No Life Guard on Duty

Jake Obviously didn't know what he was getting himself into when he applied to be a life guard.
He didn't realize it involved water.

#NotAHappyCamper 

Don't let Jake cut your hair

Jake didn't do any Job hunting yesterday due to being so scared of the storms that rolled through last afternoon. However today he is back at it. He discovered mom's scissors in the medicine cabinet and put a sign in the front yard.

 Well Levi was in need of a hair cut and didn't have much money to spare so he agreed to let Jake cut his hair.

Amanda did not approve of her husband's new hair cut. so the search for a job for Jake continues.

Knit Or Knot?

Jake found my knitting bag today and thought that he could make scarfs and sell them on Etsy. He thought it would be an easy task however something and I'm still not quite sure when awry.

I tried to get him to try again but he was quite fed up with the whole thing and said that he was never going to try knitting again. 

Jake a Psychiatrist?

Jake decided that since he was a really good listener and gives great advise that he should be a psychiatrist.

"When they told you no more snacks how did that make you feel?"

"Hungry DUUUHHH!"

Needless to say the session didn't go very well and I doubt that Gollum will be going back to him. Although Jake still maintains that he is very close to a "Break through" with Gollum.

Jake Loves Sundays!

Jake spent his Sunday afternoon reading (He was really glad that mom let him borrow her kindle). Jake loves to read he prefers kindle books because the kindle isn't too heavy for him to hold.

Jake The Blackjack Dealer?

Jake decided he would be a Blackjack Dealer. but got fired because the first time someone said hit me he gave them a black eye. Perhaps he should have learned the lingo first.

Building/Wood working

I really shouldn't let Jake watch PBS with dad, because after watching Rough Cut and This Old House Jake decided that the building/wood working trade didn't look that hard.

First the Hammer proved to be too heavy then the measuring went wrong although Jake maintains the board shrunk and that he measured correctly. Needless to say building/woodworking was an epic fail.

Jake didn't do anything today!

Jake declared a lazy day today because I couldn't take him job hunting this morning do to the fact I had to work and when I got home I was tired so he took a nap instead.

Then we had dinner at levi and Amanda's house needless to say Jake is going to have to work really hard tomorrow to make up for missing a day (Thursday, I know technically its Friday but Thursday hasn't ended for me yet so yeah.)

So Jake discovered my notebook today.

Jake saw that I liked to write so he decided to try becoming a writter (I didn't tell him that writers don't make that much.)

Sadly no one (including Jake) could read his hand writing the only thing he wrote that was legible was the 

one sentence.."I LOVE BACON, but I can't have it." 

Photographer Jake Monk is in the building!

Gollum suggested to Jake that instead of being a model why not try the other side of the camera and take pictures? So Gollum let Jake borrow his camera for the afternoon.

Once Jake figured out how to use it he got pretty good at it.

But then Gollum saw how good Jake was he started to get jealous of Jake.

Sadly Gollum took away the camera from Jake.

Maybe tomorrow will be better. I told him that once he gets a job he could start to save up for his own camera. (Gollum got his with the birthday money he had been saving. Jake spent his birthday money on snacks I think he is regretting it now.)

Life is Ruff Sometimes

Gollum playing around with the camera last night gave Jake a brilliant idea. Jake figured that with his dashing good looks and his nice thick fur that he could be a model seeing how he lost some weight last year he figures he would be a shoe in.

^^I mean just look at that face. ^^

So I took him down to the Modeling Agency today and we were in luck because they had a sign that said, "Furry Male Models Wanted."   

 Jake soon got his hopes dashed when he was told that while he was very handsome he was just too short to be a model. So needless to say that Jake is pretty bummed right now. 

Jake is taking a break

Jake is taking a break from job hunting today seeing how today is Sunday, he is taking a nap on the couch.

 While Gollum is playing around with the camera here lately Gollum has been taking an interest in photography.

Gollum says even though he doesn't have thumbs he won't let his handicap stop him, though it would be helpful it he had thumbs.

I tried to get him to take pictures of other things but well he is set on just taking photos of himself.

Happy Sunday!

Jake has had a slight set back

Jake is having a bad day to day, Gollum ate Jake's resume. It was the only copy that Jake had!

Although Gollum maintains that he had been framed that Jake soaked it in chick broth!

So Jake is working on a new resume tonight, and I agreed to help him find a place to put his resume where Gollum can't reach. 

Jake's Resume

Jake worked all night on this resume I'm so proud of him he is really trying hard to get a Job!


                              Jake Monk
      Address: Dog bed in Momma's office
Phone: You can reach me on momma's cell.

I'm a hard working dog with lots of lovies to give. I will let you rub my belly any time of the day!

My specialties include: Sniffing out crumbs on the kitchen floor, leaving piles of poop in the backyard, shedding all over the furniture, and barking at intruders or children walking down the street. 

Day One Of Jake's Job hunt

Jake decided that he was a pretty creative so he would try his paw at painting. His thought was if he sold some paintings he could still pull in some income but he would be able to do it on his schedule seeing how he has a lot of important dog stuff to do like sleep on the couch. However there was just one slight problem..he just could find his inspiration.

So it's back to the drawing board (pun intended)

The Talk With Jake

Many of you may know that Jake has had his fair share of medical needs in this past year or so with his  pancreatitis last July and here recently him breaking a tooth and having to have it pulled. Just this week he has found out that he needs to be on Thyriod medication. Now that he has recovered from the pancreatitis and from getting his tooth pulled, I thought it was time that I sat down and had a talk with Jake.
I tried to break the news to him gently, I told him that he needed to get a job to help pay for his medical expenses now that he was feeling better. Of Course he didn't take the news very well.

However when I told him how much he has cost me in medical bills this past year he seemed to get the picture.

He has agreed to put in his resume' at a few places and to try hard to get job so he can help out with

his medical bills.