• The Night of the ADD Dog

    Since they were puppies, both our dogs have been crate trained.  I started it with the little one, Lucy, because at the time I got her, Chris and I were dating long distance…

  • Worth a Thousand Words

    Tonight we had a roast for dinner.   A big roast.   Enough roast for both of us to eat tonight and take for lunch for two days.   It was a beautiful…

  • New Thrill: Dog Doors

    So this past weekend, Handy Chris installed a dog door in our back door.   We thought it would be a welcome change for the dogs, given that their previous method of being…

  • Spawns of My Dog

    One thing that Chris and I are still adjusting to in our new house is life with hardwood floors.  More specifically, life with dogs and hardwood floors.  More specifically, life with Molly and…

  • Musical Chairs

    So I have all this beautiful new furniture in my house that the dogs are not allowed on – at all.   The process of getting them to stay off the furniture has…

  • Stairs, Attics, Yards, and Dogs

    While I am adjusting to our new house magnificently, the dogs are having a tough time.  They love the house, but they are glued to my side.  Normally, this isn’t a problem and…

  • Things You Learn While Moving

    There are several things I have discovered while moving these past few weeks. I thought I would share them with you in an effort to dissuade you from moving ever again in your…

  • Hiding

    Our neighbors upstairs are dog sitting this week and my dogs are freaking out. They can smell the other dog and so they just walk around the house barking at the slightest noise,…

  • To Cancer or Not to Cancer…

    UPDATE:  June 4, 2008:  LUCY DOESN’T HAVE CANCER!!  Her vet called me late yesterday to tell me that she does not have cancer.  Instead she has something called nodular peniculitis.  I about died…