New Collar

I had a collar made for Lulu for her 1^st birthday (May 4^th), but I just couldn’t wait to give it to her! She helped me open the box it came in and when she saw it, she knew it was hers. It fits her perfectly. She loves the bright colors and fun pattern. It’s not as well made as her Walk-e-Woo collars, but sometimes that’s a sacrifice you have to make for fashion.

We did some spring-cleaning last night, but once that was done we had a pretty relaxing evening. I took Lu on her evening walk and we had a major breakthrough. She was able to contain herself long enough to approach Leroy (the friendly neighborhood cat) and give him a kiss on the nose. Of course she immediately lost all control after that and tried to jump all over him so he ran off.  But I still consider it a somewhat successful encounter. We’ve been working towards this for a long time. She loves kitties. It was one of the first words she learned. If you say “kitty kitty,” she’ll perk up and start looking everywhere for a cat. After our walk Lu was tired so we all got in bed and watched another episode of Frozen Planet, our new favorite family show. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend watching it. 

Workin' that new collar

my little cutie

watching the penguins on Frozen Planet

Dancing Queen

Ever since Lulu was a puppy, I would always make up little songs and sing them to her. One of the songs I sing is called “dancing dog,” sung to the tune of Abba’s Dancing Queen. I hold her paws and we dance while I sing. I really don’t know the words to the original song, just the tune, so I sing “Lu can dance, mom can dance” then I hum the rest. Well, last night I was unpacking my bag from the weekend and I heard Erik in the bedroom singing to Lulu. He sang, “Lu can dance, Dad can dance”­­– I died laughing. He didn’t realize he was doing it and when he heard me laugh he got so embarrassed. It was so cute though.

Lulu was so worn out from the weekend. She crashed early, so we didn’t wake her up for a final potty break before bed. Around 4 a.m., I could feel her moving around at the foot of the bed, so I thought I’d better take her out. We went out in the front yard and I thought I saw a bright light coming from a few doors down. Once I got in the yard, I realized it was a car. My neighborhood has had a lot of break-ins recently, so I was a little scared. Next thing I know, the car starts driving towards me. I thought, ok, maybe they’ll just drive past me since I clearly saw them. Nope. The car stops right in front of my house and the driver door starts to open. I panic and jerk Lu, mid-pee, back up on the front porch and inside the house. I could hear the person saying something as I turned to run, but I couldn’t make it out since I was practically flying back into the house. When we got inside, I started yelling for Erik and told him I thought someone might be after me. We watched out the window and they walked up to my other neighbor’s front porch and then turned around, got in their car and drove off. I took Lu in the backyard to finish her potty break, and then we all went back to bed a little shaken. I started to think about everything that had happened, and then it hit me. I’m pretty sure it was the newspaper delivery person. This morning I walked outside and sure enough, there were newspapers on both my neighbors’ front porches. Oops! I guess I may have overreacted a tad. Better safe than sorry! 

Sleepy Girl

I forgot to post this sweet pic yesterday!

Fun in the Sun!

Lulu and I went to Conway to babysit her cousin Claire this weekend. I was dreading taking care of two wild dogs by myself Friday night. We went to bed at 10, but Lu decided that she wanted to chew on a bone for awhile. I took it away and somehow she found another one. Four bones later she had woken Claire up. After a 2 a.m. potty break, we finally settled down. As usual, we were up bright and early at 6 a.m. Luckily my wonderful husband arrived Saturday morning so I had some help the rest of the weekend. The girls were really well behaved and they even got to play in the swimming pool!



good girls!





lounging by the pool



Sleepy girls



Snoozing on daddy








The water was too cold for me, but Erik hopped right in!



Silly dog!

You know you’re obsessed with your dog when…

If I was teetering on the edge of being a “crazy dog person” when I put Lulu’s picture on my credit card, then I’ve definitely crossed the line of being overly dog obsessed with my latest purchase: I have ordered a photo blanket that will have Lulu’s pretty face all over it! When I saw the offer on groupon, I couldn’t resist. Now I will get to look at sweet Lulu's face anytime I get cold (which will be a lot when I get this new blanket)! I’m sure I will post a picture and let everyone know how it turns out. I can’t wait for it to get here!   


Oh and did I mention that Megan shaved her on Wednesday? Erik doesn't know what to think. I think she still looks beautiful as always, but it does take some getting used to. Her legs look so tiny! I know she will feel better in the heat, so that's all that matters.

before

during

almost done!

lulu likes her new haircut!

New Occupation

Lulu has decided to make a career change. She’s retiring from her job as interior decorator (she worked wonders on our living room rug!) to pursue a career in landscaping. She likes to run along our fence line and grab the vines and yank them down. Our fence is a little ghetto, so she practically has it pulled sideways when she does this.  She also doesn’t care for flowers/weeds. She ate two dandelions and one of those little purplish white flowers yesterday. When we were walking out the front door to go on a walk, she nipped one of the only azalea blooms we had!

Lately she’s really been helping her dad aerate the yard. She’s refined her digging skills so she can do more damage in half the time! She’s such a good little helper. 

Investigating her next project!