Cupcakes

My friend Sarah came in town this weekend. We had such a great time! Of course, I had to take her to Muddy's Bake Shop. They have the most delicious cupcakes. Jon and I had the last cupcake today. I sat my plate with the empty cupcake liner on the coffee table. I walked out of the room for one minute and came back to find Dimaggio with the EMPTY plate on the floor. Of course, we completely freaked out! #1 he ate a paper liner #2 it was a CHOCOLATE cupcake. I googled and we finally calmed down. In reality, there wasn't a lot of cake on the liner because Mrs. Piggy (me) had basically cleaned her plate. So it wasn't enough to hurt him and it wasn't pure chocolate since it was cake. Also, the paper liner is not as bad as most things he eats. However, we are watching him closely to make sure he is alright. I feel like a terribe "doggie mommy"! This is definitely a lesson to me.

Sick Doggies

Last night was very eventful. Jon and I went to his cousin's birthday party so we got home late. We were sleeping when Savannah woke me up getting sick. I quickly opened the doggie door so she could go out and I went back to bed. Just as I was drifting off to sleep Dimaggio started getting sick. I was helping him when Savannah was getting sick again. Yes - at the same time! What in the world? I've never heard of such. Needless to say - they are doing much better now. However, I think the dogs are helping to prepare us for children in a lot of ways. I was up all night with them. I'm just glad they feel better.

*His favorite thing is my razor.  I have to hide them!!  He jumps in the bathtub to get them!

Obedience Class and Bad Days

No matter what I'm going through my dogs are there for me. I know this from things I have gone through. However, I was recently reminded. I had more than one bad day this week. Work has been stressful with the talk of budget cuts. However, the dogs make everything better. They are always there to cheer me up!:)

We had our first obedience class with Dimaggio last night. He did great! Jon and I were so proud. There were three total in the class - two huge dogs and little Dimaggio. He learned watch me, down, stay, and sit. We have lots of homework. We're suppose to practice 30 minutes a day. I feel a lot of pressure to be the best in the class, maybe it's the teacher in me.

Iced In...

It happens once every five years in Memphis...snow/ICE. The city goes wild and most people are afraid to leave their house. Jon and I were both off on Friday because of it. We have really enjoyed our snowcation. We have watched movies, done our taxes, found him a suit, played with the dogs a lot, and relaxed. It's nice to have time to relax with the family. Of course, now it's back to reality time. Jon is studying. The dogs and I are on the couch. They loved the ice by the way. Dimaggio especially loved it today. The ice was starting to melt and the dog that eats everything loved finding ice to play with and eat. Happy end of January by the way!

If you don't have one - you need one

January is almost over and I am so happy. It is by far the worst month ever.

#1 It's right after Christmas and what can compete with Christmas
#2 It's a long, cold, dark, and did I mention cold month
#3 There is nothing to look forward to in January
#4 It stinks

However, one of the highlights of my day is when I see my dogs. They just make me smile. They are pretty much hassle free. We feed them and walk them (when it's not freezing). They have a doggie door (greatest invention ever) so there is no need to let them out. They constantly make Jon and I laugh and make us happy.

If you don't have a dog - you need one. Especially this month!