Ho-Hum

Boy, we have such BORING lives. I mean, we are stuck in a rut or something...

Mom and Dad wake up and go bye-sickling. No pictures - they are too busy balancing on two wheels to take pictures....

Then they come back and take us on a hike.

Usually on the hike we stop at The Park With The Pond. Yesterday Mom was marveling at the number of 'soccer mom cars' (Mom's name for any kind of mini-van/SUV thingy) in the parking lot. It turns out that - you guessed it - there was a soccer tournament going on. So I guess Mom's "soccer mom car" call was right on.


And when we are at The Park With The Pond, we go swimming.

Well, some of us go swimming. And by some of us, I mean Abby. Me? I don't want to go in the water; there's a big mutant puppy monster in there...

I prefer to stick closer to land... But I still like to leap in the water!

Usually when we are at The Park With The Pond, we meet other doggies. This "Burned Yeast" doggie (as Mango calls them) was a friendly girl...

Actually, she was a little friendlier than I am used to, but hey, everyone has their own understanding of "personal space", right?

Mom and Dad try to wear Abby out in the pond (good luck... the Mutant Puppy is like the Energizer Bunny Mutant Puppy)

And don't get me wrong. I have a good time at the pond!

I'm just not crazy, like my mutant puppy sister.
Anyway, on days when we don't go to The Park With The Pond, we go to Another Park. And here I totally rule the day.


And while I love my mutant puppy sister (did I mention that Abby is only like 2 pounds lighter than me, and she's only 8 months old?!?), I don't let her get in between me and my tennis ball. Sometimes there's a little 'argy-bargy' (as Phil Liggett would say).

Yes, I won! But it's all in good fun.

And every day, after our Park Adventures, we ALWAYS engage in some good, old-fashioned bitey-face.

And yes, I am The Queen of Bitey-Face, too. Abby may be demonic, but I am The Queen.

Heh.

And we do this Every Day. Every. Single. Day. (Except for when it is raining or something.)

Oh. Wait. You say that not every one does this every day? Oh. Poor, neglected doggies! ;-)

Heehee. I am totally kidding; Abby and I are just super-lucky; Mom and Dad work from home so we get to spend tons of time with them, and we get to do super-fun stuff every day. And no, it's not boring! Heehee!

*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Mutant Puppy

Haircut Day

Today was Haircut Day. Apparently Mom felt we were getting a bit wooly, and a certain dog (who shall remain nameless, but whose name rhymes with 'crabby') was getting Very Hot on our walks. So, we were whisked into the Box on Wheels (the Jeep) and off to the groomers.

When we came back, we were lean and mean. Well, some of us were mean...

Others of us just came back more beautiful than usual. (So says my Mom, and Mom's don't lie about things like that.)


While some of us wanted to relax after a day at the beauty salon,

others of us seemed to think that bitey-face was in order. (And really, what am I supposed to do when being assaulted by a demonic mutant puppy?)

If you biggify this picture you can see Abby's new tag from Fetching Tags...

Anyhoo, Mom and Dad were a little concerned that we might injure one or both of them if we continued bitey-face on the bed, so we moved outside for a little full-body bitey face.

And you can admire our new, sleek, cool haircuts!


But after a while we were way more interested in the people walking down the street, and when people threaten our property (because you never know when someone who is "innocently" walking down the street will transform into a homicidal chainsaw-wielding maniac) we stop going after each other and prepare to defend the homeland...

Is that a chainsaw we hear? See!?!

Yep, we stick together when the barbarians are at the gate.

Is my backup running for help, or is she just running away? *sigh*

At the end of the day, we are still sisters.

And while I understand that these pictures might raise doubts about the demonic nature of my little sister, this should pretty much end any debate.

I think I may have to take up the Wild Dingo's offer of an exorcist.

*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Demonic Mutant Puppy

I am the Queen of the Land!

Mom and Dad have been taking us on walks pretty much every day, and so there has been much swimming action. Or, at least swimming on Abby's part. Me? I'm a little afraid to go in the water, because, well, there's a Monster in the water!!!!


Seriously.... Doesn't that picture look kind of familiar???

Yeah, so I'm not rushing into the water. I think I'll stick to wading for now.


Besides, Abby tries to steal ALL the tennis balls. Just because she's this amazing swimmer....

*show off*

However, by sticking to the shore, I've been able to work on my social skills.

This little guy (Hugo) was only 6 weeks old, and quite the little cutie.

And this gal just popped by to say hi.


And we had an unconfirmed Brutus sighting!

Okay, so maybe it wasn't Brutus, but since it was getting kind of busy, we just sniffed and said goodbye.

Anyhoo, I know you are looking at these pictures saying, "Fi, you said you are Queen of the Land, but all I see is your little mutant sister swimming around." And you would be right. Abby the Mutant Loch Ness Monster Puppy is a super swimmer. And has temporarily turned me off the whole swimming thing (although I like getting in and getting wet and cool).

But for now, the water is really Abby's domain (as much as it pains me to say that).

However, when it comes to chasing tennis balls on land? I reign supreme!

Eat my dust, you little mutant monster!

Catch me if you can, you little fat-bottomed girl!

Heh. Not. Even. Close.

She doesn't even know the proper etiquette. I don't know if she thinks she'll get a faster launch if she doesn't lie down, or maybe she somehow thinks that standing there will get Dad to throw the balls faster.


Not so much, kiddo!

Watch and learn, you wee beastie! (Well, don't learn too well. I don't want you ruining another sport for me...)


Fun times. And yes, I am The Queen!!!!

Even if the Mutant Puppy is a camera hog...

So, in other excitement... It's been hot, so we are done with all of our swimming/hiking/fetching by noon, and Mom has been taking the afternoons to "work". She's writing a novel, and so the afternoons are perfect snoozle time for us while she writes. And yes, she tends to scatter reference books everywhere!

In the afternoons we also allow Dad to practice the standing dog lift...

And at night? We've been getting some unusual cloud formations. Mom assures me that we were not temporarily transported to Venus, but I don't believe her....

Seriously spooky!

But to not leave you with spooky sky pictures, here are pictures of our name tags, courtesy of Fetching Tags :

Mine....

And Mutant Puppy's tag...

I think that says it all!!!

*kissey face*
-Fiona, Queen of the Land, and Abby, the Mutant Puppy