Fridge Decor

I picked up some magnet frames at Wally World the other day and as I was choosing pictures to display in them, I discovered an interesting pattern.

About half the time I'm in pictures (at least on my fridge), I'm kissing people on the cheek. These people are mostly just Russ and my sister, but I take LOTS of pictures with those two. :)

*The first person who can spot Pirate in this picture gets a cookie - real or metaphorical, I'm not sure yet.

Puppy and Bike Love

Here are a few pics from the weekend:

Here Roxy is demanding that Russ pay attention to her. She does this quite regularly and her favorite time to do it is when he's playing a video game and needs to see the TV. :)

Here he is wearing a "Ninja Turtles" shirt while cleaning one of his bikes. He sold this one and his old road bike on Craigslist over the weekend to a man from Albuquerque. The sale was made within 30 minutes of Russ posting it... it was crazy how many people were interested in the bikes!

We spent lots of time enjoying the backyard this weekend in between rain storms.  Please note the bottom left corner: unfortunately, we don't have grass, we have clover.

Weekend Recap: Flowers, Protestors and Battle Wounds

A breathtaking view driving from Los Alamos to White Rock.

Flowers! I didn't even know I had pink ones until these buds began to open last week. (Anyone know what they are? Mom? Dad? I want to plant them again and these seeds were in a "wildflower" packet.)

Anti-nuke protesters.

Jackpot! Roxy with THREE tennis balls at her disposal.

Battle wound from a mountain bike ride.

My cuddling puppies. :)

Dog Park

Last week, we went to the Los Alamos dog park for the first time.

I think the puppies had a good time making new friends...

And exploring the park. :)

Roxy sprinted from one corner to the other with her full, long strides.

And Pirate ran away from the bigger dogs to hide behind Russ' feet. :)

All in all, we had lots of fun!

My Puppies like Peanut Butter

But both have different methods to make sure they have consumed every last bit.

Pirate likes to lick the cabinet and Roxy likes to lick her arm (not the best pic of that, sorry). Somehow, doing this makes sure that there is no peanut butter left on their tongues.....

And you know what happens if you eat something really rich....

Yep, a food coma.

Squishy

How many bodies can fit onto one couch cushion.....?

My puppies seem to really like to cuddle. :)

Weekend Recap: Bikes, Puppies and Flowers. Oh my!

Several random musings from the weekend :)

Sunday morning, Russ did his first bike race.  It was a 54 mile course with more than 4,000 feet of climbing at 7,500 feet.... I'm exhausted just thinking about it.

With all the triathlons Russ has done over the last five years, he has become a pretty proficient rider and it's exciting for me to watch him compete. :) 

Next up: a triathlon on our wedding anniversary (... I think I must love him), the Los Alamos Triathlon in August and the Oklahoma City Redman in September.

This is the rose bush that came with the house and in the last week it has exploded with blooms! I know at some point in time we'll need to trim it back, but right now I'm loving the riot of color.

Here's the other rose bush, it looks dead except for a handful of yellow roses and a bird's nest. Not sure what to do to help this one.

I grew this flower from a seed; it's the only one that's bloomed so far and I was so excited when I first saw it! Now if the rest of them would bloom, that'd be awesome!!!!

Isn't he cute cuddling with my sandals?

New Furniture!!!!

Russ and I went to Albuquerque three weeks ago and purchased a living room set that was on sale for Memorial Day weekend. Part of the set was FINALLY delivered today. The set includes an L-shaped couch, a love seat, a coffee table and two side tables. 

Unfortunately, the L-shaped couch hasn't been delivered to my mountain yet because it's on back order. :(

I love the nubby khaki upholstery!

These pictures make it look like my living room is really put together, hahaha, not a prayer.  But I'm not including pictures of that. :)

Roxy and Pirate love the new seating!

Crazy puppy right after his bath. *Please ignore the green demon eyes*

Before Pirate was allowed to get on the couch, I had to give him a bath.  We ran out of doggie bath soap last weekend, so he now smells like White Citrus, yum!

Here he is taunting Roxy with the tennis ball. :)

ChamberFest

This last Saturday, Russ and I went to ChamberFest in the Main Street area of Los Alamos.  There were lots of different businesses with tables set up, a kiddie play area and two car shows (not one but TWO).

Russ loves classic cars. I like it when they come in pretty colors. :) We spent a good chunk of time looking at them.

The kiddie area had a bounce toy that blew bubbles! And, boy, the wind was blowing those bubbles with a vengeance.

I wanted to play.

After spending some time in downtown Los Alamos, we went to REI in Santa Fe to get Russ a new bike tire because he had punctured his the day before. Because bike stuff makes Russ happy, he was in a good mood and let me go shopping. :)

I went to Ross and got two dresses for under $25; one of my dresses even has pockets!

This is the face we saw shortly after arriving home.  He'd had his bath only a few hours earlier and as soon as he was allowed outside... this happened. Which of course meant his face got washed again. Life's rough.

It's Friday but it's really my first Saturday!

Today, Russ begins getting every other Friday off from work. Yay, I like having him home with me! We're really excited he get's this as an option because all the Fridays we need for traveling this summer coincide with his schedule. Awesome!

This would be my new Blackberry. :) Russ and I both had to get new phones because our old provider's coverage in the Los Alamos area was terrible.  Russ had no service at work and we weren't ever able to get a hold of each other. 

We now have a new provider and new phones.  Mine is purple, you can barely see it because I have this super-duty case covering most of the prettiness. (Russ says I drop things a lot..... maybe he's right.)

In just a little while both doggies are getting baths.  Don't feel sorry for them, I know that's how they would like you to feel, but it's all an act because in reality they get lots of their favorite treats. Lucky dogs!

Here they are waiting beside the tub because the tub = treats. (Please look at how awkwardly Roxy can twist herself, she's so funny!)

This picture doesn't pertain to baths but I thought it was funny: Pirate is laying on top of Russ' cold pack, he stayed there for almost an hour.

A Doggie Tribute: Pirate

Pirate is such a sweet little guy.  With his fluffy tail and missing tooth, he has stolen my heart. :) Of course, many times when he goes into the back yard his fluffy tail causes him trouble.

Pirate loves to lay out in the yard underneath these evergreen trees, baking his belly in the sun and barking at the three neighbor dogs. Unfortunately, these trees have little seed pods that get stuck all over his fur.

And when he comes inside, I become the bad guy that brushes all the little prickly pods off his tail and tummy. He would prefer to gnaw them off himself but I like my more efficient brushing plan better.

He says: "Leave me alone!"

I say: "I love you!"