Not so innocent

It's funny what seemingly innocent little things bring back very vivid memories.  Last week, I bought a package of cookies with the intent to make a little sweet snack to bring with us when we visit T's parents.  Mr. Andy always likes it when we come baring sweets (oh and the baby).

Well, life happened and the dessert didn't get made.  So last night after dinner, I helped myself to some of the cookies, because I wasn't cooking at 9 pm.  That's actually pushing towards and past my bedtime (no comments about my advanced age, please).

But as I sat on the sofa enjoying my cookies, I remembered the first weekend we were in Oklahoma.  The pods hadn't arrived with all of our furniture yet, so all we had was the sofa, Rufus' chair and the TV.  The TV was sitting on the floor because we hadn't bought an entertainment center yet.

Since the TV was on the floor, so was I.  I was leaning back against the sofa, sitting with my legs crossed eating a couple cookies (notice a pattern here) and watching TV.  The dogs were inside because we didn't have the yard fenced in yet.

I was eating Nutter Butter cookies.  I used to love them as a kid, but hadn't bought them myself in years.  I decided to get a package while I was buying our first groceries in Oklahoma.

So I was casually sitting on the floor eating cookies.  I had one in my right hand that I was eating.  And I had the other cookie in my left hand, casually resting on my knee.  My sweet Rufus walked up to me and licked the cookie in my left hand.  Then he sat down and looked at me like "um... are you gonna eat that?"

I was completely caught off guard.  Rufus had NEVER done anything like that.  Now, Copper, she'd take the food out of your mouth if you let her.  But sweet Rufus had never done anything so blatant! 

I looked at T and we both burst out laughing.  Of course, I had to give him the cookie.  I wasn't going to eat it after he licked it.  He proudly took his cookie and jumped up into his chair.  Copper just sat there looking at us like "what the hell?!?"  So I gave her the rest of the one I was eating.

That will teach me... won't it?  My innocent dog was apparently not so innocent.  I miss that goofy dog...