Some pictures...

Howdy All!

Just some pics to while the time away...hope you all are enjoying the ramp up to summer!!

Car show on Congress Ave in Austin!
I thought I would look marvelous in this beauty!

Dad liked this red one...it looks fast!

Mum got to judge a senior's dog parade at work...how cool is that!?
This blonde lady one "Queen of the Senior Center" for a year!!

This little guy showed up at work for 3 days in a row...mum called him Bob, but his new home now calls him Emilio. He was fun to have around...if unproductive.

We all went on a long walkie to the Austin Greenbelt..I was very thirsty afterward!

Watching over this year's garden...hope something grows!

Aunt Jennie loves my nose...here's a "nose shot" just for her :)

Mum was getting artsy...

another picture???

Stop taking pictures!! 

ok, fine...I'm smiling for you.

Artsy ending

It finally hit 90* here in Austin this week. Mum and dad promptly sat me down and shaved and shampooed me. Summer cut in place, I’m ready to take on the world!

Take care every pup.

WOOF!

What have we been up to??

Howdy puppy friends!

Mum is finally corralling the photos around here and posting them…we just wanted to drop by and show you what we’ve been up to lately.

Good eating…at our favorite pizza place Homeslice Pizza on S. Congress. YUMMY!

A bit of carpentry, dad made a bed frame for their new natural latex mattress (also very comfy once we added the appropriate padding). Mum’s favorite part are the hairpin legs from etsy.

We also got a present in the mail!!! Mum’s Christmas present from her thoughtful sister finally arrived…I give it 2 paws up! They are bookends, and are really awesome!

We also traveled back in time…with a kitchenaid grinder…and became one with dad’s Italian heritage and made some sausage to be hung and dried and enjoyed in 2013. We are crossing our paws that they turn out good and don’t spoil!

Also, mum wants to point out that she and her sister enjoyed this bottle very much! (don’t worry, I supervised them the whole time)

Well folks, besides work and the occasional visit from friends and family that is what we’ve been up to. Have a great week as we head in to the new month!

WOOF!

2013 Resolutions...and a January Birthday!

HOWDY!

As promised I’ve devised some resolutions if you will for this new year. Nothing groundbreaking or unattainable, but I hope to keep them going throughout the year…and not end in February :)

Let’s get to it shall we?

1   1.       Chew on healthier things…as in an Elk Antler from here. Review: it’s pretty tasty, but also very hard so mums only lets me chew it when she is home. I give it a good go whenever I have access to it!!
2.       Go on more walkies!! (this is more me motivating mum/dad to take me out) I like to see what the neighborhood is up to and make sure everyone knows I have been there :)
3.       Eat better. I’m eating the Blue “wilderness” version of kibble…I really like it!
4.       Be more social. As in socially “refined” as mum says. Apparently I lunge at the short squealy humans that like to run around. And to not bark at the front door when someone approaches, walks by, etc.
5.       Be less stinky…what? Hey!! Mum stop your butting in and taking over my list!!! (well, you are stinky!)

Also, we celebrated my dad’s birthday in January, he’s “an old man” now and so we only do one candle these days :)

Why yes, that is me within biting distance of the almond tart...

...and Mum's birthday in February! Dad did not bake a delicious cake/pie/dessert for mum so she held the obligatory candle whilst we sang to her!! (I think he needs to up the ante next year and get his hands floury)

Take care every pup!

WOOF!

January is a Clean Slate...

Howdy furry friends! Happy New Year to you all!

I’m so glad my pinkies came home safe and noticabley fluffier from NYC…I will have to get them on the treadmill or something! My luxurious stay with “the best neighbor ever” was ended and I was shuffled back to my humble abode…with a note apparently b/c my mum and dad were mortified to find out that in my exuberance next door I had broken a potted plant, played with stray flashlights, and possibly ‘nibbled’ on some plastic that was laying about. 

Mum and dad immediately started calling me “Wally the Destroyer” and told me I better go apologize to Lisa straight away. I tried to tell them that the pot was really an accident, I was playing tag with Fenway (pretty “girl” next door) and then the flashlights were because I was patrolling the house for intruders and needed to see better. The plastic…well, no comment. It all ended well and Lisa the neighbor still loves me and wants me to come visit her soon :)

I ask you, do I look like a "destroyer"????

While mum and dad were detoxing from the holiday excess (hello green smoothies!) I helped mum take down all the Christmas decorations and did a lot of napping in general. New Year’s Eve was spent much like this:

There was a brief look at the ball drop and then the two pinkies crawled into bed. Very little fanfare was mustered for 2013.

I hope you all had a great time over the winter holidays, I’ll leave you all with a promise to discuss my resolutions for this year and a parting shot of me and my elk antler that mum gave me for Christmas. Yum!!

Until next time....
WOOF!!

Putting up the yule...

Just some drop in pix to document the Christmas cheer happening here. This was the 1st weekend in December after the pinkies returned from a quick camping trip with some friends. Mum was exhausted but powered through and got most of the decorations up. I was present to supervise of course. Things just aren’t level and balanced without my inspection skills.

Plus, she almost didn't put up the most important ornaments...mine!!

Mum got a wild hair and said that since she was not buying any new decorations this year, she was all resolved to use the ones from last year until she looked in a magazine and saw these yarn pom poms on a tree…next thing you know they appeared on our tree and the floor was covered in yarn bits and pieces from her pom production. We are going for the “hand made” look this year I suppose. Mum loves it, we boys are indifferent…this did not stop her from telling me to pose in front of her creation.

wait, what?? My tongue is too long?? Is this better?

I'm catching flies?? How about this?

Cheese!!

From our family to yours, we wish you the merriest Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year!!!

WOOF!

So, mum has decided that while she adores and loves me to itty bitty pieces she’s just not cut out for this “100 Days of Wally” business (even though it was HER idea) and so at day 56 (which was quite a while ago!) she ended her daily camera clicking. However, as every blogger claims, she does promise to post more frequently :)

On to today’s newsworthy item. It’s 12-12-12!!! We just wanted to wish you all a lucky and prosperous day on this numerically balanced day!!

It’s sunny and in the upper 50’s here in Austin and when mum came home for her afternoon chow she played some fetch with me and snapped these pics.

I kind of blend in to the grantite mum! Where did my body go?!?!?

Have a great day every-puppy!!

WOOF!

Gobble, Gobble, Sleep!

This week starts the BEST WEEK EVER in food lover terms. This week kicks off the “eating season” with a feast for all paws to enjoy!!

DAY 50: Declaration that we need to start eating to prep for “the real eating” on Thursday.

DAY 51: Fluffy-ness.

DAY 52: Look deep into my eyes…you can see visions of turkeys dancing.

DAY 53: TURKEY DAY!!!  (um...we devoured everything too fast to get a 'before' shot...sorry!)

The after shot...

Lounging with Dad...

DAY 54: More feasting!!! And a movie. Don’t worry, I’m on food patrol. No cranberries will be harmed while the pinkies are away at the theater! Also, I went on a walkie with my cousin Bryn (a frenchie) and while she tried to keep up…mum had to drop her off and take me around again at my usual pace (brisk walking while he trots). My cousin lives on a lake and she enjoys walks along the beach…which is currently covered in grass due to the lower water levels. Oh well. I got my toes wet!!

 

DAY 55: STILL more feasting!! And there’s my grandpa-w riding Fiona the mule…she’s a bit young still so I’m not allowed to play with her…she’s flighty.

DAY 56: Slug-fest...Mum and Dad seem to have been afflicted with some kind of “laying about the house not moving” bug. After the road trip home yesterday, we are all horizontal and enjoying Netflix :)

WOOF!