an interesting challenge

gonna build a doghouse this summer. hopefully. mom's working on the plans. i have the spot all picked out. it's gonna be great.

construction hasn't even begun and i'm already learning things about building dog houses. for example:

in order to determine the size of the house, you must first determine the size of the dog.

mom pointed this out to me last week. "you need to find out her height, width, and length." what followed was a fit of laughter that wasn't just mine. finetta joined in and asked if mom was serious.
so, what were my options?

1. measuring tape. not likely. i might get one measurement out of it, but as soon as it retracted, zoey would flee to the upstairs never to come down again.
2. yard stick. even less likely. she's afraid of the broom. 'nuff said.

i weighed the options carefully and decided to go with option #2 primarily because it didn't require digging through cabinets and toolboxes, which are things that don't appeal to us lazy folk. who knows why i thought the yard would be the best setting for this, but i did. i'm cracked.

fortunately, for every time zoey ran away, she ran back to the porch, close enough for me to grab her collar. after about a dozen attempts, i had three of the four measurements that we needed. the last one, "how about when she's curled in a ball" just isn't going to happen. mom's good at math. it's like star trek 4 ... she'll have to make a guess. and i'll trust it.