Damn Dogs

Thursday, January 10, 2013 | Tags: , | Leave a Comment

So, I’ve been meaning to post these for a while. I figured it’s been at least a week or so since I’ve blogged pics of the boys being lazy.

As a side note, my domain was approved for Twitter cards today, so previews and thumbnails render in Twitter clients. Super awesome!

Beds!

Thursday, December 27, 2012 | Tags: , | Leave a Comment

I caught them spending some time together. Jack wants everyone to believe he hates Spencer, but secretly he can’t imagine life without him.

Back to Lynx Lake

Saturday, September 22, 2012 | Tags: , , | Leave a Comment

Taking advantage of this fabulous weather and took the boys up for a walk around the lake in Prescott again today.

They were pooped; holding hands on the ride back home. Bliss.

Prescott, AZ

Monday, September 17, 2012 | Tags: , , , , | Leave a Comment

Great weekend. Yesterday, we too a totally unplanned quick trip up to Prescott, AZ. It was our first time up there. The mountain air was amazing and it was in the 70s. We brought the boys with us; only took about 2 hours to get there.

First, we stopped downtown at the ‘square’ and walked around; there was a festival going on and swarms of people out and about, having picknicks on the grass and just hanging out. So many dogs! Very dog-friendly city.

After that, we headed to Lynx Lake. Took a short walk around the lake and found a nice secluded area where Jackson and Spencer got to experience a lake swim for the first time. Non-chlorinated water! Initially, they both just stared at the water, unsure of what to do. I tossed a rock in the water and once it made the thump/splash, Spencer knew just what to do. Jack, of course, had to whine and freak out for about 30 seconds before he jumped in, too. I got my camera out and recorded some video. Clearly, Jackson got pretty comfortable quickly because one of the first things he did was attempt to retrieve a stick that was lager than he was (in the video). We found a more appropriate sized stick and had a blast wearing them out for a while.

Really loved it – it was so close and so easy to take a quick little day-trip up there. Can’t wait to go back!

The Bed

Thursday, August 23, 2012 | Tags: | Leave a Comment

We’ve ruined him. Literally. He’s a broken dog. Last night, and I’m not proud of this, I made the bed *around* him. Oh, Jack.

River Walk

Sunday, March 18, 2012 | Tags: , , , | Leave a Comment

Went to the Columns Drive Chattahoochee River Park today with Terry and the boys – it was so nice out! Afterwards, I took a quick drive around some of the old neightborhoods I grew up in and 2 of the houses we lived in. Memories!!! I used to ride my bike all over that place. Good times.

Spring in Sandy Springs

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 | Tags: , | Leave a Comment

Get it? Ha! Went out for Willy’s yesterday with Leah and Jonah. Snapped a few shots when we got home. This is the tree right outside our front door – it’s beautiful. Also, Jackson has this really, really strange habit of only going for a P under bushes. Of course, he can’t be like a normal dog and just P on a tree or something; he’s got to slowly wiggle under a shrub and go. He. Is. So. Strange. But I wouldn’t want him any other way.

Just Me and the Boys

Sunday, March 11, 2012 | Tags: , , , | Leave a Comment

Just got home from taking the boys on a nice walk around the UPS Global HQ campus. It’s a fabulous campus. They’ve got these great paths that wind all around the back of the property and around the buildings. There’s never anyone on them, so they boys get some off leash time and love sniffing around.

Hi Jack

Saturday, March 10, 2012 | Tags: | Leave a Comment

Brace yourself. I’m posting yet another pic of Jackson up here. I just can’t get enough. He was making the cutest grunting sounds when I took this.

Cabin Visit

Monday, January 16, 2012 | Tags: , , , | Leave a Comment

Went to The Cabin last night with Terry and the boys. Mom/Bob cooked us dinner in exchange for me training mom on contact management in Gmail and getting her Mac and iPhone updated and running smoothly.

Walking Trail

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 | Tags: , | 2 Comments

Yesterday, for lunch, Terry and I took the boys for a nice quick walk on this little walking trail right here in our neighborhood. There wasn’t anyone around, so I saw this bench and had to take the photo-op.

Blair Witch Jackson

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 | Tags: | 3 Comments

Why, doggie, why? It’s so not uncommon for Jack to either be staring off into a wall or a corner like this. Nobody has scolded him, nothing’s wrong, he just does this randomly. Then, when you say his name, he’ll look over at you glaringly as if to scoff “WHAT?!”

Worn Out

Monday, September 19, 2011 | Tags: | Leave a Comment

Took the boys out on a nice 1 mile walk last night. Jack was really panting up a storm with that big old tongue hanging out. So cute.

Lost Dog Wash Trail

Monday, May 30, 2011 | Tags: , | Leave a Comment

Happy Memorial Day! Just enjoyed a great little hike with Terry and the boys. Two people made comments about how beautiful they thought the boys were. Proud moments. First time to this trail. Very nice views and great trails. They boys are pooped. We are thinking about going to Tempe today to play some tennis and maybe go see a movie.

Weekend Update

Monday, November 22, 2010 | Tags: , | 2 Comments

What a great weekend. Terry and I woke up on Saturday morning and took the boys to Desert Ridge for some shopping. We went to PetsMart and let them pick out new bones. Spencer was thrilled. They did good being out in public. We don’t take them out as often as we should, but they did great. We’re going to get better about socializing them and getting them out of the house more often.

After that, we took them to North Mountain for a quick hike.

I also went kind of app-download crazy this weekend, too. I downloaded a cool little app that lets me colorize photos. Here’s some of the fun I had with that:

When we were at Costco, I saw a Gingerbread House kit and couldn’t resist.

It was a lot harder to make it look like the one on the box than I thought. That icing was all over the place! :)

Saturday night, I went to Yard House for Bridgitte’s birthday. It was great! I didn’t go to Sandbar afterwards; the hike earlier drained my energy, so I was zapped. Terry and I went home and crashed. We’re cool like that.

Yesterday, Terry and I focused on getting some packing done at the house. We took all the art off the walls and staged it in the guest bedroom for moving. It looks so drab and sad in there now. Makes it feel all that much more real. Looking forward to the move – but most of all, looking forward to being extra-prepared so moving day is as simple as possible.

Thank goodness it’s a short week. Really excited to see Leah and Mark on Thursday for Thanksgiving.

Back to it. If you’re reading this: you’re awesome.