Happy Halloween!

 

 

Fur Babies In Costumes!

 

So what do we have this year? We have a cute giraffe Simmie, a piece of cheese Pipe, and a dino Code-man! They are an eclectic group! No unified theme!

 

Just picked what I thought was cute and represented each one well! Code's the old one of the group so he had to be the dino. Simmie thinks he's eight feet tall despite his small stature, so the giraffe fit him perfect. And Piper as cheese, come on folks, all cats love cheese!

 

A great big Happy Halloween from the 5 of us! Eat candy!!!

Ready For Some Monday Night Football!

We're ready for some Cardinal football! First Cardinals game we get to see here in Big D. I've been excited all day! We're all sporting some red! Let's go!

Quick Snap Sunday: A Decorated Piper!

A Decorated Piper!

 

Piper loves tissue paper as was evidence of last week's Quick Snap post. She is also a lover of ribbons and bows. This handy work of "decorating" the cat was courtesy of Brad. He had great fun putting the ribbon over her and around her then snapping her pic. She kept moving so we have quite a number of pics with a blurry decorated Piper.

 

I was surprised how long she kept the ribbons over and around her ears. She's a good sport. That's the thing about female cats though they like being told how "pretty" they are when you "dress/decorate" them with something. Oh isn't it fun having a little Piper! :)

Rainy Days

Yes, it's been raining a lot! Yes, it's supposed to continue for a few more days. Yes, we may be washed away(lol...wink-wink). Yes, Cody has done numerous cartwheels since the wet somewhat chilly weather arrived. 

Okay if you are buying into that last statement you don't know Cody or you aren't familiar with this blog. Cody HATES water and he HATES being cold. He already slipped me a note after this afternoon's walk that read, "Can we move to Florida?". Nope, sorry little puggie-wuggie. Texas is home, more specifically Dallas is home. And besides Brad could never leave the Cowboys behind.

Now my message for Cody...get ready big man! The colder temps are around the corner. Hopefully it won't get too cold too fast. A nice long Autumn would be great! 

Quick Snap Sunday: Tissue Paper Is Fun!

 

Tissue Paper Is Fun!

 

 

Piper: See my tissue paper my grandma from AZ sent me?

 

 

Simon: Yeah, I see it. Do you realize it's not the gift? Do you realize it's not edible? Furthermore do you realize she was my grandma long before she was yours too?

 

Piper: It's cool. It's colorful. I don't want to eat it.

 

Simon: Man, you sure are weird. You want to play with a thing that's not a toy and not edible. What's wrong with you?

 

Piper: Hey, don't be mean. Nothing is wrong with me, I'm normal. You are weird. Only motivated by food.

 

Simon: Umm, excuse me, you are my protégé. You are motivated by food too.

 

Piper: Motivated but not as dependent on it as you.

 

Simon: You'll learn that food is really the only thing that matters. I eat to live! Live to eat! I'd eat a lot more if I could.

 

Piper: Well thank goodness you never tried to eat me when I was a very small Pipe.

 

Simon: Oh please I have standards. Not a lot of standards when it comes to food. But I know what's edible and what's not edible. Like when mommie dropped oatmeal all over the floor. That was like sawdust. Or what about the mushrooms she commonly drops? No way! I've heard the word on the street is mushrooms make you hallucinate. Those things are not for me. Serve me up some Snausages and champagne instead!

 

Piper: Have I had champagne yet?

 

Simon: I doubt it, you need to be older to get it in this house. 

 

Piper: Well I just celebrated my birthday so maybe this New Year's?

 

Simon: Oh geez, you really are weird. You play with tissue paper like it's a real toy and you think at age 2 you'll get champagne. (rolls his eyes and walks off)

 

Piper(goes back to playing with her tissue paper)

 

 

Piper's Birthday Pics!

Yes, I know these pics are way OVERDUE! Piper celebrated her 2nd birthday 8 days ago, I'm just now getting around to looking through her bday pics. Some pics are a little out of focus, she's a quick mover! Lots of pics with Piper in them turn out blurry. We've learned to work with it!  Here are a few:

Looking over her card!

 A big time action shot, she's playing with the new toy her AZ grandma sent her.

 Still playing with the new toy!

 Now this is her muse(tissue paper). Give her some tissue paper and she's happy with it for days upon days. She likes the crinkly sound it makes. She likes hiding under it. And she likes moving it around.   

 Cake time! Tuna and hard boiled egg! Her two faves!

 Digging in big time!

 

First Cody, Then Me!

It's been a long week in our household. As I previously mentioned Cody has been sick. He's still got a pretty nasty sounding cough. As if Cody going down this week wasn't enough, I just had to follow in his paw-steps.

Oh man, I was worthless yesterday. Only slightly above worthless today. But at least I've got a little more energy than yesterday. Dealing with low energy is the hardest thing when you have pugs to walk, laundry to do, and work to do. I know a lot of people can sympathize. And can sympathize on a much greater level than even I can running this small household I run. I've had the most energy in the mornings so getting up and giving my all to walking the pugs has been my main focus. So far I haven't had to shorten the walks at all. I've been keeping things the same as much as possible. Not easy, but someway-somehow.

To make sure Cody and I are on schedule with our meds, I've got everything written out on a paper. Brad couldn't help but laugh at my med tally sheet I'm keeping for Cody and I. I have to though because he's on 2 meds and so am I. I want to make sure we both get better soon.

I'm hoping for more improvement tomorrow for both Cody and I. One good thing for Cody, I've never noticed a dip in his energy level. So he's good in that area. His problem is primarily an annoying cough. Poor dude is coughing his little head off and plus he's got allergies. He's always had allergies. As for our weekend plans, they will be low key so I can fully recover.  

More Traumatic For Whom?

Cody has been under the weather. Cody is clearly a fragile little dude! Without a doubt during his lifetime he has visited the vet more times than his younger brother. Simon is a tough guy. When he's down for the count you know it's bad. Cody is dramatic no matter what it is, it could be a hangnail and he'd be convinced he was near death. Despite the fact he can't even get a hangnail.

I don't believe it's ever been exciting/enjoyable/fun to take a sick pet to the vet. However, there's a clear difference taking a pet that is in his seasoned years of life compared to taking a pet that is a young buck. Now when I take the boys to the vet, I'm the one that is convinced right along with Cody that he is indeed dying. Oh sure I put a brave face on for my little guy. But make no mistake about it I worry about what I'm going to be told once they get checked out.

Cody has had this horrible cough. And I mean horrible cough since Friday. When Brad first heard it he instantly stated he'd never heard a dog make that noise before. Cody has likely kept both of his siblings up each night. I searched around this past Friday to find some old meds from the first time he was treated for a cough. I thought he was showing signs of improvement. Brad disagreed. Since the old meds were about to run out, today was the day to take Cody-man to the vet. Now when you take your dog into the vet with a cough. They are immediately taken away. To exile Cody and I went. The fear of kennel cough is outrageous so that is why a coughing dog gets treated as a MAJOR disease to the pet population. I knew it wasn't kennel cough. But whatever! We have other pets, if it was kennel cough all 3 of the kids would be down for the count. So there I am with Cody laying in my arms in the same way I would hold a 3 month old human baby. We're in exile and I'm thinking to myself, "Who is this more traumatic for...Cody or me?". Geesh!

I'm ecstatic to report first off Cody is not dying from this cough. I was apparently doing what I should for the little guy. He was given a brand new prescription of the same meds I had already started him on. He will also be going back on allergy meds daily too. I was told he could have Zyrtec or Allegra, it doesn't have to be Benadryl. I'm not a fan of giving him Benadryl for a prolonged period of time because it makes him so sleepy. Zyrtec it is. I'm surprised Zyrtec and Allegra are deemed safe enough to give to pets. I definitely learned something today.

Glad the appointment is over. I dreaded it all day! Dreaded hearing something horribly bad.

When I returned home with Cody, Piper was all about checking him over. Which he didn't much appreciate. Simon saw me leave with Cody so he wasn't as eager to welcome him home. Piper was sleeping at the time I dropped by to get Cody, therefore when he returned, her actions said, "oh there you are! Been wondering where you went!" The trio seems happy to be reunited! All are currently gazing out the window in close proximity to one another.

Quick Snap Sunday: Party Down!

Well it wasn't just Piper celebrating a birthday this weekend. Brad's cousin Davina was celebrating her bday a little early. We all met at a local pub and grub. Danced the night away to a crazy band that had crazy hair. I mean, crazy hair too!

Tons of fun! Super late night! Lots of dancing! We never actually went to the dance floor though. There was plenty of area to dance near the table we had reserved. The last time I danced with Brad that much in one night was the night of our wedding. This time around he didn't have to worry about messing up my wedding dress. LOL! Like I said, great fun!

Happy Birthday Piper!



Hey Pipe....it's your birthday little girl! Congrats you are 2.  We reminded her of her bday promptly at midnight. She was hoisted in the air by yours truly!

Her brothers have been trying hard to be extra nice to her. They were warned by mommie. Simon even willingly got up to give her his bed. Nice of him! Wink-wink!

I'll bet she can't wait for her tuna cake! She's got a couple gifts coming too. But she's going to be most interested in the tuna cake today and the gifts tomorrow. :) More pics of Piper's special day to come soon.

Best news of all is...Texas won! Woo-hoo! Which means Piper's daddy is in a great mood! Her birthday was a lucky day. In case no one realized today was the all important Red River Rivalry game. The game that stops 2 states as Texas and Oklahoma face off at Cowboys Stadium. It's always played on the 2nd Saturday of October. It's the Texas version of the Duel in the Desert between ASU and U of A. Go Longhorns!

Quick Snap Sunday: Proud Pug Mommie

Proud Pug Mommie!

Recently while Brad was out shopping he came across a sign that states, "True love is...being owned by a pug!" Ha-Ha! He immediately had to purchase it. The sign now hangs in our place, prominently on display. In this house true love is definitely being owned by not one, but two pugs! And trust me, if you ask either of them they would say they are the keepers of us humans.

 

Above is a pic of Cody and I all geared up for tonight's Cowboy's game! I'm not sure what his face says. But my face clearly demonstrates the proudness I have to be a pug mommie. And to be a mommie to this little old man is a pleasure! He's a blast! A funny little dude! He lost track of me this morning. He roamed from room to room looking for me. Once he finally discovered where I was he had a look of relief on his little face. 

 

Now that I look at this pic above better, I actually think his face says, "oh geez, another picture moment". Yep, afraid so Cody...time to pose again! Don't say "cheese" say, "Let's go Cowboys"!

Birthday Pics!

 

Time to finally post some birthday pics! Short on words is how I like to do these. You all know the drill by now! So here's the slideshow!

 I think someone got carried away! This is what I woke up to find on our dining table! A plethora of gifts!

 The pre-dinner quick snap! I wanted fun and slightly quirky for dinner, so off to the Rainforest Café we went. Who doesn't want to celebrate their bday with fake gorillas making noises and monkeys swinging above their head?

 A new Cowboys shirt was a big thing to get, my current ones need replacing.

Piper says: Where's my gift? I say: It's coming Pipe, just a few more days until you turn 2.

 Awesomely cute Kleenex box holder my mom made for me!

 Isn't this precious! Such a sweetie! He was sitting at my side the whole time while I opened gifts. He seemed to want to read the card, so I let him!

 This pic I'm posting for my mom, she sent me this jacket. Cool huh? She knows me well. We all have a neutral shade that is preferred. You know that easy to match color that is your go to when trying to get it to work with ANYTHING. Mine is gray/silver. My mom's is brown! Brad's is black! I have a lot of shades of smoky gray in my closet!

Day 21

Woo-hoo! I haven't shared this with many people. I think only my husband and my mom...oh and our furry kid trio know about what I'm about to post about. The furry kid trio definitely knows! They have witnessed every move. Every bead of sweat hit the floor. Every moan. Every near teary-eyed moment. Every time I screamed out wanting and praying for relief.  Yep, they actually know more than I do. Okay, lets not go that far...what in the world am I talking about you ask? A 21 day EXTREME workout program! I did it! I accomplished it! I am proud of myself! I have worked out straight for 21 days! No breaks! No days off! Every day the boys and Pipey have witnessed it all.

Trust me there were moments when I was near tears praying for relief and begging for my mama! Or at least begging for a pause button! But I did it! Through the first two weeks I honestly questioned almost on a daily basis if I wanted to work as hard as these workouts required. Somehow and in someway I got through them each and every day. I was so excited this morning after completely the final workout routine. I jumped around the apartment shouting my accomplishment. No one cared too much but me. And if someone overheard the jubilation in this apartment they likely questioned what the heck was going on.  I really surprised myself during some of the workouts. I didn't know I was capable of some of the moves I pulled off. Like the back bends. Full, complete back bends! Somehow I did those and held them for a length of time too. I'll admit I thought my wrists would give out but they didn't.

I do like to workout hard, I'm not happy unless it's hard. I have to have a sense of accomplishment at the end. I also have to be a sweaty gross mess with it's done or I'm not happy either. What's the point if you don't break a sweat?

I had an epiphany during these 21 days of extreme workouts, I like working out so much and at such a high level because I grew up with 3 male cousins. They were stronger than me. Faster than me. Better all-around athletes. I always tried so hard to keep up but fell short. Or at least that's how it seemed. I always wanted to be a serious athlete. But no one considered me "athletic"...my  mom still doesn't! Too small in all ways to be considered an athlete. Now years later as an adult I workout so hard in an attempt I believe to prove myself. At this stage of my life I don't care about proving anything to others it's about proving to myself that I can do something EXTREME. I can hang with the serious athletes in the workout video.

Anyway, I did it! It's working out so hard that makes me able to carry in a 42 pound bag of cat litter. Oh yes, I am woman hear me roar! LOL! Totally laughing at that!

Time To Get Caught Up!

Well, it's been some days since I posted on this little blog. Welcome to October!  I love October just as much as September. Time to get caught up.

We finally are celebrating the fact that our elevator in the building is fixed.  FINALLY!!!! It has been 7 very long weeks of walking up and down 4 flights of stairs. Try to convince to sleepy pugs to go down 4 flights of stairs when it's barely light outside. Now try to convince 2 pugs to go down 4 flights of stairs when it's super late at night and all they want to do is be comfy in their beds. Man, it was a ridiculously long wait for that elevator to get fixed. I felt like I was being punished for something. I also felt like I suddenly lived on the TV show The Big Bang Theory...their elevator on that show has been broken since the show debuted. Anyway, it's fixed now! Life can return to normal. ;)

Today got started early for all of us. Typically it gets started early for myself and the trio of pets but Brad had an early tennis match to get to. I woke him up as I left our place with the pugs for their early walk. I was only slightly concerned he would roll over and go back to sleep instead of get up. 

Earlier this week we were surprised to find out Brad was going to have more than one tennis match on the weekend. The very first match of the season was rained out and to make-up the match the teams will meet up tomorrow. So tennis today and tomorrow! All wives that are happy to see their husband go off to tennis matches twice in one weekend raise your hand....my hand is NOT up!!!!!!

It was a funny moment when Brad got the news he had to play Saturday and Sunday, he first groaned then sped over to the Cowboys schedule hanging on our fridge all while mumbling about how he can't miss out on watching the Cowboys game. Luckily for him, no missing the Cowboys game. They play tomorrow night. He'll be missing football but not his beloved Cowboys!