#FlashbackFriday & #FluffyFriday: The Furmily Reunion

From time to time, as "Momma"/"Auntie Nicole" has previously mentioned, Reilly and Camille have little family reunions—or furmily reunions—with Shelby when they go on walks (Remember that Reilly and Camille live in the same neighborhood as Shelby, and they thus get to see her quite often.). During the last furmily reunion at which "Momma"/"Auntie Nicole" ended up being, a friend of Reilly and Camille by the name of Penny Lane wanted to come join her friends and Reilly's cousin/Camille's sister. The cousin of Reilly and sister of Camille—that is, Shelby—did not want to even want to go over to Penny Lane to meet her even despite the encouragement of Reilly's "Momma"/Camille's "Auntie Nicole" as well as her own human family, and Penny Lane therefore did not get to be a guest at the furmily reunion in question.

Asking My Readers A Quick Favor Here....Again

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— N.V. Mara Czarnecki (@Nickidewbear) August 30, 2018

Commentary: Plainly Abusive Or Not-Entirely-Willingly Abusive?

Truth be told, people like the abusive person in this video may truly love their partners and are nonetheless abusing them and themselves by doing something for which the partners may need to take the hard step of leaving them: refusing to get treatment for mental illnesses if they can get that treatment.

In the video, the abusive person has Alcoholism for which he is clearly not getting treatment, although he can treatment for Alcoholism. Other mental illnesses which unfortunately can effect people to abuse other people include Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia: when people are in the throes of untreated mental illnesses like that, they're not even aware of what they're doing. According to the Mayo Clinic re Bipolar Disorder alone, "Despite the mood extremes, people with bipolar disorder often don't recognize how much their emotional instability disrupts their lives and the lives of their loved ones and don't get the treatment they need.".

Sometimes, then, the abused partners have to leave and say to their abusive partners something like, "I will come back if you seek the mental-health treatment that you need, and I will be fully supportive of you as you undergo the mental-health treatment. I cannot continue to let you hurt me and, ultimately, hurt yourself, and the only way that you can begin to heal yourself and mend the ties that you have cut is to acknowledge that you have a mental illness and get help for yourself."

(So To Speak) Two Birds With One Paw (Doesn't Especially Camille Literally Wish?!)

PS Camille even scratched "Auntie Nicole" to try to get one of the treats without getting a picture taken, and she also jumped back up onto the clothespile when it was Reilly's turn to do so—and Reilly didn't want to get on the clothespile, anyway, despite that "Momma" encouraged her to do so.

A Bit Of A Belated #FluffyFriday....and Perhaps a #ShamingonShabbat Post (Say What?!)

#Dogshaming, anyway:

(Before Shabbat)

"I tried to help Cam avoid a pep talk after she bit Momma over a treat and left a tooth mark on each side of her finger...and I tried to avoid a picture." 

(On Shabbat)

"I am still trying to avoid a pup-shaming picture, and after leaving a tooth mark on each side of Auntie Nicole's finger. This isn't to mention the death grip that I had on it and intensified the more that she tried to take my undeserved treat. 'Roll over all the way'? I don't roll over for anybody, and I want my treat when I want it! That's part of why I tried to bite Auntie Nicole three times in a row when she tried to get me down from looking out of the window because I barked--that's what she gets for trying to take my treat earlier, and even though I took it from her when I didn't earn it!" 

(1. It was "Auntie Nicole's pointer finger. 2. The mark consisted of a circle on each side.)

(Part Two--One Example From Just Within the Same Hour) "I stole Hippo from Reilly's crate, wouldn't sit--so I got Auntie Nicole to cowtow & command 'Stay'; hardly played with Hippo when she threw him and chased him, and tried to get another toy from the toy basket. Then I whined when I couldn't get it and had Mimi get it, and whined to get her to throw me it--am I stubborn or what?! 😏"

Woof Wednesday: Troubleshooting The Snoot Challenge, More Of Life In La Casa De Reily Rosalita, and...

What did "Mimi" say about what Camille was doing at one point?! PS The Snoot Challenge on Facebook

A Bit Of A Belated Card East Of the MST Time Zone

PS Elaborate cards take work—although "elaborate" doesn't necessarily mean "well made" (You be the judge.), although the subjects of the card's photos were perfectly made (and judging the card and its maker is one matter; judging Reilly's and Camille's Maker is another.).

A Belated Tell A Joke Day Card

And, yes, "Momma" looked up Queen's logo's colors. No shame!

#ThrowbackThursday: "Reilly And The Squirrel Bone"

 Not that Camille doesn't have a penchant for "nasties", though hair, dirt, dust, grass, "bunny beans", and even "nasties" such as squirrel bones(! ) are frequent treats for Reilly in spite of the fact that Reilly knows better! 

A Pissed Reilly Gives Night-Owl "Momma" A Look From Hell?

"Momma" even wondered if Reilly was possessed! 

Since "Momma"/"Auntie Nicole" Is Lefthanded, Anyway...

#MondayMotivation, #MaltipooMonday, and #MemoryMonday: The Bedhead Whom Helps "Momma" Keep Going

Especially last night (and may this be a good sign for HaChodesh Elul), Reilly patiently allowed "Momma" to wrap up and then take these cute pictures of her:




"Momma" is amazed that Reilly even stayed in that position for that long. As for over the weekend overall:



Of course, Reilly didn't allow too many pictures without belly rubs and scritches:




She also even ended up letting pictures with Cam in them be taken:



(Awww, Ribrat...and with her ear touching Cam's paw in the picture!)

(And may Ri be able to share chodashim haba'im with "Momma" and someone else.)

A Card For Rosh Chodesh Elul From Reilly

A Bit Of A Belated Card For the EST and CST Time Zones. Anyway...

And "Momma"/"Auntie Nicole" wasn't lazy about making the card, either 😜.

#TimeTravelTuesday...To Only Yesterday. Still...

Who can deny how cute a puppy who is enjoying belly rubs in pure bliss is? Also, who can deny how cute that belly-rub-enjoying and blissful puppy is when she's enjoying belly rubs from her "Mimi"?



Even better is when the pictures are enlarged:

C(ute collage-maker C)amille loves "belly wubs"!