The Great Spill of 2014!

I sure hope this is the only great spill of 2014!  Because it sure was a mess to clean up. We are just a little more than half way thru the year so chances are good for another spill. Please no!

So there I was early this morning getting ready to feed the boys and girl.  I would like to say I was a bit foggy from sleeping. But I was actually quite awake.  I would like to say I was dazed and confused!  But no that was not the case either.  I was in complete control.  I have no clue how this happened though. The boys food is in a well sealed plastic container.  Piper's food is in a plastic bag...we still need to invest in a container for her food. See we buy pet food in the biggest bags we can get then we pour a sizeable amount from the huge bag into a smaller container that is more manageable for easy storage in our kitchen area.  Like I said no clue how it happened but some how both flaps on the sides of the container were suddenly unhinged and food was spilling out everywhere. Food was in our nearby shoes, food was under the cabinet, food was in the cabinet.  Oh my! Oh my!

Now when I'm getting ready to feed the pets in the morning Simon and Piper are nearby.  Simon is breathing on my heels and Piper is usually a few steps behind Simon. Cody?  Oh Cody is doing his Cody thing and he is across the room tearing up his bed.  He comes to get his breakfast as soon as he hears that it's been poured into his bowl.  He arrives none to early to get fed.  Now back to the spill, as food is spilling all over the place I'm instantly assuming Simon is going to turn into a vulture. There's going to be no stopping him right?  Wrong!  I couldn't believe it...his patience.

His patience over the last year is incredible. He has amazing patience with his siblings especially his little sister and now this demonstration of his patience. Way to go Simmie! Look who is getting more patient as he ages!  He stood there and watched me clean up the mess. Oh, I'm sure he wanted to consume the spilled food and at times he started to make a slight move but then thought better of it.  Perhaps he just wasn't willing to start off the day in BIG trouble. As I cleaned up the huge spill I looked around at one point as I heard crunching.  Who was it sampling the dog food?  Piper!  There she stood with a few kibbles in front of her as she munched. Silly kitty. 

Now don't get me wrong Simon still has his impatient moments where he throws caution to the wind and doesn't mind if he gets in trouble for doing something he shouldn't.  However, I must say in the last 10 to 12 months I have seen a significant improvement at times as he has become more patient with certain things.  Key phrase is "certain things" as well as "certain times".  His level of patience that has increased is something both Brad and myself have noticed. Way to go Simon!  You're like fine wine, improving with time! :)