December 2011 Blog Posts (88)

Me to Boca whining in her crate: BE QUIET BOCA!

2 y.o. Natalie: You telling Boca to be quiet?

Me: Yes, she's whining too loud.

Natalie: Tell me to be quiet, Mommy.

Me, softly: Be quiet, Natalie.

Natalie: I'm not a dog, Mommy. I'm a goil [girl]!

DH finally got home last night and it had been almost 2 weeks since we had seen him.  The doods went crazy - all tail wagging and bringing him their toys as a welcome.  I had warned dh that Stuart had totally matured from a puppy look and that he no longer even slept on our bed.  So this morning on our 3 mile jaunt through the neighborhood and marsh - dh says "Stuart looks like a real rag a muffin". …

Winston has been my #1 guy for two months now. It did not take Winston long to settle in and start showing me his real personality. You all know that I love every little bit of him, and it seems, each day I love him a little more ...

BUT, you can't look at that mischievous face and not admit that Winston has some serious character flaws ...

Mainly, he is…

A couple of months ago I planted Brussels Sprouts in the garden. A few days later I noticed that 1 plant was missing. A few days after that two more plants weren't in the row. I did find one plant and replanted it.

It occurred to me that the crows who were messing around under the large pecan tree next to the garden must be the culprits. I was on my way to town when this thought…

Rusty had his November monthly follow-up visit with Dr. Macy on Wednesday; Dr. Macy had decided last month to do more extensive tests on his liver this visit, as the test results have continued to decline over the past several months. Rusty has also continued to lose weight, even with the increase in his meals, which was a concern to Dr. Macy. Rusty had to fast before we took him in for the first round of tests; after his blood was drawn we took Rusty home and fed him double rations to get…

What an amazing week it has been.  It started last Saturday after Lacey and I came back from our morning run.  DH was sitting on the couch enjoying his Saturday morning coffee when Lace trots into the room and hops on the couch with him.  Granted she made sure that she did not face him or look at him, but she quietly inched her way over to him so her back end was snuggled up against DH and he could give her scratches.  I was absolutely amazed as she has never done this before.  Even though…

This morning we almost had the scare of a lifetime when we heard barking coming from outside our front door!  Apparently Sgt. Pepper got out of the backyard and wanted to get back into the house!

Somehow the gate had not shut properly.  Just wanted to share, at this time of the year, especially when we are so busy, we should not overlook simple things, especially when it comes to the safety of our fur kids.

We made it to six months. It seems like forever till we got her and now she has big girl teeth, goes potty outside all.the.time. and knows the word NO and un un un. She can sit, down and stay..thanks to her other mother Dori of Dori and Rua.

I dont think much has changed from last month to this month other than the biting has really slowed down. Thank you baby Jesus. She know what she shouldn't have and when she is lucky enough to score a no-no she runs like the devil is chaising her-…