By Kaycee Jemp of Running Through Water
Kelly Smith has it all. She and her husband have three beautiful girls who keep her on the go. Whether she is off with them to gymnastics, soccer, or choir practice, Kelly manages to fit all of their schedules into her busy life with their two labs, Hunter and Booker in tow.
“They’re like my co-pilots!” she quips. “Frankly, it would be easy to just disappear or drive my minivan into a crowd of unsuspecting pedestrians between practices, competitions and grocery runs, but Hun and Boo remind me I have responsibilities even when I am driving aimlessly two hours a day between pick-ups.”
One rainy afternoon, Mrs. Smith realized she had gotten into the car forgetting to throw in a bag of prepackaged high Omega-3 nut snack packs, snackin’ tofu, or gluten-free granola. “I was so hungry” she told reporters, “I wasn’t sure how I would make it until dinner time with the temptation of passing that Taco Bell, choking on the memories of my carefree drunk college days where I dreamed of just driving kids around all day.” It was then she remembered the bag of dog treats in her console.
“It turns out, those ‘cookies’ aren’t cookies at all….they are gluten-free, safe-for-human-consumption delectables that are low in sugar but big on taste.” And who can resist the smell of a freshly opened bag of Pupperonis? While they are higher in sodium, they offer grumbling mom-tumtums a low-carb, high-protein snack comparable to jerky you can buy in any snack aisle, but way less expensive. “I’m not sure what ‘processed byproducts’ are, but they sure are delicious and balance my blood sugar to curb cravings.”
This act of desperation launched Kelly’s successful local business, Mom’s Barkery, a trendy dog biscuit storefront by people, for people. “Let’s face it,” she tells reporters. “Here in the suburbs, we are all health and weight conscious but want to eat like those things don’t matter. Here, people can stop in between soccer practice and listening to their child complain about not actually getting to eat dinner anymore and snatch up beautiful, custom-made treats for themselves and their best friends, and no snotty neighbors are the wiser.”
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About the Author
Kaycee Jemp is the alter ego to a much more responsible, respectable and professional writer who you can find over at www.runningthroughwater.com until she can come up with something more clever.