Thursday, October 22, 2009

ode to jimmy, on the eve of his birthday

Tomorrow is Jimmy's fourth birthday. We cannot believe we've only had him for just under four years. I can so clearly remember the Christmas morn he showed up, and how the following nights were just about equal to having a newborn: the crying, the needing to be held, the sleeping on the couch with a baby lying on my chest, the explosive poop everytime we left him in the crate, the time I fell down the stairs after I slipped on snow in the middle of the night when I had to take him out -and that was just the first 48 hours. Oh, the adventures we've had since then.

To celebrate the birthday boy, Greg and I came up with some haikus about Jimmy. Now, I'm really tired and kinda sick-feeling, so I think these could be better, but they make me laugh, and that's really what counts.

I see you are asleep
But I thought I heard a noise
So now I must bark

Ew, what is that smell
It is Jimmy's yeasty ears
Time to clean with foam

What is he doing?
Why, dragging his butt downhill!
Scrape, scrape, itchy butt.

You are four years old
It feels like we have had you
For a hundred years

A designer dog
You're a pug and a beagle
What freak thought of that?

Remember the time
Your inside parts were outside
Man, that was gross

Happy Birthday, James
You make us laugh constantly
You're one of a kind


ETA: I have no idea why this font is so tiny. I can't seem to change it.

3 comments:

lgaumond said...

Sorry for the late comment, I was out of the country on a tropical island and unable to post.

Love the haikus, this one is my favorite:

Remember the time
Your inside parts were outside
Man, that was gross

You guys crack me up.

Amanda said...

Lisa -

I just realized that that one wasn't written in 5/7/5 format! Here is a modest edit for the last line to make it work:

"Man, that was SO gross."

Dwayne "The Train" said...

best. post. ever.