Proof That I Really Must Love Him...

Awhile back Amazing Boyfriend Fiance came to me and asked me to help him with an idea that he had. He wanted to make a travel size dog blanket for Luna that was waterproof on one side. He knew exactly how he wanted it, but since he doesn't know how to use a sewing machine, that's where he needed my help. 

So he cut a piece of Luna's dog blanket and a bigger piece of nylon tarp. I even had him pin it together for me. All I had to do was sew it. 

Sounds easy, right? 

WRONG! 

The Viking was not liking this sewing project! Sewing though all the material was thick and I had just about every problem you could possibly have. I kept breaking thread, then a needle. I got heavyweight thread and more needles. I had to dig out the manual for the sewing machine, that may or may not have been buried underneath a pile of unfinished projects sitting on top of my trunk, to figure out tips for adjusting the tension on such thick material. After my third attempt to sit down and figure it all out, I finally had success!

Sort of...

 Notice I'm not showing you a close up. 

That's because this is seriously one of the ugliest sewing jobs I've ever done. The nylon tarp material was really slick and slid on me more than once. But I got it finished and ABF is happy because I finished it before his backpacking trip this weekend.

 Luna even approves, ugly stitches and all! 

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Because My Dog is a GIRL!!!

Technically, Luna is Amazing Boyfriend's dog. He is totally her person. She listens to him better than anyone else. He is the ONLY person who can clip her toe nails and can give her a bath without getting completely soaking wet. 
 

After her spay operation, when we figured out that Luna had become incontinent, it wasn't even a question about giving her up. Our new vet prescribed a medication to help, but after ABF read that it could cause her to have a stroke and die, we gave up the medication and decided that having her wear diapers really wasn't that bad. Now it's just a way of life. 
 

But I still have arguments with ABF because Luna is a girl and he won't let me buy anything remotely girly for her. He got mad once because I bought her a purple leash, thinking it wasn't pink so he shouldn't freak. He was really happy the day that she chewed that leash up. 
 

 So while he was sleeping, I got a wild hair and decided to vinyl-ize Luna's dog dish.

Much better, don't you think? 

What do you think, Luna? 

  
Can't you tell she's super exited? LOL!!! 

I think I'm not even going to tell Amazing Boyfriend what I did. Maybe I'll just see how long it takes him to notice the newest embellishment. 

Updated 4/26/11: Amazing Boyfriend fed Luna this evening around 9 and finally noticed the vinyl. He thought I painted it at first, but didn't seem to care when I told him what I really did. I still got a good laugh that it took him about 5 days to notice, but at least he's not making me take it off. 

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