flip-flop *toe* pop-top

To my dog loving co-workers (and you other guys that I am just trying to gross out...), Here's your Monday morning laugh (or "ewww!")

Last night as I was pushing baby boy in his stroller through the park while also walking our dog, the dog and I were showing baby boy how to play "splash the puddle" - which she and I have been playing since she was a puppy. The objective is for the human to stomp in a puddle and for the dog to snap at and catch the splashing water... Well, it appears that as she is now an older puppy girl (she's 8yrs +), perhaps her aim is slightly off - and during one round of "splash" instead of snapping and catching the splashing water, she "accidentally" made contact with my flip-flop wearing foot... Needless to say (but I will, just for the shock value...) one of my toes is now completely minus a toe nail!!!

And as I hobbled home bleeding, pushing stroller and dragging dog (who knew something bad had happened but wasn't sure exactly what...), baby boy pointed down at the ground with a giggle and even through the throbbing haze of shock I was starting to feel, he made me proud when he demonstrated the newest combination of words in his growing vocabulary - "more puddle!" To which I had to painfully and apologetically reply, "Uh... sorry baby boy, mommy thinks that game is over!"