A Modified Copied-and-Pasted Facebook Post On Aging

(And no, you don't have to copy and paste. I'm just modifying this a little as I copy and paste it because it's an albe-painful reminder that those of us under 35 are getting older, too).

To everyone whom has come of age and is only aging more and more every day:

We are going through the next stage of our lives. We are at ages at which we see more and more wrinkles, gray hair, and extra pounds. We think about the fact that quite a few of us were just even 25 seemingly yesterday, and just slightly younger than that just as if it were only a few days before that. Now we're either closer to 35 or further away from 35 on the older side of it than we ever thought that we could be in just a short amount of time, and the 25-and-younger crowd will be just like us one day (😢. You do get that old before you know it, and the worst part is getting old as you get older.).

What we once brought to the table with whatever youth and zest for life we had will become either wisdom, experience, and good hearts that older people are expected to have or the haughtiness, stubbornness, and miserliness of the proverbial old fool—"Better is a poor, wise youth than a foolish old king." We've earned each of our gray hairs for either what we've endured or made others endure, too.

Don't think that aging necessarily means being like a classic or like a fine wine, either. Our exteriors may not be what they once were, and any looks that we do retain will either mean nothing or be like the proverbial "gold ring in a pig's snout" if we deliberately forego having (let alone increasing) spirit, courage and strength in entering and exiting the coming chapters of our lives with grace and dignity; and may we never pride ourselves in what we've endured and accomplished—may we be humbled by and learn from it.

May God "[t]each us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom"—especially since we don't know if we have the rest of today, let alone tomorrow and any days thereafter.

Even if you decide to not copy, paste, and modify this with your age and a picture of you, look at the recent-enough picture that I have posted of my currently-28-years-old self and apply Marley's words to Scrooge to how you yourself are aging:

"Look to me no more. Look, that you may remember what has passed."

Very-Belated #ThrowbackThursday: Throwback To...Thursday At Roughly 3:15-4:11 At Night!

Let's just that "Momma" was very unhappy with:

1. Reilly running downstairs when "Momma" explicitly told her to stay while she had to "go potty".
2. "Mom-Mom" blaming her instead of disobedient Reilly for that, and even despite "Momma" warning "Mom-Mom" that Reilly might have to "go potty" during the night because she inexplicably drank quite an amount of water even for her to drink before "night-nights" time—and Reilly normally doesn't drink as much water as she should in the first place!
3. Reilly running downstairs when "Momma" explicitly told her to stay while she had to "go potty" a third time, despite that she actually did stay the second time that "Momma" had to go.
4. The about-one-hour refusal of Reilly to go back upstairs, let alone let "Momma" get her harness and leash on her to do so because she wouldn't do so without it—she even would play go-to-the-hallway-gate-then-run-away games!
5. "Mom-Mom" once again blaming her instead of disobedient Reilly for that, and also getting mad at her for not taking Reilly "potty"...at about 4:11 at night, when "Momma" has Cerebral Palsy and is (as she's explained to Reilly) "not as strong as 'Mom-Mom' and 'Auntie Michelle'"), and Reilly didn't "go potty" the first time that she ran downstairs and "Mom-Mom" took her to "go potty"!
6. "Zeh hayah 'erev v'zeh hayah boker" meant that day for "Momma" that she was very sleepy in the boker quite due in part to the about-one-hour chase that occurred during the 'erev.
7. That Reilly now has to wear her harness and leash for a while every time that "Momma" has to "go potty", and with the leash loop put around one of the bedposts so that she doesn't run downstairs when "Momma" opens the bedroom door!

#ToyTuesday (Toys-day? In Any Case, Reilly And Camille Are Spoiled)

Subsequently, Camille aggressively guarded the toys when Reilly wasn't even near her (Yikes!)

"Momma"/"Auntie Nicole" Can Relate....

To A Twitter Video...Again!...


Now "Momma"/"Auntie Nicole" grants that Reilly (although she did growl at one of her own stuffed-toy sort-of Doppelgangers once) has never done the following to Camille, though Reilly has (if one will) "dominated" Camille several times, done dominance shows that don't involve "dominating", blocked Camille from getting scritches, and—among other things—made Camille afraid to approach others to get scritches lest Reilly "Hell hath no fury like a jealous Reilly" Rosalita Czarnecki either "dominates", does dominance shows directed at, or blocks her.

Reilly even once tried to bite a friend out of jealously of Camille and of the friend's puppies! This isn't to even mention that she's developed a reputation among other puppies, including a notorious Doberman whom's equally a jealous type and even runs around in circles when he or she hears Reilly's name!

Owner Story: "Jealousy is an ugly thing..." pic.twitter.com/SFNITQyZLc

— Fluff Society (@FluffSociety) April 22, 2018

Mostly Offbeat: Something That "Momma" Still Wants To Know, Definitely Partly For Reilly's Sake (And Reilly Would Probably Want To Know)

Who in the Rosedale-Nottingham area keeps checking her blog entries particular about Reilly. Relative? Friend? An inquiring mind wants to know, and she wants to know what the Rosedalean-Nottinghamer thinks of the entries (as feedback is always appreciated)—even if he or she thinks that (forgive the ableist language here) Reilly's "Momma" is a nut and a trainwreck—besides, Reilly probably thinks that her "Momma" is those things half of the time, anyway! 

She should also mention that her curiosity comes mainly from another curiosity of hers: viz., is the Rosedalean-Nottinghamer in fact the same person whom she thinks could end up being her helpmate and Reilly's "Daddy" as opposed to a completely-different person? After all, knowing that would, for example, certainly help "Momma" be a better "Momma" to Reilly and get at least part of an answer for which she's been waiting for her and Reilly's sakes (and having a "Momma" with Cerebral Palsy can be quite hard enough for Reilly, not to mention be hard for a "Momma" whom'd be more of a "Momma" to Reilly if she were strong enough and/or had more help to be one!). 

She has no intention of embarrassing anybody here, by the way. PS If you're the person in question, please let her know. Also, God willing, maybe you could end up meeting (or remeeting) Reilly someday. 

#NationalHaikuDay: An Extended Haiku About Reilly (Or As "Auntie Michelle" Says, A Rei-ku!)

Reilly can be bratty

Albe very lovable

Even when she eats

"Nasties" and gets in trouble

In many more ways

Than her "Momma" can ever

Track, and she behaves

Badly though she knows better!

Nonetheless, Reiser

Is always her "Momma"'s good

"Gwril", firstborn "dogter", 

Better puppy than she could

Have asked Yehovah

To make to be her fur kid

A kalvah tovah¹

Become habat shela² did!

¹ כלבה טובה

² הבת שלה

#SundayStubbornness: A Reilly Whom Doesn't Like Sitting On "Momma"'s Lap At Her Computer Desk, Etc..

The frustrating sequence of events that involves stubborn Camille, Reilly, "Auntie Michelle", is as follows:

The Adventures Of Reilly, Teddy (Her Teddy Bear), And A Sock Monkey

#ThrowbackThursday To A #MortifyingMonday When....

"Momma"/"Auntie Nicole" left the front-hallway gate open as she was going to wait for someone whom was coming over that day to come into the house: long story short, it was a bad idea! By the grace of Yehovah, "Mom-Mom" was home that day—since Reilly and Camille probably (ח'ו'ש) would've eaten something dangerous (since especially Reilly was chewing "nasties" such as grass on other lawns out there), been hit by a car, or attacked by a bird or maybe even the big puppy that was being walked by the house at around the same time (since Reilly went over to bark at the big pup, whom actually was just baffled by the small pup barking in his or her face).

Of course, Reilly and Camille ran out there to greet whom was coming over in the first place—which they did as he or she came toward the house—and right after they greeted the person in question, Reilly saw her barking target, got scooped up by "Mom-Mom", and went inside with everyone else.

By the way, that's an example of why Reilly's nicknames include "Brat [albe a lovable brat]", "Stubbornhead", and "Barker"!

#FunnyFriday & #InspirationFromGod: Where's the Beef?

I actually thought of this on Wednesday at the moment that I saw that Special Counselor Mueller "is writing a report" on ***** in the Russian-collusion probe:

Where's the beef? Well, Special Counselor Mueller seems like he b-usted T-rump, whom made himself quite the butt of many a joke—talk about being on a legal hotseat and being a subject of many a comedic toast and roast!—and besides, he treated many a woman worsely than meat, and treated many a man poorly. Treat people as literally less than cows, figuratively set up your career and reputation to be grilled like a steak for everything to come out and be fresh for the fodder picking. The grass was greener in the pastures on the side of Yehovah, I guess, but ***** chose to stall and fatten up his professional and social lives.

#FluffyFriday, Somewhat Offbeat: Once-Again Patient Reilly...Well, Except When "Momma" Tries To Roll Her Over And Can't, For Example

1. Long story short, you can guess...and Reilly has been patient as "Momma" has repeatedly vowed and broken her vow to be a better "Momma" while waiting for a certain answer for a certain someone.
2. The above has probably once again caused Reilly to be a little more tired (since "Momma" can hardly sleep at night) and, for example, bark more. Of course, Reilly has also been unhappy when "Momma" has tried to roll her over for barking. Needlessly to say, the one attempted bite that Reilly inflicted on "Momma"'s right hand hurt like heck! At least "Momma" received a puppy apology and a promise of better behavior, although that promise fell through quickly—with barking galore!

#ThrowbackThursday to....#WoofWednesday

Long Story Short: On Planning To (Try To) Teach Reilly the Alphabet & Ha'Alefbet

"Momma" has talked to Reilly about doing that. Getting kisses when she has asked her if she has wanted to learn the alphabet (the English one, that is) and ha'alefbet, she has also planned to get some books to read to Reilly each night. So, 'im yirtzeh Yehovah, she will teach at least ha'alefbet the same puppy whom literally rightly-to-leftly ate treats that were arranged to spell out "United States" in Hebrew on one July 4th!

Passover 5778 Card From Reilly And Camille

Belatedly-Shared Photoshoot Two: National Puppy Day (With Maybe A Belated Card To Come)