We can do lots of things, we Webster women.

We can teach English to Chinese kids.
We can teach writing to community college students.
We can even cook well enough to keep our children alive.

But just you wait to hear about our latest accomplishment...

WE CAN GROOM DOGS!

Not even kidding.

Backstory: We got Shulamith's dog Woof five years ago. He was a little, round ball of black, fluffy fur, an Aussie Shepherd/Standard Poodle mix. You could barely find him in all that fur. That little fur ball grew to be an 85-lb beast! He is really such a nice dog, but very big. And not only did he grow, but his hair grew as well. Imagine that. It grew and grew and grew. He even had some stylin' dreadlocks goin' on.

Well, all this fur on an 85-lb dog made him hot and uncomfortable, especially in this season, so when we took him and his BFF Waffles (my dog) to Doggie daycare, they suggested we bring him back to be groomed (meaning, they wanted to shave off most of his thick, matted hair; even the dreads would have to go). We knew this was for his own good, so I gently explained to him that he'd need to find a new hairstyle that didn't include dreadlocks, and that he'd still look very handsome. We booked an appointment, but when we took him back, he was either too spooked or the groomer was too nervous; I'm not sure which? Maybe a combo? Regardless, we picked him up, un-groomed.

Then Shulamith had this idea that maybe we could do it ourselves. Because, you know, we figured if a professional dog groomer felt she couldn't groom the dog, surely we could. So we grabbed a pair of scissors and went to work. We took turns. One of us cut hair, while the other calmed Woofie with words of encouragement and lots of pets and loves. Then we switched roles, back and forth. Woof was such a good boy. He lay perfectly still for the most part, enjoying all the attention.

You guys! We cut off SO MUCH HAIR! Oh my goodness. It's not perfect, but way better. Matt even said we did a good job, and that says a lot, trust me. I wish I had before and after pics, but all I have is this "in process" shot that Amanda took:

We can do lots of things, we Webster women. We can groom dogs.