Boaz and the Great Pillow Heist

I forgot to put my pillows up again today...

Boaz has a serious obsession with my pillows.

One evening when I got home from work, I walked into what looked like complete chaos—my living room, kitchen, porch, and back deck were covered in feathers. At first, I honestly thought there had been some kind of chicken massacre… but then I realized I don’t even own that many chickens.

Since I had worked through lunch again, Boaz had apparently decided it was the perfect time to find some mischief. He destroyed all four of my feather pillows.

At first, I wasn’t sure if Boaz or Selah was responsible, but the camera caught him right in the act—and it turns out he acted alone. He proudly carried the pillows outside and scattered feathers from the front porch all the way around the back deck. Then, just to make sure the mess was complete, he dragged a couple back inside and left feathers all over the living room and kitchen.

Until that day, I had no idea how many feathers it took to fill a feather pillow. I also had no idea how difficult they were to clean up. I swept and vacuumed feathers for weeks and still occasionally find a few stragglers floating around.

I eventually invested in waterproof zip-up pillowcases. Not only do they help prevent him from chewing holes in the pillowcases, but they also make cleanup much easier when he decides to roll them around in the dirt.

I’ve told Boaz many times to stop taking my pillows and leave them on the bed. Sometimes when I get home, I find them exactly where I left them—except they’re mysteriously covered in dirt.

Apparently, Boaz thinks if he puts them back before I get home, I won’t notice he had them out in the yard.