Holy Moley It's April!

hello bloggy friends...all 3 of you!
since it is four months into the new year, mum has decided it's time to take down the Christmas themed header and put up a more spring-y looking one. February has been a good month to all of us, mum had her birthday and we all celebrated the presidents birthdays too! Who doesn't need a 3-day weekend to celebrate Washington and Lincoln?!?!
mum and HER mum and sister celebrated with a fancy schmancy afternoon high tea and also went to see some actor types at Wicked (which was very good! thanks sister!!)






Mum and I went to the best doggie park in central Tx and after I got SUPER muddy and wet and full of miscelanious twigs and grass pieces she promptly sat me in the shower at home and washed my fuzzy magnificense clean! Such is the life during a heat wave in Febrary...80 degrees...really?!!

sometimes what mum thinks is hilarious is not really so...see my expression?!



On the longest-bathroom-tile-renovation-ever front, it was completed before mum's birthday. It's a dream to shower in, I should know, it's where I bathe as well.
here i am supervising..


but then the pinkies decided i was "in the way" and blocked me from the construction site!! the nerve.



But they eventually finished and it looks really 'pawsome'. Mum even got a new curtain for it...on sale of course!





March was uneventful, besides the warm weather, me and the pinkies played outside a lot and generally had a low-key time. can't believe it's already April.
where does the time go??
I'll leave you with some shots of me on my new "bed" that I have taken over...at first the pinkies fought it with putting some objects of large size in the "bed" when they left the house, but then they gave up. I WON!!!

this face has zero remorse showing!!



perfect napping position and for gazing out to the back of the "estate".



hope your Easter Holiday was full of family and love.
WOOF!

p.s.
This is what mum gets for leaving plastic goodness out and about in my roaming area...


Yeah, it tastes like chicken...

Happy New Year!

Well friends, it's 9 days into 2012 and my pinkies have already started and nearly finished a home improvement project...much to my chagrin. In my experience, home improv. projects almost always lead to a lack of focus on what's really important...ME!



It all started with some holiday time off, changed New Year's plans, and a brilliant idea by mum..."let's get rid of that nasty tile in our bathroom tub!" she says to her beloved handyman. What follows is 5 days of ripping out old tile and walls, roughing in new walls and water connections, some leaks, some cuts on the knuckle, LOTS of dust, a weird smell (that is still here), and generally lots of sweat on the part of the handy husband.
















oh, and of course, my supervision over all construction. I'm very vocal on all drilling techniques, saws-all usage and shop vac procedure.





Mum spent the time as dad's "gopher" and general assistant...when she wasn't reading some new fangled thing she carries around called a kindle. (what can i say, when i start a book, i can't focus on anything else!) 
She also graciously carted my curly snout around to the best dog park ever all weekend. We had unseasonably warm weather...almost 80* one day so I worked up quite the stink. I know my pinkies still love me, wet dog smell and all :)
Stay tuned for more tile updates...one day it'll be finished.
Best wishes for you and your pinkies in 2012!

WOOF!

You might have noticed...

Well, I'm officially in the Christmas spirit!!
I hope you all enjoy this fine holiday season, I'll be back soon with a recap of how I celebrated with my little family unit and more importantly....what I got for Christmas!!
Until then, take care and be safe. Oh, and since it's such a social season, mum hauled me to the groomer this week and had me shined up and smelling pretty handsome. Also, she's hijacking my social media here to show you Christmas decorating at our casa (get your own blog mum!).



I know, I AM hot stuff!!





(yeah, and mum might want to learn to take better night shots...sheesh! dark much?)

Lots of love.

WOOF!

Gobble, Gobble!

hope everyone's turkey day was full of delicious food and good times. i spent mine roaming the italian compound (just a nickname) until mum spotted the neighbor's chickens and then i had to "on-leash".



really puts a damper on my exploring. i participated in a few rousing games of bocce and was keen on making sure dad had proper bocce ball tossing form. i was very vocal...



there was some counter surfing, sniffing of relatives of mum and dad, some mild begging, and of course i threw out the "sad eye hungry" look for some turkey.









it works every time on noni! (or as i know her "lady that makes meatballs") :)
it was a great day, and i'm ready to do it all over again!



GOBBLE GOBBLE!
xoxoxo wally

goodnight irene...

you'll never guess what my pinkies did...THEY LEFT ME AGAIN!!!  i'm beginning to think it's me, do i smell? (yes) i really don't understand how they could abandon me when i give the "sweet eyes" look and a big old head in the lap.



who could resist?!?!?
anyway, off they went to the east coast again to D.C. and Baltimore with an evening in Annapolis.  i will let mum take it from here.
yes, if it sounds patriotic, it was.  Ben and i are now 110% American!!  we saw our nation's capitol by foot...oh, some sore and swollen feet...and we perused the big 3: The Constitution, The Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights.  oh so American are we!!!  it was truly great to actually see those documents as well as all the national memorials and monuments.







AND i finally got to see in person the Abe Lincoln memorial, it was thrilling!  (some of you may know that he and i share a particularly fabulous birthday in february!)











we went on our trip to see a dear friend of mine tie the knot at the naval academy. while there, we got to hang out and catch up with other friends from LCHS days as well. it's amazing how after 13 years we can all laugh and talk like we were in the Daws Hill library before class started. so much fun to see everyone and we should not wait that long to see each other anymore! (note: lest you think i'm a horrible person, i have seen and been in contact with the bride and other friends during these last 13 years...i'm not that bad of a friend!!) sheesh!!






the wedding was beautiful and we enjoyed the reception...all the while hurricane Irene was blowing and raining outside!!  yes, folks Ben and i have crossed off "waited out a hurricane" from the list (his list...mine did not have that line item on it!) the wind blew pretty hard and the rain was coming in sideways, but really, i feel like i've been in worse conditions. just my opinion.  we decided to wait out the storm at the hotel where everyone was staying, keeping the after party alive of course!  the after party was out on the hotel porch through most of the night/early morning...possibly with some adult beverages and really we were not bothered or hindered by the storm.
we also spent a limited amount of time in Baltimore.  of course we visited the market and some historic sites.  we also dined in the little italy part of town and it was great!  found the best italian pastries and had a great time discovering the city.  Baltimore did get hit with some wind damage, lots of large trees blew down and there was debris all over.









bocce ball court in little italy, baltimore...ben was enamored!





so, all in all we had a great time with old friends and it was just great to take an end of summer breather.
i'll leave you all with some gratuitous pics of our main man...Wally!



take care and have a wonderful safe labor day weekend!
WOOF!

Down to San Antonio...

hey there folks!
just thought you might like to see some pics of my curly gorgeousness...oh and mum says some peeps have been asking her for pics of the wedding she and the old man went to recently...but really i think they just want more pics of me :)
that's right, i was abandoned once again while the pinkies went and partied down in san antonio...luckily i stayed with my favorite dog watcher of all, our neighbor, or as i know her "fenway's mom".  she's the best!  she lets me sleep on her huge sectional couch and i get to lay around on her wood floors all day.  anyway, see below for some pics of the pinky trip...



















































































OK, NOW FOR THE GOOD PART...PICS OF MEEEEE!!
after mum and dad came back, we watched my bestie gurlfriend Mia.  we love each other and get along SO well.  she's feisty and likes to taunt me, so i play along.  while i can literally walk over her while she's standing, she is the boss when she visits.  i still don't know how that happened, but dad says that's just the way it is.





hope all of you are doing well, stay inside and keep cool in this crazy heatwave.
i'll bark at you later :)
WOOF!