covers. I even put another blanket out so she has something to cover her. I have to wash the throw pillows quite frequently because she also likes to burrow into them and drool.
This week, Ellie figured out that just because the bed is made, it can't stop her from getting underneath her favorite blanket. I made the bed and started getting ready for the day. When I came back in the room the throw pillows were strewn about and there was a lump in the bed, as well as a rumply corner. She figured out that she could burrow in from the top corner of the bed. I found her snoring and drooling away. Thank goodness for a washing machine that can fit a queen sized duvet.
My Mom and Ellie
Ellie has discovered where her treats are kept. Her new thing is to go to the cupboard where they are stored and scratch on the door. She will scratch once or twice to get our attention and then she waits. She will lay on the rug until we get her a bone, or until she gets tired of waiting. Lately, she eats her bone and then goes right back to the cupboard for another one. She loves to eat.
I know I just posted about Ellie, but she makes me laugh, so I like to share the crazy things that she does. This morning we were out in the yard. I was working in the flowerbeds and Ellie was trying to find something to entertain her. She would run around the yard and then come and stand right where I was trying to work. I kept having to ask her to move.
I was working on a scrapbook page for my Mom's birthday. I was putting it together on the floor. Ellie was practically on top of it the entire time.
When I am working on the computer, she likes to be under the desk (right now she is under the desk), on my lap, or on a chair next to me. Here she is bundled up (it was raining outside, so she had to be bundled) and lying on a chair.
She loves stuffed animals. I can't remember how many I have had to sew back together. Usually she has them torn apart again in a few minutes. Here she's patiently waiting for her elephant.
Ellie loves the sun. This is one of my favorite pictures of her. I was in the kitchen and looked out to see her lying belly-up in the grass. I ran upstairs and took a picture of her from the bedroom window. She laid there for quite awhile like this.
