A Day In the Life of Simon!

The other day Simon was staring at me. Now this is not out of the ordinary. He commonly stares at me. I would like to think it's because he thinks I'm the best looking human he's ever seen. Sadly I truly doubt that's what he's thinking. While he was staring at me I began to think about his actions over the course of each day. The moments when he is at peace doing his own thing compared to the moments he is staring at me. I think the moments he spends staring at me nearly outweighs all other moments. My mom and I have often joked that Simon has a secret palm-pilot telling him what time it is and what should be going on at that particular time.

A typical day in Simon's life starts off by being fed about 30 minutes after I get up for the day. Simon knows he doesn't get fed right away so he takes his time getting out of bed especially in the winter. As soon as he sees me head for the kitchen though his anxiousness slips into overdrive. Once he's fed and only after he has licked both his and Cody's food bowl he then arrives in front of the door ready for his leash because it's time for the morning walk. After the walk the boys are tired again! Nap time! Might as well sleep, as he understands many hours must pass by before anything else happens for him. Late afternoon rolls around, along about 30 minutes before Simon feels he should be walked he follows me around the apartment. Longingly giving me glance after glance. His anticipation for his walk is clear! After the late afternoon walk he is once again at peace for a very short time. He continues to keep an eye on me fairly soon after the walk because he knows dinner time is drawing near. Once he gets dinner he takes up his position as sous chef while I begin to prepare my dinner! When my dinnertime is over, Simon realizes snack time is up next for him. This is the part of the day when the staring at me is at an all time high! After I finish dinner he never once breaks his gaze. Finally, snack time arrives. Then it's walk time again! And after that he puts himself to bed. He's done for the day!

I like how he puts himself to bed I think it's cute. When he was a puppy he used to just disappear on me after the evening walk. I would soon discover he had sought out his bed and was fast asleep. Cody on the other hand likes staying up with me! Which is fine too! I love how Cody is my shadow from the second we get up in the morning until he is put in bed at night. The difference is Simon follows me around with great anticipation of something. Cody genuinely wants to be near me and share the day with me. I love them both equally! I appreciate the uniqueness of each of their personalities. I continue to get a kick out of observing my puggies!