Olive and Rupert

My dog Olive has far too many toys. I am constantly picking them up from every part of our apartment and putting them in her toy basket. That lasts about 5 minutes and then they are scattered all over again. Olive has one toy she is particularly fond of: her stuffed pink bear Rupert. The name is a Family Guy reference. Like Stewie, Olive is inseparable from her Rupert.

The problem is that she has had Rupert since the day Gretchen's parents brought her home. Needless to say, the wear and tear on the toy is becoming substantial. She has chewed a hole in its rear end and a bag of pebble-like stuffing is coming out. Worried that this could be harmful to Olive if ingested, we have been taking it away from her lately. This usually does not go over well with her. Rupert is her security blanket.

There are many "Ruperts" that we hold on to. I have a "Box of things that Dustin likes" under my bed. These are items that we do not have room to display in our apartment right now, but which I could not stand to see thrown away. One day they will go in the dream basement I will build (this is something I think about at least once a day), but for now they will sit under the bed.

I imagine we'll have to sew Rupert's tear at some point.

Speaking of Olive, she has learned to play Black Jack. Take a look. Also, being the social butterfly that she is, she has decided to join Twitter. Collectively, she is a remarkable animal.