Halloween (Part 2)

 

 

It was almost impossible to get a good picture of both of my pirates. The look on Landon's face in the first pic is funny to me. He was trying to reach up to his hat, which is why Brad is holding both front paws. The look of mischievous defeat. LOL!

Bonus pic...downtown is decorated for Halloween night:

 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

 

 

Argh! It's the pirate life for Landon and his parrot. His parrot is a little too heavy to sit on his shoulder. Lol! Ahoy my sweet furbabies!

 

Do I get bonus points for giving him dreads? He's channeling his inner Jack Sparrow. For those that don't know, Jack Sparrow is the main character in The Pirates of the Caribbean movies, played by Johnny Depp.

 

 

p.s. Check back later another pic will be posted!

Rainy Chilly Days

So far this week the weather hasn't been good. Today is day 3 of rain and chilliness. Last week we had a short preview of rainy chilliness too. Brad and I joked that we woke up to late December temps this past Friday. Well those wintery temps have continued so far along with the rain this week. Last night was a noisy one with all the thunder. My little dude did so well during the night. He stayed tucked into his bed all the way until morning. The thunder was so loud at times it kept me awake. Gee, do I dare say...I think Landon did better with the noisy thunderstorm dumping buckets of rain on us then his mommie. :)

So Landon was fine with the storm all night. He soldiered through it just like someone else I once knew used to soldier thru storms. But then this morning the little dude gave me a little chuckle. There I was outside with him for the first time in the early morning, immediately after doing his "business" a loud thunderous boom hit, he took off to get back inside like he was an Olympic sprinter. He didn't want that thunder to get him. LOL! Oh man, I laughed quite a bit. I honestly do not believe I've ever seen him move quite that fast. Overall, he handles the Texas storms very very well. It's quite impressive to me.

The only type of "storm" he has yet to tackle is a snowstorm. He hasn't seen snow yet! That will be entertaining to see him in the snow if it happens this winter? I have a feeling we will have snow at some point this winter, I don't believe snow will skip over us two winters in a row. I think because we didn't get snow last year, it may mean we'll get extra this year. We'll see!

Quick Snap Sunday

First off, where did the weekend go? As this Sunday evening marches along the fur-babies occupy one side of the couch, while their parents occupy the other. The biggest difference is the parents are channel flipping between 3 games on TV right now and are fully awake, while the fur-babes catch up on zzz's. However, they'll spring to their feet soon, as snacktime approaches.

Flashback Friday

Flashback to little Landon as an adorable pumpkin last Halloween! What will he be this year for Halloween? We shall see! Here's a hint, albeit not much of a hint, him and his big sister will be somewhat of a duo!

The Unending Phase

By far the most annoying issue having a cat-daughter is not what you might think. It's not cleaning her litter box. It's not wiping up hairballs or even dealing with her shedding. Nope, the most annoying thing is her freak outs. She is not a new to the world kitten. She's been around long enough to get used to our "society"...the society that exists in our household. I keep thinking she's going to "grow" out of this freak out phase. But I think after today I've completely thrown in the towel on that hope. This is just her! Freak outs are going to be part of her character forever. It's an unending phase.

So here's the story, Brad left his tablet on the side table that Piper eats at. Then I came along while cleaning and moved the tablet over some. She saw the tablet in the previous spot early this morning, but was later caught off guard when she jumped up on the table and immediately saw the tablet had moved. She freaked out like a cartoon cat. You know how in the cartoons the cat freaks out and is shown briefly running in motion before actually speeding away? Well that was Piper, exactly how it went. As she broke speed limits to speed away, her bowl with food in it went flying, a glass of water went flying, and everything else on the table went flying. Oh mercy!  I had such a mess to clean up. Cat food and broken glass mixed in with water. What a mess!

Sugar and spice and everything nice...I'm needing a reminder that it's fun having a cat-daughter! ;) Just kidding Piper, mommie loves you and it's always nice having a cat-daughter.

Quick Snap Sunday

The result of the doggo chasing the catto. The catto running to her safe haven, the bathtub. She knows doggo can't jump in the tub. She knows it's a waiting game now, no longer a game of chase All she has to do is just wait until he gets bored and moves on. He's a young adolescent doggo, his attention span is short. He'll move on soon! Catto one point and doggo zero!

Landon's Injury

There I was in the backyard with Landon playing fetch. He was enjoying himself. He loves chasing a ball. All of a sudden out of nowhere as he was running he screamed out, immediately stopping in his tracks. He started looking himself over right away. I was of course alarmed and rushed over to him. He couldn't walk on his back right leg. He was scared and whining a lot. I scooped him up and carried him inside. I set down on the couch and tried to look him over. He wouldn't let me near his leg. I worried he just broke it. I knew somehow I needed to determine if it was possibly broken. After a few minutes based on my observation I was sure it wasn't broken but I was still baffled as to what was wrong? However, nothing made sense except that he got bit by something. I continued to hold him as I tried multiple times to get a better look at his leg. He was no longer whining continuously. The fear in his face was starting to leave too. He was now whining only when I spent too much time trying to look close at his hurt leg.

I finally got a really good look at Landon's leg, thru all the fur he has. His fur is the likely the biggest difference between him and the pugs. I was able to determine he did get bit by something. Whatever it was he at least wasn't showing signs of being allergic to it. There was some redness and very slight puffiness at the site of the bite but otherwise I didn't notice anything that led me to believe he was in danger of having an allergic reaction. Been there, done that with Cody. He got stung by a bee once and had a reaction. It took quite awhile before Landon trusted his leg again to help him walk. I would say all of an hour maybe even a little more time had passed before he pretty much forgot to favor it and was back to walking fully normal.

These furbabies are our kids, when they cry out in pain it's something I don't take lightly. I'm right there and desperate to bring them comfort. Just as I would be if they were human kids. With this little guy I'm having to remember back to the "young" dog days. Most, not all, but most dogs as they age don't get as flustered as a young dog does with certain things. That was likely Landon's first ant bite, that's my assumption. We've been battling an ant problem lately. He's a youngin', so he freaked out a little! I'm sure it's very confusing as they don't understand it's just an ant bite, you aren't going to lose your leg. All they feel is that intense stingy at the time of the bite and they freak. Let me add, the ants in Texas are insane. The ants are bigger, badder, and bite so much harder...it's like you've been stung by a bee or a wasp, same type of pain. 

Anyway he's good. Just have to keep him from itching it so it can heal. That's the real chore! 

Quick Snap Sunday

 

Look at me! Am I bear? Am I still a dog? All it took was one chilly weekend and mom was digging thru my drawer seeing what to dress me in. She barely got this thing over my head before she squealed about how cute I look and grabbed the camera. She really is crazy for me! I'm pretty crazy about her too. Just to prove to her further that I really am her snuggle bear there we were snuggled up on the couch this afternoon watching football. Glad the Cardinals won out there in Phx. I've never been to Phx. But I hear about it from time to time. Anyway, we won't talk about the Texas sports this weekend. Things didn't go well. #sadbuttrue #eaglesupnext #watchouteagles #cowboysarehungry  #dontmesswithtexas

 

As for now, I'm #snuggleduptowatchsundaynightfootball  

 

Later, LL

Random Friday Thoughts

The skies above the DFW area last night were angry. Pounding rain, loud thunderous booms, and plenty of lightening made sleeping a bit challenging. At one point I rolled over and said to Brad, "I think there's a conspiracy theory going on to keep me from getting enough sleep this week." Seriously it's been a bad week for sleep for me. I hope to catch up this weekend. It was Piper's fault one night this week but twice during the week it was Brad that woke me up to help him with stuff. On Wednesday night before coming to bed he realized a catastrophe had occurred in his tennis bag. There we were at 1:30 in the morning cleaning his tennis bag together. I commonly go to bed before Brad, which means he sometimes wakes me up to help him with something. Of course, I don't mind helping him. Just wish he could need help before I go to bed. Lol! Anyway, I hope that as the weekend arrives I can get some extra sleep.

Are we all getting ready for the big game tomorrow? Red River Rivalry day! Oklahoma comes to town to take on the Longhorns at the stadium on the State Fair grounds. I suggested to Brad that I could dress each furbaby to represent the two teams. One in red and one in orange. Brad was not for this idea at all. He quickly reminded me with great clamor both of our furbabies are Texans!! One is from Irving area and the other is from Fort Worth. So no chance I'm going to be allowed to dress one of them in Sooners red. LOL! However, I would like to add that local grocery stores are featuring plates, napkins, tablecloths, balloons, cupcakes, and even cookies decorated for either team this weekend.

Oh man, what would happen if I bought a giant cookie decorated with Sooners logo? Brad would never eat it and I'd likely have to sleep on the couch! Lol! I wouldn't want all that red frosting anyway. Total side note, but after all these many years why haven't they figured out how to make red frosting taste good? It's awful tasting. It always has been too! Anyone else share this opinion that red frosting tastes nasty? I love the color red...it's my favorite. Every year for a few years in a row Brad used to get my birthday cake with some extra writing on it, he'd always request red since it's my fave color. By the time we got married I had to clue him in that I don't like the flavor of red frosting.

And now to end this post I'll include a flashback Friday pic, of course it has to be of Piper since we just celebrated her bday...baby Pipey

 Cat's eyes glow with the camera flash. Hey, Pipe remember the days when we could have accent rugs like the one you're standing on in this pic? Gone are those days. For some reason accent rugs she now destroys. She doesn't bother our big rug in the living room but any other accent rug is likely in trouble. #pipehatesaccentrugs #reasonwecanthavenicethings...jk 

  

Piper's Birthday

 

Piper spent most of her day sleeping, as usual. She is the proud new owner of a toy banana and she got some treats too. Although I don't believe anything compared to that tuna cake. The first pic was taken early in the day before the rainstorm hit, hence the sunlight coming through the window. We are currently dealing with quite the storm as I type this. Brad's tennis practice was actually cut short by the rainstorm. However, he got home just in time to see Piper devour some of her cake. :) Once again, Happy Birthday my Piper girl! We love you! So glad daddy found you by that a/c unit at his work and brought you home.

 

Birthday Bag-Pipe!

 

Sugar and spice and everything nice, it's Pipey's birthday! Time to celebrate little girl. In this pic, does she look happy, annoyed, or willing to humor me? I think she's just humoring me. LOL! Hoping this bag moment leads to a treat. It did cross my mind to put her little brother in the bag next to her but I didn't want her to feel as though he was cramping her style. It's her bday after all!

 

In the bottom pic she's giving me half of a wink, perhaps she thinks her momma is cute! Just kidding. Typical birthday plan in place. She'll get a couple gifts and her tuna cake. I told myself I wasn't going to get her any toys because she is so beyond toys at this point. But I got her a couple toys and some of her favorite treats. What can I say? There's limited gift options for her. The last thing she honestly needs is any treats in "jumbo" form but nonetheless she will get a gift of "jumbo stuft" Temptations, which are her ultimate faves. Birthdays should be about getting your faves. Faves you don't have all the time. :) 

Quick Snap Sunday

 

 

Does she come in peace and with good intentions? Or is she about to kiss me then bite me? Such questions roll thru my mind and my parents minds when my big sister approaches. She's a mystery wrapped in a riddle(I stole my mom's saying), but it's true. Piper's a mystery wrapped in a riddle. She's unpredictable. Dad says her bites are really kisses but I'm not sure I'm buying it. Mainly because she gives me a few "kisses" then the bite comes. I'm not nearly as unpredictable as she is.  

 

#mysisteriscrazy  #mysisterisacat  #readyforcowboysgame  #dontmesswithtexas

3:05 AM

A few nights ago there I was snug as a bug in our bed. When all of a sudden I hear our lovely cat-daughter meowing at the door. I look at the time, it's 3:05 AM, what could possibly be wrong that Piper is waking me up at this hour? She's not the type that wakes us up much in the middle of the night, it's very rare. I immediately assume she must be sick. I sleepily got myself up out of bed to head towards our bedroom door. Piper meowed again real loud as I emerged from our bedroom. I was trying to get her to quiet down as I followed her thru the house. I kept asking her what was wrong. She kept meowing and seemed to be leading me somewhere so I followed her. Only to end up right at her food bowl...her empty food bowl. I was in disbelief as she continued to meow, looking back and forth from her empty bowl to me. I asked her if she was kidding? Yep I expected a response too. I got an extra meow! The desperate begging meow she's had since she was a newborn kitten. Mercy! 

What did I do about her "non" problem? I told her she wasn't getting any food until "normal" breakfast time. I then pet her as I told her she's a piggy, then I went back to bed.

Free feeding doesn't mean wake mom up in the middle of the night when the bowl is empty. She's not going to completely starve to death from 3:05 AM until typical breakfast time. Trust me she has plenty of meat on her bones to last her, starvation is not a concern. The "hey mom, wake up I finished my bowl in the middle of the night" excuse is not going to garner a middle of the night refill. I can guarantee it!!!! But hey Piper, nice try!