'Tis the Season

Don't mind me, just decorate the tree!

The holiday craziness is here! But in the middle of it all, we got to put up our Christmas tree. :)

Andre was unusually relaxed, hanging out on the sofa and even falling asleep. Taylor was running around trying to get away from the ladder and boxes of ornaments.

Now that the tree is up they are checking out their new ornament - The Grinch and Max. Let's just hope we don't lose any of our pretty ornaments to curious dogs this year!

Now, the bigger question... what do our little monsters deserve in their stockings this year?

O'Christmas Tree

I'm Thankful For...

I am thankful for my little BIG brother!

As another Thanksgiving gets closer... we are reminded for all of the good things in our life. Things we are thankful for:

1. Our Taylor (and his health)
2. Andre's good eye (and the rest of him :) including his spunky personality)
3. Friends and family
4. Cozy slippers
5. Squeaky toys
6. A walk on a beautiful Colorado day
7. Sleeping in with our boys on a cold morning
8. An "A" on homework (especially stats or accounting)
9. Football (guess who?!)
10. Our little family!

Belly Up!

Rub my belly.... please?

Now this is what you call relaxed - TGIF! Did somebody say the dog days of winter?

We are very ready for a calm weekend at the house. It's been a busy week and we are all looking forward to comfy sweats and some relaxation... well at much as you can get while still doing homework.

Andre is probably going to look for Jim's flannel and take a nap. Taylor will keep lookout from the guest bed upstairs. Sigh, the life of our boys, so rough :).

I'm not going anywhere!



If I'm lucky I'll get some cute photos so I can order our Christmas cards!

Fishing Anybody?

Back to the grind and the cold! And no fishing in this pond! :) These guys are way to cute this photo doesn't do them (or the tanks) justice!

It's nice to be home. Earlier this week I was at a conference in Vegas. Yes - it was nice and warm, but I'm happy to be home with my boys! I always miss them while away... these adorable goldfish were the closest thing to pets I got to enjoy. They reminded me of Bonnie and Clyde - my old tennis ball size goldfish. You can laugh but fish do have personalities. (At least mine did!)

Andre's eye is looking great... we have a follow-up in a week or so. Taylor is always so cuddly after I have been traveling. Home sweet home (if it was just a bit warmer).

Our First Snow!

It's here! We got our first snow in northern Colorado yesterday - and we survived!

I wasn't sure we were going to at first...

Andre sat at the door like I was sending him to a torture chamber, after finally going outside he randomly wondered before coming back inside. Almost like he was inspecting the snow... it was cute!

Then our dear sweet Andre brought his wet snow paws inside, go get the towel. :) It's going to be a long and wet winter. 

Taylor on the other hand went flying out the door to play in it... it was only after a while he realized his paws were getting cold and came racing inside. Then he acted like he was being punished by me the rest of the day... maybe he thought I was the reason his feet were cold. Who knows? :)

TGIF! It's going to be a busy day and weekend. Let the fun begin!

Is it Friday Yet?

Look over there... the sky is falling!
Wait, it's just the aspen leaves. :)

It is possible the days are getting shorter? It must be the time change - these early nights just make the days go so fast. There is so much to do and so little time. Don't worry Taylor - I still have time to play!

Taylor gets a day at the spa (ok hairdresser) this week. I got so used to him fuzzy this summer I'm almost sad after he gets groomed to see the fur gone. Maybe with winter coming we'll keep it a bit longer. :)

Andre's eye is healing nicely. Just a couple days left of ointment. I had to laugh tonight - he may not be able to see the food well - but he can sure hear it! :) This dog can hear a puppy treat bag opening from any room in the house!

I need to get started on our Christmas cards soon, I'm struggling with the perfect photo of the boys. Hmm, I may need to get creative this year.

Our Little Dogfather



Our little patriarch

Did you know a dog could lose his voice? Well at least his bark?

After protecting the house last week from the dreaded furnace man, Andre started losing his bark. He sounds like he's straight from the cast of the Godfather. We shouldn't laugh, but it's awfully cute! I do hope it comes back. :) He needs to rest his voice, but he listens as much as I do.



Say hello to my little friend!

On another front, Andre's eye is healing well, thankfully we are only putting ointment on it twice a day. We are trying to do everything we can to keep this eye healthy, he's getting old but it's amazing he can still see those puppy treats!



Taylor is loving the fall, it's a good thing he is getting groomed this week because the leaves from the willow tree keep getting stuck in his fur.

It's really starting to get cold... the snow will be here soon! (sigh) Where did the fall go?!

It's Cold Out There!

Hmmm... how bad do I need to go out there?

It's getting colder and I'm not the only one complaining anymore. :)

TGIF! What a week... the boys, work and homework have been keeping me pretty busy this week.

• Andre is doing well, he isn't fond of the ointment that I need to put on his eye three times a day (only twice a day next week). It's amazing, we aren't seeing the eye-goo anymore. Maybe the splinter in his eye was the cause. I'm still shaking my head over that!
    
• Taylor is Taylor... living and loving life. The other morning he was licking the frost off the grass! It hasn't been that long since he has seen it. It was entertaining. We did our monthly check of his incision. Looking good... and furry! :)

Well, it's going to be a busy weekend of homework (did I mention I hate accounting) and football. Maybe some Christmas card designing inbetween... need to find a good photo of the boys since the Halloween shot didn't turn out as planned. :)

Our Halloween Recovery

What a day! After spending yesterday recovering from our Halloween weekend, we have had a fun filled week (so far)!

Andre got to go to the eye vet today... he developed a small eyelid tumor. No need to be alarmed, we have had these before. Strangely enough, they also found a small foreign body abscess to the top part of his cornea. Now how did that get there?! We were all surprised. It seems it may have been a small splinter... maybe a leaf from the grass? Either way, it's all fixed up and we are on an ointment regimen for the next 10 days.

"Hide me!" :)

We also had a visitor this afternoon... our new friend Bruno. He is new to the neighborhood and found his way to our street. After introducing himself to all of the neighbor dogs, he and I bonded. :) I convinced him to come and sit with me while I called his owners and vet office trying to track somebody down. Finally, I got him to his owners. (sigh) What an afternoon.

Now off to enjoy the night with homework and relaxation. Yes, that is a bit of a contradiction! :)