Possibly I'm not as nice I would like to be. Possibly I'm not as easy-going about the upcoming Super Bowl game as I'd like to be. I would love to be so wonderful that it didn't bother me to see a Denver Broncos jersey hanging in our closet. But apparently I'm not that lovely of a person! Maybe next year! Maybe I can strive to be that lovely during this year! ;)
I couldn't take it anymore the Broncos jersey was folded and put away a couple days ago. I don't think Brad has realized his Broncos jersey is no longer hanging front and center of our closet. Come Sunday, we'll see how long it takes him to find his jersey. It's not hidden, it's just been put away. Even though it's not hidden I'm thinking I'll hear Brad say this sentence, "Honey, where's my jersey?", on the morning of Super Bowl Sunday.
I'm still working on getting Seahawk support in this household. I know I've got Cody! Cody is a mama's boy! Oh don't get me wrong he loves his daddy! He's loved Brad since he first met him. But he follows his mommie from room to room. He's followed me around for the last 12 years. I've got him on the Seahawk side. I told him Denver is colder than Seattle. Not that he needed too much convincing, but I'm sure that little piece of info helped firmly place Cody on my side!
...Next up is Simon! LOL! I'm curious to see of the people that come over to our place on Super Bowl Sunday, who they will favor! I think most everybody is going to favor the Broncos, simply because of Manning.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Pics of the 3!
She's got a hold of his tail!
Attack! Notice how threatened Simon appears!
She loves big brother Cody!
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Life with 2 Pugs and a Kitty (part 1)
Life with a kitty is fun! A bit frustrating at times I will admit too. Overall though I wouldn't trade her in! ;) I'm happy Brad found her. I'm happy we decided to keep her. It felt as though she was meant to be here with us from the second he brought her into our home. I'm not sure Cody and Simon have the same sentiment towards her. I believe they are content having her here. Yet I believe Simon misses pre-Piper life too. To be fair, I don't doubt there were many years Cody missed pre-Simon life! LOL!
Cody is quite the disciplinarian! He would have been a good pug daddy to a litter of pugs if someone had given him that opportunity. He schools and scolds little Piper! They definitely have a connection. She respects him! Simon is his own little dude! He has such a high wall up most of the time it's not easy for Pipe to break down that walk to establish any type of connection with him. He generally just wants to be left alone. A few weeks ago we noticed Simon kept disappearing. We knew he couldn't go far yet he wasn't in sight. We would find him in the spare closet that's connected to our 2nd bathroom. He was climbing up to sleep on top of all 3 pet beds carefully stacked in the closet each morning after the pets have gotten up for the day. Our household features "nighttime beds" and "daytime beds" for our "kids". The nighttime beds are collected then stacked in the closet every morning. I guess he was in need of some "alone time". We started to discourage him going off by himself for his alone time moments so his alone time has ceased for now.
Piper is giving Cody some competition in the night owl department. Cody has commonly been the one that loves to stay up with his dad until the wee hours of the morning. Cody's completely content sitting in his bed in the living room with Brad while he plays video games. Now with Piper around, she'll stay up until we put her to bed. She sleeps well, never meows to get up until she hears me up in the morning. I'm thankful for that! Simon is the early bird in all ways! He's early to bed and early to get up. And he expects his meals earlier than he gets them too! Simon is honestly like living with a rooster. His rooster ways came in handy one day last week when the morning alarm failed to sound! After all these years Simon still puts himself to bed each night. He's put himself to bed since he was a puppy. He does allow himself to stay up later then when he was a puppy! LOL! At about 9:20 every night during his puppy years he disappeared to his bed. For years I walked the boys at 9:00 pm so Simon could go to bed at his preferred time. I used to get up super early so going to bed earlier was a must. Nowadays we are night owls. I married a night owl! I had to completely revert back to my college life "night owl" days once Brad and I were under one roof.
We can hardly wait to get Piper-Pipe de-clawed! Yes, those claws are going bye bye just as soon as she's old enough to have the procedure done. She'll be old enough in April. At least she lets me trim her nails. She got her nails trimmed this afternoon! I can't go near the boys with nail clippers. Apparently in their minds I have been permanently banned from trimming their nails. Pugs are known for hating to get their nails trimmed. However, early in their puppy years there was one particularly bad incident. I cut Cody's nail way too short after he jerked his paw as I clamped down on the nail. He started bleeding pretty bad, Simon watched the entire scene develop. Since then Simon has booked a ticket out of town each time I've attempted to come near him with nail clippers. Ever seen a dog visibly sweat? Well get some doggie nail clippers out and go towards Simon, then watch the sweat beads pour off his brow! I'm not kidding! Poor thing! I scared him for life and he didn't even get hurt that day!
Though I believe Hyper-Piper emulates Cody more often than Simon. In one particular area she reminds me of Simon....mealtime. As soon as she hears new food pellets hit her bowl she comes running! Don't call her or Simon late for mealtime! LOL!
I'm most thankful that everyone accepts everyone! The boys might get annoyed with her, but they aren't mean to her in any way! We do not have to separate them from her while we leave either. They all hang out together when mom and dad are gone. The pugs have been very accepting to us adding a kitty. I think it helps tremendously though that there's two of them. Less chance of jealousy developing, they have each other. Plus they're older, they've been around a long time. They understand their place in our family. I'll try to post some pics in the coming days!
Cody is quite the disciplinarian! He would have been a good pug daddy to a litter of pugs if someone had given him that opportunity. He schools and scolds little Piper! They definitely have a connection. She respects him! Simon is his own little dude! He has such a high wall up most of the time it's not easy for Pipe to break down that walk to establish any type of connection with him. He generally just wants to be left alone. A few weeks ago we noticed Simon kept disappearing. We knew he couldn't go far yet he wasn't in sight. We would find him in the spare closet that's connected to our 2nd bathroom. He was climbing up to sleep on top of all 3 pet beds carefully stacked in the closet each morning after the pets have gotten up for the day. Our household features "nighttime beds" and "daytime beds" for our "kids". The nighttime beds are collected then stacked in the closet every morning. I guess he was in need of some "alone time". We started to discourage him going off by himself for his alone time moments so his alone time has ceased for now.
Piper is giving Cody some competition in the night owl department. Cody has commonly been the one that loves to stay up with his dad until the wee hours of the morning. Cody's completely content sitting in his bed in the living room with Brad while he plays video games. Now with Piper around, she'll stay up until we put her to bed. She sleeps well, never meows to get up until she hears me up in the morning. I'm thankful for that! Simon is the early bird in all ways! He's early to bed and early to get up. And he expects his meals earlier than he gets them too! Simon is honestly like living with a rooster. His rooster ways came in handy one day last week when the morning alarm failed to sound! After all these years Simon still puts himself to bed each night. He's put himself to bed since he was a puppy. He does allow himself to stay up later then when he was a puppy! LOL! At about 9:20 every night during his puppy years he disappeared to his bed. For years I walked the boys at 9:00 pm so Simon could go to bed at his preferred time. I used to get up super early so going to bed earlier was a must. Nowadays we are night owls. I married a night owl! I had to completely revert back to my college life "night owl" days once Brad and I were under one roof.
We can hardly wait to get Piper-Pipe de-clawed! Yes, those claws are going bye bye just as soon as she's old enough to have the procedure done. She'll be old enough in April. At least she lets me trim her nails. She got her nails trimmed this afternoon! I can't go near the boys with nail clippers. Apparently in their minds I have been permanently banned from trimming their nails. Pugs are known for hating to get their nails trimmed. However, early in their puppy years there was one particularly bad incident. I cut Cody's nail way too short after he jerked his paw as I clamped down on the nail. He started bleeding pretty bad, Simon watched the entire scene develop. Since then Simon has booked a ticket out of town each time I've attempted to come near him with nail clippers. Ever seen a dog visibly sweat? Well get some doggie nail clippers out and go towards Simon, then watch the sweat beads pour off his brow! I'm not kidding! Poor thing! I scared him for life and he didn't even get hurt that day!
Though I believe Hyper-Piper emulates Cody more often than Simon. In one particular area she reminds me of Simon....mealtime. As soon as she hears new food pellets hit her bowl she comes running! Don't call her or Simon late for mealtime! LOL!
I'm most thankful that everyone accepts everyone! The boys might get annoyed with her, but they aren't mean to her in any way! We do not have to separate them from her while we leave either. They all hang out together when mom and dad are gone. The pugs have been very accepting to us adding a kitty. I think it helps tremendously though that there's two of them. Less chance of jealousy developing, they have each other. Plus they're older, they've been around a long time. They understand their place in our family. I'll try to post some pics in the coming days!
The 30's!
Oh my how life has changed! Life has changed in many ways through the years. However, this past week I truly reflected on one specific aspect of life in Dallas that certainly is quite different than life in Phoenix( and different from life in Seattle too).
This past week featured a little bit of everything, a little something for everybody to be happy or unhappy with concerning the weather! Cody was happy then truly unhappy! At one point last week I reflected how odd it is to be thinking 30 degrees is not so bad!
I watch the weather temp closely since moving to TX. Especially in the winter time. I have to know just how cold it is. It's important to know if it's too cold to walk the boys at their usual long walk time before getting outside. This past Thursday it was way too cold to walk the boys at their normal long morning walk time. We had to delay the long walk of the day. We did still get it in but not until much later in the day.
On Thursday I got up for the day to do the normal "first thing in the morning" chores which includes a check of the weather temp on my phone. The weather reading was 18 degrees! Yep, no chance I was going to put myself or the pugs through a 35 minute walk when it's only 18 degrees out with a wind chill. Yikes! We instead went out briefly. Later in the day it "warmed up" to be 31 degrees. I laughed at myself as I leashed up the boys for their long walk in the 31 degree temp thinking that 31 degrees is 'not that bad'.
Now growing up in Phoenix, I don't remember many 31 degree days. I remember it reaching the low 40's and people freaking out at that point. A high temp of only 40 degrees in Phoenix does happen but those days are sparse. Few and far between, maybe a handful of days during the whole year where it's chill you to the bone in the low 40's as a high. I never grew up thinking to myself...."Oh it's 31 degrees out, not bad, time to go for a long walk." No! That never happened!
I used to grab a jacket thinking it was cold when it was only 60 degrees out in Phoenix. I commented to my mom about 10 days ago on the phone that the current temp was 52 out. Her response was, "Brr, that's too cold for me!" That response is any typical Zonie's response.
My new thought process concerning the weather is SOOOOO much different than my "Phoenix" thought process! The sixties never feel cold to me anymore! The fifties are nice too! Fifties are brisk but I'm not freezing. And on mornings that feature a low 40 degree temp I'm loving it! It means I have to bundle up, yes, but it means I won't feel like my hands are about to fall off at the end of a long walk with the boys. As for the 30's...oddly enough the first though that pops into my head is.....'not that bad, I can handle 31 degrees easily'. However, 31 degrees and a substantial wind chill is a bit different. In recent weeks I even went out for a long walk with the boys when it was only 27 degrees out. I was rather proud of myself that day when I completed that walk! I can honestly say growing up in Phoenix I never thought I would ever see the day where I felt proud of myself for accomplishing a long walk when it's only 27 degrees out. Never thought I'd see the day when I thought anything in the 30's was not that bad to walk in. LOL! Yep, life sure has changed! Seattle prepared me quite well for Dallas weather but I don't remember Seattle being as chilly as Dallas gets! Seattle featured lots of 40 degree temps in the winter and some high 30's. Seattle's thing is drizzly rain! Oddly enough, I remember the first time I took the garbage out while living in Seattle when the high temp was only 43. I remember thinking 43 degrees didn't feel as bad as I thought it was going to feel when I stepped out. It all depends on what you get used too! I wonder what Cody prefers.....a 40 degree day with drizzly rain or a 27 degree day with very little wind chill! Hmm! Oh who am I kidding, Cody's thought process is fixated on 70 to 85 degrees and sunny. If it's not in the 70's or 80's and sunny count on him being a pain outside!
This past week featured a little bit of everything, a little something for everybody to be happy or unhappy with concerning the weather! Cody was happy then truly unhappy! At one point last week I reflected how odd it is to be thinking 30 degrees is not so bad!
I watch the weather temp closely since moving to TX. Especially in the winter time. I have to know just how cold it is. It's important to know if it's too cold to walk the boys at their usual long walk time before getting outside. This past Thursday it was way too cold to walk the boys at their normal long morning walk time. We had to delay the long walk of the day. We did still get it in but not until much later in the day.
On Thursday I got up for the day to do the normal "first thing in the morning" chores which includes a check of the weather temp on my phone. The weather reading was 18 degrees! Yep, no chance I was going to put myself or the pugs through a 35 minute walk when it's only 18 degrees out with a wind chill. Yikes! We instead went out briefly. Later in the day it "warmed up" to be 31 degrees. I laughed at myself as I leashed up the boys for their long walk in the 31 degree temp thinking that 31 degrees is 'not that bad'.
Now growing up in Phoenix, I don't remember many 31 degree days. I remember it reaching the low 40's and people freaking out at that point. A high temp of only 40 degrees in Phoenix does happen but those days are sparse. Few and far between, maybe a handful of days during the whole year where it's chill you to the bone in the low 40's as a high. I never grew up thinking to myself...."Oh it's 31 degrees out, not bad, time to go for a long walk." No! That never happened!
I used to grab a jacket thinking it was cold when it was only 60 degrees out in Phoenix. I commented to my mom about 10 days ago on the phone that the current temp was 52 out. Her response was, "Brr, that's too cold for me!" That response is any typical Zonie's response.
My new thought process concerning the weather is SOOOOO much different than my "Phoenix" thought process! The sixties never feel cold to me anymore! The fifties are nice too! Fifties are brisk but I'm not freezing. And on mornings that feature a low 40 degree temp I'm loving it! It means I have to bundle up, yes, but it means I won't feel like my hands are about to fall off at the end of a long walk with the boys. As for the 30's...oddly enough the first though that pops into my head is.....'not that bad, I can handle 31 degrees easily'. However, 31 degrees and a substantial wind chill is a bit different. In recent weeks I even went out for a long walk with the boys when it was only 27 degrees out. I was rather proud of myself that day when I completed that walk! I can honestly say growing up in Phoenix I never thought I would ever see the day where I felt proud of myself for accomplishing a long walk when it's only 27 degrees out. Never thought I'd see the day when I thought anything in the 30's was not that bad to walk in. LOL! Yep, life sure has changed! Seattle prepared me quite well for Dallas weather but I don't remember Seattle being as chilly as Dallas gets! Seattle featured lots of 40 degree temps in the winter and some high 30's. Seattle's thing is drizzly rain! Oddly enough, I remember the first time I took the garbage out while living in Seattle when the high temp was only 43. I remember thinking 43 degrees didn't feel as bad as I thought it was going to feel when I stepped out. It all depends on what you get used too! I wonder what Cody prefers.....a 40 degree day with drizzly rain or a 27 degree day with very little wind chill! Hmm! Oh who am I kidding, Cody's thought process is fixated on 70 to 85 degrees and sunny. If it's not in the 70's or 80's and sunny count on him being a pain outside!
Monday, January 20, 2014
Seattle and Denver It Is!
It's the Broncos going up against the Seahawks. I just knew deep down that's how it was going to play out. The way the Seahawks played in the first few minutes had me worried though. But they got it together. San Francisco on the other hand is always known for fast starts. Both of my preferred teams won! That's great! Only one small problem! This is a divided household come Super Bowl Sunday.
I will not root for Denver! I will be for Seattle! Brad will of course be all for the Broncos. I will most likely be the lone Seahawk supporter in the house on Super Bowl Sunday. Oh well! I'm okay with that!
Here's the thing....I can not bring myself to root for the Broncos since I called Seattle home at one time. I have no ties to Denver like I do to Seattle. I've never even visited the city of Denver. However, that being said it will not be like it was for me when my Cardinals faced the Steelers in the Super Bowl some years back. I completely DISLIKE the Steelers. I will hold a grudge for many more years to come against the Steelers. That right there is the difference. Though I will not cheer for the Broncos I will not be bitterly upset if they win. I will be able to be happy for them. I will especially be happy for Peyton Manning, as I believe he is a great quarterback. I do enjoy watching both of the Manning boys. There will be no grudge held against Denver, no bitter feelings for years to come. I simply want to see a great game and during which I will cheer the team that represents a city I used to live in. I truly did love living in Seattle. I understand it was only in God's plan for it to be a short-term experience which I'm fully content with! It will always be one I will cherish. An experience I will always have fond, special, and everlasting memories of! I'm DEFINITELY happy I moved here instead of back to Seattle as was my original plan 5 years ago. It wasn't until I moved to Dallas that I was forced to make Seattle drop down to my second favorite city in the USA.
Come Super Bowl Sunday...picture Brad in his Broncos duds sitting next to his wife in her Seahawks duds! I'll do my best in the next 2 weeks to convince our "kids" to support the Seahawks too. Hmm, which one should I attempt to convince first. Oh Cody....come see mommie....we need to talk!
I will not root for Denver! I will be for Seattle! Brad will of course be all for the Broncos. I will most likely be the lone Seahawk supporter in the house on Super Bowl Sunday. Oh well! I'm okay with that!
Here's the thing....I can not bring myself to root for the Broncos since I called Seattle home at one time. I have no ties to Denver like I do to Seattle. I've never even visited the city of Denver. However, that being said it will not be like it was for me when my Cardinals faced the Steelers in the Super Bowl some years back. I completely DISLIKE the Steelers. I will hold a grudge for many more years to come against the Steelers. That right there is the difference. Though I will not cheer for the Broncos I will not be bitterly upset if they win. I will be able to be happy for them. I will especially be happy for Peyton Manning, as I believe he is a great quarterback. I do enjoy watching both of the Manning boys. There will be no grudge held against Denver, no bitter feelings for years to come. I simply want to see a great game and during which I will cheer the team that represents a city I used to live in. I truly did love living in Seattle. I understand it was only in God's plan for it to be a short-term experience which I'm fully content with! It will always be one I will cherish. An experience I will always have fond, special, and everlasting memories of! I'm DEFINITELY happy I moved here instead of back to Seattle as was my original plan 5 years ago. It wasn't until I moved to Dallas that I was forced to make Seattle drop down to my second favorite city in the USA.
Come Super Bowl Sunday...picture Brad in his Broncos duds sitting next to his wife in her Seahawks duds! I'll do my best in the next 2 weeks to convince our "kids" to support the Seahawks too. Hmm, which one should I attempt to convince first. Oh Cody....come see mommie....we need to talk!
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Oh Dear...It's Happened! (part 2)
I forgot to mention the second part of the story of my new shirt. Before I get to that let me just add putting on the TCU shirt is the first time I've ever worn another college's shirt. Yes, folks up until today I've only....ONLY.....worn ASU. I must admit when I was a naïve 5 year old I truly thought ASU was the only university in the country. I then realized there were lots of schools coming in town to play them each week so there must be other school's in the nation. LOL! Let's just say I simply grew up thinking ASU was the only school that mattered! ;)
Now for the second part of my story. Brad bought himself a shirt while he was out today. First I'm dealing with him showing me the TCU shirt he bought me and was insisting I try on right away when I look up to notice the shirt he bought himself. Oh the shock....the horror! He bought a NIKE football shirt. Now with that description one can't understand the issue! The football feature on the shirt is amazing I will admit, the shock and horror was the colors. It's just a football shirt, it doesn't support any specific team but the colors made me think of a despised rival of my Sun Devils. It's a green shirt with a yellowish-gold colored football depiction. Can you say Oregon Ducks? No way! I instantly said, "You can't wear that....it's Oregon duck colors!" He said he wasn't in love with the colors as it reminded him of the Green Bay Packer's but he liked the football depiction too much to not buy it.
Our conversation continued. I then told Brad there are 2 universities in this country our future kids are not allowed to attend. I elaborated by explaining if our child comes to us some day and says: "Mom and Dad, I'm going to Oregon for college or Mom and Dad, I'm going to USC for college."....Brad will have to physically restrain me! My husband then laughed as I went on! He laughed because he knows it's true. The only thing that might save the poor future kid is if he or she leads with...."mom and dad, I got a full ride scholarship to Oregon".....otherwise look out feathers will fly! Pun intended! ;) Feathers will fly and I'll likely have a branch of the military on speed dial! LOL!
Now for the second part of my story. Brad bought himself a shirt while he was out today. First I'm dealing with him showing me the TCU shirt he bought me and was insisting I try on right away when I look up to notice the shirt he bought himself. Oh the shock....the horror! He bought a NIKE football shirt. Now with that description one can't understand the issue! The football feature on the shirt is amazing I will admit, the shock and horror was the colors. It's just a football shirt, it doesn't support any specific team but the colors made me think of a despised rival of my Sun Devils. It's a green shirt with a yellowish-gold colored football depiction. Can you say Oregon Ducks? No way! I instantly said, "You can't wear that....it's Oregon duck colors!" He said he wasn't in love with the colors as it reminded him of the Green Bay Packer's but he liked the football depiction too much to not buy it.
Our conversation continued. I then told Brad there are 2 universities in this country our future kids are not allowed to attend. I elaborated by explaining if our child comes to us some day and says: "Mom and Dad, I'm going to Oregon for college or Mom and Dad, I'm going to USC for college."....Brad will have to physically restrain me! My husband then laughed as I went on! He laughed because he knows it's true. The only thing that might save the poor future kid is if he or she leads with...."mom and dad, I got a full ride scholarship to Oregon".....otherwise look out feathers will fly! Pun intended! ;) Feathers will fly and I'll likely have a branch of the military on speed dial! LOL!
Oh Dear....It's Happened!
Well I moved here nearly 5 years ago, during that time I have cheered for all the local teams. I've become quite the fan of all the local teams including the universities in the area and within the state. I have shirts hanging in my closet in support of all 4 major sports teams. I'm geared up for the most part! For the Mavs I even have summer and winter appropriate gear! ;) Last night Brad and I watched some of the Mavs-Suns game. The Suns lost a heartbreaker. At the conclusion of the game I cheered that the Mavs won. It could be an especially important victory when it comes to play-off positioning in a few months. Brad was rather surprised I was so for the Mavs. He reminded me that I'm from AZ. He asked, "You're happy your home team lost?" I promptly replied, "My home team won, my hometown team lost." He was completely satisfied with that correction!
Perhaps the conversation from Friday night is what led my husband to purchase a TCU shirt for me while he was out with a tennis buddy this afternoon. When he brought it home to me, at first glance I gasped a little. I'm not going to lie...my first thought was....'I can't wear that! I'm still a Sun Devil!' So there I was a few minutes later trying on my TCU shirt that says: "Fear the Frog" and features a picture of a horned frog. Geesh! I almost couldn't breathe correctly. I fake pretended to be gasping for air as I showed Brad my new shirt! LOL!
For some reason it was not hard at all to adopt the local professional teams as my new teams to cheer for. It hasn't been hard watching and keeping up with many of the Texas universities either. This is a Texas and TCU household. We don't cheer against Texas A&M as fiercely as a Sun Devil cheers for a Wildcat to lose but the strong preference is for Texas Longhorns. Simon even has an orange shirt to sport his Texas Longhorn pride! ;) That being said, I hadn't taken the step to showing my preference for any Texas university. All this time and not a single Texas university shirt in my closet. Apparently in my mind I'm now a Texan yet I've still got my Sun Devil pride intact. After presenting me with the TCU shirt Brad quickly stated I don't have to feel like I have to wear it out in public but he at least thought it was time for me to have a TCU shirt. Well folks I plan on wearing it in public! This is home now! I guess it's time to show my support for the Texas universities. Next up is a Texas Longhorn's shirt. That being said my Sun Devil support has not waivered. It's still COMPLETELY there! Same goes for the Cardinals! Unfortunately my support for the Suns has shifted a bit. I only cheer for the Suns if the Mavs aren't playing them. I'll also cheer for them should they make the play-offs and the Mavs don't.
However, since I've got a TCU shirt now I think it's time for Brad to have an ASU shirt! Who agrees with me? One with Sparky bigger than life in the middle! Just kidding he finds it slightly disturbing that a devil is ASU's mascot. We need to start him out small...an ASU shirt that is simple, simply states ASU with a small logo feature preferably with the pitch fork logo not Sparky. LOL!
Perhaps the conversation from Friday night is what led my husband to purchase a TCU shirt for me while he was out with a tennis buddy this afternoon. When he brought it home to me, at first glance I gasped a little. I'm not going to lie...my first thought was....'I can't wear that! I'm still a Sun Devil!' So there I was a few minutes later trying on my TCU shirt that says: "Fear the Frog" and features a picture of a horned frog. Geesh! I almost couldn't breathe correctly. I fake pretended to be gasping for air as I showed Brad my new shirt! LOL!
For some reason it was not hard at all to adopt the local professional teams as my new teams to cheer for. It hasn't been hard watching and keeping up with many of the Texas universities either. This is a Texas and TCU household. We don't cheer against Texas A&M as fiercely as a Sun Devil cheers for a Wildcat to lose but the strong preference is for Texas Longhorns. Simon even has an orange shirt to sport his Texas Longhorn pride! ;) That being said, I hadn't taken the step to showing my preference for any Texas university. All this time and not a single Texas university shirt in my closet. Apparently in my mind I'm now a Texan yet I've still got my Sun Devil pride intact. After presenting me with the TCU shirt Brad quickly stated I don't have to feel like I have to wear it out in public but he at least thought it was time for me to have a TCU shirt. Well folks I plan on wearing it in public! This is home now! I guess it's time to show my support for the Texas universities. Next up is a Texas Longhorn's shirt. That being said my Sun Devil support has not waivered. It's still COMPLETELY there! Same goes for the Cardinals! Unfortunately my support for the Suns has shifted a bit. I only cheer for the Suns if the Mavs aren't playing them. I'll also cheer for them should they make the play-offs and the Mavs don't.
However, since I've got a TCU shirt now I think it's time for Brad to have an ASU shirt! Who agrees with me? One with Sparky bigger than life in the middle! Just kidding he finds it slightly disturbing that a devil is ASU's mascot. We need to start him out small...an ASU shirt that is simple, simply states ASU with a small logo feature preferably with the pitch fork logo not Sparky. LOL!
Thursday, January 16, 2014
A Potential Super Bowl Dilemma!
For the occasion of the big time NFL games this past weekend my husband dug out his Broncos jersey. Yes, he has a Broncos jersey! John Elway is his all-time fave quarterback. I think Elway is likely tied with Aikman as Brad's all-time fave, truth be told. I don't think he can have an all-time fave quarterback that wasn't a Cowboy standing completely alone in his number one fave spot! So Elway and Aikman are most likely tied for first in his opinion.
So there we were on Sunday, my husband sitting next to me on our couch proudly wearing his Broncos jersey. He even had his special white sneakers that feature a good amount of orange on them. I think he bought those white and orange sneakers because the orange made him think of two things....Texas Longhorns and perhaps Simon. Simmie loves the color orange! As we sat on the couch anxiously awaiting the Broncos game to kick-off it occurred to me....there's a potential problem looming!
What is the potential problem? Let me first explain our Saturday football watching. Seattle played the New Orleans Saints, the Saints went down courtesy of the Seahawks. I was the lone ranger when watching that game because New Orleans isn't terribly far from us. Based on proximity and a little New Orleans flavor that has drifted into Dallas, New Orleans was the preferred winner in these parts. I was rooting for both at times. But it was no secret I wanted Seattle to win slightly or not so slightly more than the Saints. LOL!
Now as for this weekend if Seattle wins and the Broncos win, that's great as those are my two preferred teams from each conference. However...can you say.....Yikes!...And the problem is revealed! I can't bring myself to root against the Seahawks in the SUPER BOWL! Yet there's no doubt my husband will be dressed in his Broncos gear on Super Bowl Sunday ready to see a Broncos victory. Oh geez! I lived in Seattle. I called Seattle home! For a rather short time compared to how long I've lived here but still I called it home for awhile. I don't have those type of fond memories or any ties to Denver. Yep, we have a potential dilemma!
We'll see what happens this weekend! In previous years the teams I have preferred to win in each conference has not won. Typically only 1 of my preferred teams gets into the Super Bowl. However, potential cheering problem or not I still want to see both the Broncos and Seahawks make it through this Sunday! :)
So there we were on Sunday, my husband sitting next to me on our couch proudly wearing his Broncos jersey. He even had his special white sneakers that feature a good amount of orange on them. I think he bought those white and orange sneakers because the orange made him think of two things....Texas Longhorns and perhaps Simon. Simmie loves the color orange! As we sat on the couch anxiously awaiting the Broncos game to kick-off it occurred to me....there's a potential problem looming!
What is the potential problem? Let me first explain our Saturday football watching. Seattle played the New Orleans Saints, the Saints went down courtesy of the Seahawks. I was the lone ranger when watching that game because New Orleans isn't terribly far from us. Based on proximity and a little New Orleans flavor that has drifted into Dallas, New Orleans was the preferred winner in these parts. I was rooting for both at times. But it was no secret I wanted Seattle to win slightly or not so slightly more than the Saints. LOL!
Now as for this weekend if Seattle wins and the Broncos win, that's great as those are my two preferred teams from each conference. However...can you say.....Yikes!...And the problem is revealed! I can't bring myself to root against the Seahawks in the SUPER BOWL! Yet there's no doubt my husband will be dressed in his Broncos gear on Super Bowl Sunday ready to see a Broncos victory. Oh geez! I lived in Seattle. I called Seattle home! For a rather short time compared to how long I've lived here but still I called it home for awhile. I don't have those type of fond memories or any ties to Denver. Yep, we have a potential dilemma!
We'll see what happens this weekend! In previous years the teams I have preferred to win in each conference has not won. Typically only 1 of my preferred teams gets into the Super Bowl. However, potential cheering problem or not I still want to see both the Broncos and Seahawks make it through this Sunday! :)
Friday, January 10, 2014
90 Minutes!
Everyone has those days where you can't quite believe how much crazy stuff has happened during the course of the day. Yesterday was like that for me especially during the course of a rather short timeframe. For about 90 minutes of the day things went a little haywire! It was a time span that made me laugh at the end of it as I questioned the way my day had gone. During the crazy 90 minute timespan there were a few moments where I said to myself...."is this really happening?...."is this really my life at this moment?" Now those two questions were posed in a comical way not at all in a negative way! So don't get the wrong idea! When haywire moments occur I can easily laugh it off. All you can do is just roll through with certain things folks!
So this is how it went....it was a triple issue! With all three pets involved in some way. First up was Simon. I looked over to notice Simon was getting sick! Oh geez, take cover! As I tended to him who comes along with something to show me? Piper! She had in her mouth a super long string of toilet paper. There she is standing in the living room with the toilet paper in her mouth proud as can be! I quickly looked around to notice it wasn't just a small amount she had drug out of the bathroom, it was going all the way across our living room, I couldn't see passed the corner of the living room. I then got up to walk around the corner I was unsure how much toilet paper was off the roll. I soon realized little Hyper-Piper had strung the still attached to the roll toilet paper from the bathroom all the way out to me in the living room. The eager look on her face to show me her feat will forever be in my mind! Crazy kitten! However, I was not impressed! There was toilet paper everywhere! That's what happens when mommie gets too busy with one pet, the youngest pet gets into mischief!
As I was still tending to those two messes the fire alarm in the building sounded. Upon hearing the blaring alarm Cody was quick to notice the door to our bedroom was ajar. He wasted no time running in. When I first ran in after him with Piper in my arms and Simon at my heel I looked under the bed....nope, no Cody. I ended up finding him in our closet in the laundry basket on top of the laundry. I couldn't help it, I had to laugh quietly to myself.
Thankfully a little while later things were much calmer in our household. Piper reacts completely different than Storm did when the fire alarm would sound. Piper wanted out, she didn't want to be left. Storm wanted us to leave the faucet running for her as she CALMLY watched us walk out the door. It was the first time Piper has heard the fire alarm, I suppose Storm likely heard numerous in her lifetime. Therefore, over the years Piper may become more like Storm, not care about the fire alarm. We'll see!
Side Note: Piper experienced another first early this morning. While I was feeding the boys, Simon finished first, of course! Then got too close to Cody while he was still eating. A full pug brawl broke out! Cody's bowl of food literally went flying. Cody at one point had the upper "paw" by pinning Simon against the wall. Meanwhile Piper was breaking speed limits to get away from the ruckus! To resolve the issue I finally was able to get a hold of Simon lifting him up and away from Cody. As I took Simon a safe distance away I asked him why he would do such a stupid thing as getting too close to Cody when he eats. Cody will take anyone down especially Simon if he comes too close during chow time! After the brawl it took quite awhile before Piper felt it was safe enough to come out from under the couch. Welcome to life with two pug brothers, Pipe!
So this is how it went....it was a triple issue! With all three pets involved in some way. First up was Simon. I looked over to notice Simon was getting sick! Oh geez, take cover! As I tended to him who comes along with something to show me? Piper! She had in her mouth a super long string of toilet paper. There she is standing in the living room with the toilet paper in her mouth proud as can be! I quickly looked around to notice it wasn't just a small amount she had drug out of the bathroom, it was going all the way across our living room, I couldn't see passed the corner of the living room. I then got up to walk around the corner I was unsure how much toilet paper was off the roll. I soon realized little Hyper-Piper had strung the still attached to the roll toilet paper from the bathroom all the way out to me in the living room. The eager look on her face to show me her feat will forever be in my mind! Crazy kitten! However, I was not impressed! There was toilet paper everywhere! That's what happens when mommie gets too busy with one pet, the youngest pet gets into mischief!
As I was still tending to those two messes the fire alarm in the building sounded. Upon hearing the blaring alarm Cody was quick to notice the door to our bedroom was ajar. He wasted no time running in. When I first ran in after him with Piper in my arms and Simon at my heel I looked under the bed....nope, no Cody. I ended up finding him in our closet in the laundry basket on top of the laundry. I couldn't help it, I had to laugh quietly to myself.
Thankfully a little while later things were much calmer in our household. Piper reacts completely different than Storm did when the fire alarm would sound. Piper wanted out, she didn't want to be left. Storm wanted us to leave the faucet running for her as she CALMLY watched us walk out the door. It was the first time Piper has heard the fire alarm, I suppose Storm likely heard numerous in her lifetime. Therefore, over the years Piper may become more like Storm, not care about the fire alarm. We'll see!
Side Note: Piper experienced another first early this morning. While I was feeding the boys, Simon finished first, of course! Then got too close to Cody while he was still eating. A full pug brawl broke out! Cody's bowl of food literally went flying. Cody at one point had the upper "paw" by pinning Simon against the wall. Meanwhile Piper was breaking speed limits to get away from the ruckus! To resolve the issue I finally was able to get a hold of Simon lifting him up and away from Cody. As I took Simon a safe distance away I asked him why he would do such a stupid thing as getting too close to Cody when he eats. Cody will take anyone down especially Simon if he comes too close during chow time! After the brawl it took quite awhile before Piper felt it was safe enough to come out from under the couch. Welcome to life with two pug brothers, Pipe!
Sunday, January 5, 2014
The Christmas Tree Incident
When we put up our Christmas tree, we commented to one another that Piper could possibly knock it over. After all she's a kitty experiencing her first Christmas. Here first Christmas tree!
During the Christmas season we had to get after her numerous times as she would hang on the tree limbs or swing on the lights. Her ultimate favorite thing though was to bat at an ornament in an attempt to knock it down. Cats sure do like to bat at things! That's her fave thing to do!
She did climb up in the tree a few times. Never getting very far before one of us would reprimand her. As for the boys....they've never attempted to knock over the tree and they've never been interested in the ornaments or lights. The big concern with them this year was unwrapping their gifts before Christmas. The boys are not confined to a certain area anymore when we leave the house so the concern of coming home to see Simon and Cody sitting in the middle of a bunch of unwrapped dog treats and dog toys was valid!
Last Thursday I undecorated our Christmas tree and packed up our Christmas décor. Since Christmas is done, as I undecorated there was no fear of anything I just got done discussing taking place. I must mention we really load down our tree...lots of ornaments, lots of lights. There I was beginning the challenge of unwinding the numerous strands of lights from the tree limbs. Some of which were a bit tangled due to the many strands crossing over each other. Well I came to a certain section that was quite a mess as I tugged on the strand of lights before I knew it the tree was coming down. It didn't give me much warning. There was no time to yell "TIMBER"! I then did my best to try to catch it. As I'm trying to catch it I notice 3 pets scrambling for cover. My next thought was to slow the momentum of the tree down to give all 3 pets time to get far enough away. Which I was successful at! The expression on the little faces once the tree hit the floor and literally fell apart was rather priceless! All 3 faces had a different expression I could read. Cody had the look of relief, his face read, "Whew, I survived that!"...Simon's face read, "Oh my gosh, there I am snooping around and a stupid tree nearly takes me out! I can't catch a break."....as for the look on Piper's face, well her face said, "Wow, that was COOL! Something new I've never seen. Do it again mommie!"
Our tree was 7 feet tall so the funniest part to me was when I got it back upright. It seemed as though it was all in one piece, towering above me. But soon I looked to my left to notice the top portion of the tree had disconnected from the rest. I felt a little dumb as I clued into the fact the tree was no longer 7 feet, more like 6 feet after it had fallen.
I've heard a few stories from people that have had their Christmas tree fall over but this is the first year I've ever had any incident. We thought Piper was most likely to knock it over. We were prepared all season long for it. We watched her carefully to avoid a "TIMBER" situation, little did we know I was most likely to knock it over! LOL!
During the Christmas season we had to get after her numerous times as she would hang on the tree limbs or swing on the lights. Her ultimate favorite thing though was to bat at an ornament in an attempt to knock it down. Cats sure do like to bat at things! That's her fave thing to do!
She did climb up in the tree a few times. Never getting very far before one of us would reprimand her. As for the boys....they've never attempted to knock over the tree and they've never been interested in the ornaments or lights. The big concern with them this year was unwrapping their gifts before Christmas. The boys are not confined to a certain area anymore when we leave the house so the concern of coming home to see Simon and Cody sitting in the middle of a bunch of unwrapped dog treats and dog toys was valid!
Last Thursday I undecorated our Christmas tree and packed up our Christmas décor. Since Christmas is done, as I undecorated there was no fear of anything I just got done discussing taking place. I must mention we really load down our tree...lots of ornaments, lots of lights. There I was beginning the challenge of unwinding the numerous strands of lights from the tree limbs. Some of which were a bit tangled due to the many strands crossing over each other. Well I came to a certain section that was quite a mess as I tugged on the strand of lights before I knew it the tree was coming down. It didn't give me much warning. There was no time to yell "TIMBER"! I then did my best to try to catch it. As I'm trying to catch it I notice 3 pets scrambling for cover. My next thought was to slow the momentum of the tree down to give all 3 pets time to get far enough away. Which I was successful at! The expression on the little faces once the tree hit the floor and literally fell apart was rather priceless! All 3 faces had a different expression I could read. Cody had the look of relief, his face read, "Whew, I survived that!"...Simon's face read, "Oh my gosh, there I am snooping around and a stupid tree nearly takes me out! I can't catch a break."....as for the look on Piper's face, well her face said, "Wow, that was COOL! Something new I've never seen. Do it again mommie!"
Our tree was 7 feet tall so the funniest part to me was when I got it back upright. It seemed as though it was all in one piece, towering above me. But soon I looked to my left to notice the top portion of the tree had disconnected from the rest. I felt a little dumb as I clued into the fact the tree was no longer 7 feet, more like 6 feet after it had fallen.
I've heard a few stories from people that have had their Christmas tree fall over but this is the first year I've ever had any incident. We thought Piper was most likely to knock it over. We were prepared all season long for it. We watched her carefully to avoid a "TIMBER" situation, little did we know I was most likely to knock it over! LOL!
Friday, January 3, 2014
Standing In Line!
Christmastime has just passed, during the month of December there are lines everywhere a person goes. Am I right? Places you don't usually have to stand in line at are 10 people deep. Well folks it's not that different for the Vaughn "kids".
One thing about Cody is that he loves fresh water. He knows the terms "new water" and "fresh water". He'll stop what he's doing to come get a drink of some fresh water once it's announced. The other day I changed the water in the boy's water bowl and announced it. Right away in came Cody closely followed by Simon. As Cody rushed to get his drink first, Simon sniffed around the area but was not in any way crowding Cody. Next little one to come on the scene was the Piper-Pipe! As soon as Simon saw Piper he quickly and literally got in line behind Cody. Piper then got in line behind Simon. They all waited their turn so perfectly! I wish I had video of the line up at the drinking bowl! I quietly laughed to myself as I witnessed them all wait then take their turn at the "watering hole".
Yes, Piper drinks out of the same bowls as the boys. She has her own bowl but since she is being raised with the boys she's not disgusted by them at all. Storm was a bit disgusted by the boys! LOL! Who can blame her! It's different for Piper, she knows only life with the boys. They're her big brothers that she clearly loves and does her best to emulate!
One thing about Cody is that he loves fresh water. He knows the terms "new water" and "fresh water". He'll stop what he's doing to come get a drink of some fresh water once it's announced. The other day I changed the water in the boy's water bowl and announced it. Right away in came Cody closely followed by Simon. As Cody rushed to get his drink first, Simon sniffed around the area but was not in any way crowding Cody. Next little one to come on the scene was the Piper-Pipe! As soon as Simon saw Piper he quickly and literally got in line behind Cody. Piper then got in line behind Simon. They all waited their turn so perfectly! I wish I had video of the line up at the drinking bowl! I quietly laughed to myself as I witnessed them all wait then take their turn at the "watering hole".
Yes, Piper drinks out of the same bowls as the boys. She has her own bowl but since she is being raised with the boys she's not disgusted by them at all. Storm was a bit disgusted by the boys! LOL! Who can blame her! It's different for Piper, she knows only life with the boys. They're her big brothers that she clearly loves and does her best to emulate!
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