Working with Dawgs

I've started doing some writing for Lesley. It takes some getting used to, so I have to think through every word at this point. But there's no pantyhose involved, and I can do it sitting on my couch with my laptop.

Unless the dogs are uncooperative. We have three -- the two above (Asia is the "baby," Doovy is the border collie) and a big, long-legged German Shepherd dog (Molly).

They weren't so cooperative this afternoon. It went like this (no exaggeration!).

1. Sit down on couch.
2. Remove Asia from lap.
3. Put laptop on lap.
4. Remove Asia from laptop. Place her on pillow.
5. Open documents to work on.
6. Note Asia is attempting to vomit, on pillow.
7. Move Asia to floor, where she walks around vomiting in various places.
8. Run for paper towels, water, soap.
9. Try to find where those various places were, cuz the rug has absorbed them. Scrub.
10. Sit down on couch, put laptop on lap, type three words.
11. Try (in vain) to stop Molly from barking thunderously at the UPS guy outside.
12. Concentrate. Try to remember where those three words were going...
13. Note that Doovy is doing the "need to go out" dance.
14. Let Doovy out, let Molly out, attempt to put the leash line on Asia.
15. Run after Asia through the snow with leash line in hand. Hook her up.
16. Back inside. Sit on couch, put laptop on lap, remember where I was, type the rest of first sentence.
17. Note Asia is barking urgently outside. Go out and unwind her from the deck furniture. Let her go back to playing with the other two.
18. Sit, couch, laptop, think...
19. Note that dogs are now barking to come back inside.
20. Let dogs in; unhook Asia.
21. Sit, let Asia sit on lap, put laptop on pillow, think of what to type next.
22. Note the freezing cold wetness in lap, jump up, get towel, wrap Asia in it.
23. Sit, laptop -- battery low. Find plug. Find outlet extension. Plug in.
24. Laptop, documents...  Note dogs lying down.
25. Type.

And I thought kids were difficult.