Living Life as a Langston

Dear Martini,

Hello! I can not wait to safely return you to me in a few weeks. I know you are anxiously awaiting my arrival. I will be sure to retrieve all your toys from Ms. Ellie May. I even have signed you up for a doggy daycare class. Your grandmother (Lindalang) does not think you will enjoy this because your love for sleeping throughout the day but I figured we could give it a try. I live right behind the Katy Trail..so please rest up for lots of evening walks to work on our womanly figures. :) I might even bring your red dog stroller back from Abilene if you think you will need it. I can't wait till you are back at home and hope you are not mad at your dear mother. Please forgive for the long extended stay at your grandmother's but single moms do what they have to do. Rest up & see you soon!

Love your darling dog mother

P.S. Your new doggy friend Cosmo says RUFF! RUFF!

For the ones that are unaware of who Martini (or as my students know her "Tini) is exactly..she is my precious King Charles Cavalier Spaniel dog who is 3 and 1/2 years old. Due to circumstances out of my control, my dog has been camping out at my precious mother's house for the past year. Just recently, I moved into a one bedroom apartment and am anxiously awaiting the return of Martini to Dallas. I know my precious pup has had a great time with Ellie May (English bulldog) & her fellow Cavalier friend Ollie (Martini & Olive get it??) in pretty ol' Abilene but for the ones that know my dog she will be on cloud 9 to get return to me.

After Tini's puppy years and as she began to get older (women you know what I am talking about) the pounds slowly began to creep on..so today as I was playing around on orvis.com & ordering Ms. Tini a very own personalized RED dog collar..I saw this..

My first thought WOW?? REALLY?? WHO SPENDS THIS KIND OF MONEY ON A DOG?? However, I thought it was entertaining and fitting for Tini because she (don't worry she won't be reading this) could stand to lose a few lbs..which we will soon be hitting the Katy Trail to work on. My second thought was how in the world do you get a dog to stay on this??