Big Dog, Small Space

I started back to work today, helping my brother out with his newest business venture. It's definitely a lot to learn, but I think it's going to be a great experience and I am very lucky to have an opportunity like this. Avery will be staying with her Gigi on the days that Jim and I both work, which is a huge help for us and everyone seems to benefit, a definite plus there too! On the days that Jim is off, however, he gets to play Mr. Mom. I must say, deep down I am really scared to think about what I will be coming home to, although it can be no worse than what met me this afternoon!

I got off work at 5:00, drove to my mom's house to pick up Avery and home we went. Since I left first this morning Jim was in charge of making sure things were picked up and that Jack was put in his room, aka the bathroom. For some reason, I suppose, he decided to give Jack a change of scenery this morning and move him from our big bathroom to the smaller hall bath. He put up the baby gate and off to work he went. Well, apparently this was NOT ok with someone else. I don't know if it was the fact that he didn't get a vote, or that he just didn't have prior notice enough to mentally prepare for this change. Anyhow, this is the scene that was waiting for me as I turned the corner. I left him like this until Jim came home about 5 minutes later. Looks like he will be back in the master bathroom tomorrow with a sturdier baby gate!

As you can see he destroyed every bit of plastic he could get his teeth into (notice the shreds on the floor behind him). I guess we will be buying new baby gates this week!

Today's Lesson: To ensure the proper holding space for an animal, with minimal structural damage the simple formula is: Multiply the animal's weight by 50. That number is the MINIMUM square footage an animal should be left in unattended!