A Late Christmas

                I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas.  This is a little glimpse into what our Christmas looked like.  It was very low key with just JM, JD, P, and I.  This was the first Christmas I spent away from my parents and brothers, but the first one I spent with just my little family of fur kids and JM.  As simple as it was, it was a memorable one.  Best wishes to all of you out there (if you're out there).

Five Words Friday

I stumbled across this blog called Five Words and absolutely loved it.  

{The rules}:

The game’s name is short.
It’s not even Five Words.
Yet, Five Words it is!
Some wonder, “What’s it about?”
Your goal is quite simple.
Express yourself in Five Words.
Don’t use more, or less.
So, give it a try.
Five Words can express it.
Five Words and you’re done.

So I thought I would start something new, {Five Words Friday}.  It’ll be a cute, short, and simple way to end the week, and I would love to see what everyone else comes up with.  So here it goes, my first Five Words Friday….well sort of.

Time to go tree shopping!

Subway Art

                I have officially jumped onto the subway art fanatic train.  So much that I have been planning on creating my own version of a conversation starter when people enter our home, kind of like a coffee book.  After much web searching, Etsy window shopping, Pinterest inspiration, and tutorials, I finally mustard my inner creativity to put together my own subway art for the first time (EEK!).

My inspiration I found on both Etsy and Pinterest

My attempt on my home town (or as close to a home town a military brat can get)

and it wouldn't be complete if I didn't make one for JD.  However I'm thinking about tinkering around some more with this one.

                Eventually I want it to end up looking like this, (but with my layout) which is where I found a super easy and unique tutorial for those who don't have a Cricut, which I don't.

Turkey Day Glance Back

                Thanksgiving came and went just as fast as Halloween did.  Since it was just JM and I, and of course the furry ones, we decided to indulge the puppies with some tasty Turkey Day food.  I think seeing them so happy was worth a minor case of the poo-poos.

JD snatching a pie (wink wink)

P enjoying leftover taters.

Bobbing For Bits

                I don’t know about other pugs, but when it’s feeding time Mr. P acts as if we never feed him.  He has to make sure he gets every last kibble; even those that may have accidently gone overboard into the water bowl.

The kibble won this round.

Halloween

                Halloween came and went, and I’m a bit bummed.  I didn’t get to do any of the things that make the holiday special.  No pumpkin carving, no decorating, and no dressing up to go out.  Definitely insert a SAD FACE here!  I tried to dress the wee ones up, and even bought them matching costumes (because in my world they have to go together like peas and carrots).  I was going to make P a monkey and JD a banana, but JM didn’t like them very much so I had to return them.  Originally I wanted these costumes

but there were two minor snafus.

1. The raptor didn’t come in JD’s size, and
2. They were sold out everywhere, even though they were a bit on the pricey end.  (Pricey = over $35 for one)

Since it didn’t come in JD’s size I found this,

that way they could still match, but even the triceratops hat was sold out for her size.  Oh well.  However I did try to make P a mummy pup, but he ended up looking more like a severely injured chug (chihuahua pug), so I unraveled him and let him off the hook…..this year.

Since I didn’t do a whole lot of adventuring on Halloween, here are some pictures of the pumpkins my brother and his wife carved that I just can’t get enough of.

isn't Mac D adorable in her monster costume???

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Recreation at the Lake

                First and for most, I just want to announce that I finally got the long awaited dryer last night around 7:30 or 8:00 PM, and I absolutely love it.  In fact I did 3 loads of laundry while the 4^th waited for the morning to roll around.  Now that the dryer debacle is over with and everything seems to be in tip top shape, I can finally tell you about this past weekend.  WHEW!  I never thought I would be able to get to it.

                Friday, JM had a family day at one of the many lake recreational centers here.  And the plus side was the puppies got to go!  

For some reason, this area is very strict on dogs (there isn’t even a dog park in this town), so we tend to leave them behind or get yelled at whenever/where ever because I am not one to follow the rules.  I don’t think I am better than the rules or anything, but it’s a bit hard to play fetch while attached to a 7 or 8 foot leash.  Where’s the fun in that? 

                Anyways, we arrived to the lake and to my wonderment; a lot of people brought their fur companions too!  This is when I learned a few important things:

                1.  JD is amazing at making new friends.
                2.  JD is so good at making friends she is willing to share her toys.
                3.  JD is willing to share any toys with her new friends, but not her bee (at least not on this particular day).

                4.  P is terrible at making friends.
                5.  In fact P is a bit of a bully.

                After the better half of the morning and slightly into the afternoon, the family day came to an end.  P and JD partook in everything that they could possibly have wanted.  JD played with her bee, P chased her and tried to steal it from her, P barked in the faces of many different dogs, the two got to go swimming, they got to eat people food, played with the kids there, got tons of belly rubs and head scratches, swam  some more, and then fell asleep on the ride home.  Some other significant things I learned were:

                1.  P will try his hardest to keep up with his sister (bless his little heart and legs).

                2.  Because P tries so hard to keep up with his sister, expect puppy blisters the very next day on all of his feet.

the blisters on ALL of his feet close up

                3.  JM will be terrified of P’s limping from his injuries the next day, and will wake you up to express his alarm of wanting to take P to the vet (his love and concern for P melted my heart, even if I was still sleepy).

                4.  P will be babied because of his self induced injuries.

Tucked in and ready to sleep off his pain.  (JM even carried him around all day to help ease P's pain)

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