Today is Lola Falana’s 3rd birthday.  I said “Happy Birthday Lola Falana buckies - give mama some sugar on your 3rd birfday”.  Yes “birfday”.  I talk kind of weirdo baby talk to her.  Anyway, Lola seemed unfazed, but she did roll on her side lazily so I could rub her belly.  Then she proceeded to go back to sleep.  I told her happy birfday again before I left and promised to take her to PetSmart tonight.  Lola LOVES PetSmart!  She hates the dog park. . .she loves PetSmart.  I think she likes it because they allow her to poop in there and they do not freak out.  This was the first time we have been in PetSmart recently when she did not do her “business” inside of the store.  I took her to a doggie potty area before walking into the store.  That was my saving grace. 

I figure if this is Lola’s big birthday present that I need to let her roam the aisles as she wished.  No forcing her to sit still while I try multiple sparkly collars on her - to determine that none of them fit her properly.  Just letting her roam around and sniff everything in the store.  She was panting and out of breath most of the time.  I found a little water dish and she drank from it for about 25 seconds before coming up for air.  SHE WAS IN HEAVEN. 

Thirty minutes later I was in line buying her a bone in place of a birthday cake and Lola was tuckered out! 

She is in her room right now eating that birthday bone.  I tried to take it away from her - to have her save half of it for tomorrow and she took off.  Lola apparently likes the bone.  Good job!