Falsely Accused

Two blog posts in one day??!! I've really missed you, blog! Obama's giving a speech at ODU today and I'm sitting here waiting hoping to catch a glimpse of the motorcade that's set to go right by my house. I could have gone to the speech but he's promoting a governor candidate and I really don't care about that. Earlier today he spoke at NAS Jacksonville about the military and I would have loved to see that, but sadly, it's not to be.

Look at the guilty face:

But where are all the hungries?

I came home this morning from picking up the newly fixed laptop (thanks Marc! I can't say that enough) to find the cupboard under the pantry open and Gladware all over the floor. I also found a sulky ridgeback complete with Full Shame Face on. Full Shame Face is a rarity these days. Sometimes we get Partial Shame Face or Waggly Tail Look How Cute I Am Please Don't Be Mad, but never Full Shame Face. Apparently Kimber has become aware that she is very well-loved and though we might get angry sometimes, she's here to stay. This is going to come out totally wrong, but her shame face is adorable. She wrinkles her brow and pulls the corners of her mouth super tight into a hilarious smile as she hangs her head in shame and you have to hide your laughter despite your anger. Kind of sad she's not scared of us anymore. I mean that in the best possible way. Really I do.

So there's Gladware all over the floor and a sulky ridgeback and 99% of the time this means something has gone down. Also, when something is broken into, out of, or strewn all over the floor you can bet your sweet sugar Kimber was somehow involved, and by somehow involved I mean that she definitely did it. She's still very much a puppy and it comes with the territory. It doesn't happen much anymore, but that's only because I had to get a lot smarter. You will also find Hank somewhere close by wiggling because he LOVES to see his little sister in trouble. I can't say I blame him, really. My brother never got in trouble and I loved it when he did because I was not a tattletale and I usually got busted because someone tattled. Just sayin'.....

Hank was nowhere to be found this time which I found pretty strange, but there Kimber was... trying to sneak away head hung low. The cabinet's not that easy to get into unless someone leaves it ajar, so I figured sending a picture to Ben would be much more amusing than shaming her further. Besides, I reasoned, she was probably pretty upset to find that the containers were not full of food as she had hoped and she surprisingly enough didn't chew any up. Good Piggie as far as I was concerned.

I sent my picture message pleased with myself for having caught such a funny moment, only to have Ben call me a few minutes later to name the culprit. Kimber was not to blame. Oh, no. It was a far more devious creature that had dumped the contents of the shelf onto the floor... the ever elusive Oafus Amongus (aka Ben).

It's a really good thing I didn't punish the pig.... but then again, why was she in Full Shame Face? I'd better check the house again.