Say what you will about our Harry, but he is very funny. He often gives me laugh out loud moments and has done since he was knee high to a grasshopper.
I remember having to tell people when he was little to try not to laugh when he’d done something naughty or he’d keep doing it. This was at times very hard to do.
The other evening we were watching TikTok. Crazy adrenalin junkies doing base jumps in a wing suit to some pumping angry tunes. The speeds they were getting up to and heights they were jumping from and tight spaces they were flying through.
I asked Harry if he would want to try it and his response was,
“Mum, I’m pretty sure that would be illegal. I’m only 8, you’d get locked up for sure!”
So we had the sponsored fun run yesterday morning to raise money for Priory Pumas, the boys beloved football team.
It came at the end of a very full week so I was amazed how organised I was and wasn’t even sure I’d done it on purpose.
I remembered, not in priority order, to bake treats to sell for humans and dogs, take chairs, take change, sun tan lotion, hats, get sponsors, fancy dress outfits clean and ready, dogs, dog beds,dog pram, a drink for everyone and a partridge in a pear tree, couldn’t help myself, sorry.
We even got there early which is unheard of for me on account of the fact I daydream all the time.
I wanted to give Tilly and Holly a little run first and get all their poo out and collected so we were present and correct for when everyone arrived.
My piercing whistle came in handy a few times to call dogs and children back and to stop Harry mid throwing a boulder moment.
It was all going so well until Holly spotted Franco wearing an inflatable dinosaur costume.
Well she thought it was bloody brilliant and made chase, yelping her little fluffy head off as she did so.
Strangely enough Franco did not think this was a good game but the more he ran, the better she thought it was.
It was over in a flash and I had her next to me with all her “off the lead” privileges lost.
Luckily Franco was fine although he still wasn’t ready to make peace with Holly by the time we left.
It was also lucky that his lovely mum saw the funny side. She actually asked me if I’d caught it on camera. Urm, no, I wasn’t standing videoing whilst my dog was terrorising your child, I was trying to end the situation as soon as possible which isn’t easy when you have arthritic knees compared to a bouncy mini Schnauzer.
The thing is, if there was an ounce of bite in our Holly there is no way she’d ever be allowed off the lead, to protect her as well as others.
Ollie went over to check if Franco was okay and it seemed like his suit had gone down. His lovely sister was trying to find where Holly had punctured it and Ollie was able to say with all conviction that there was no way she would have. Well what about scratched it then? Again, no way, she’s a softy who loves to be cuddled.
Turns out little Franco was sat on the pump so the minute he stood up his dinosaur was inflated again.
His Mum was concerned however after that point as they were about to embark on a 2 mile run across Sand Bay which was filled with dogs on their dog walk.
They came back smiling and unscathed.
Ollie came second and believed this was due to being sabotaged by a sausage dog. I still haven’t got to the bottom of this story.
Today is the first day in a week we don’t have anything we have to do, apart from the normal household chores. Bliss!
Happy Sunday. May it be kind to you and as relaxed as you wish it to be.
In other news, the target for the sponsored run was £1000, so far they’ve made £1527! Well that was worth getting out of bed for xxx
A cheeky little Twinkle update xxx 