Monday, October 26, 2015

All Sorts of Changes

Fall is here (well, Fall is pretty much here and gone; the red leaves are all gone, and now just the oak leaves and the aspens have yet to fall, which means Mom isn't done raking yet!  Although Mom is hoping that we get enough snow before she has to rake up the leaves!).  Winter is on its way - we hope.  Last year was a pretty sorry excuse for a winter, and while it made Mom's commute easier, it made for terrible snow zoomies.

Anyhoo, the weather is definitely changing, so Mom took some time to get some photos of us in the Fall grasses.

 


The biggest change, however, is that Jessi, the turkey hotdog lady, is moving back to Dela-where (prompting Mom to break out all sorts of Delaware-related jokes that she's held on to for decades...).  We have a going away doggie class with Jessi, in which many treats were dispensed, and we pretended to behave one final time.

Abby is miffed that I'm getting all the attention!



No one will notice if we "borrow" this big bag of candy, will they?!?

Ever notice how EVERYONE has to use the death grip on Abby?
As a going-away present, Mom put together a photo book for Jessi with highlights from all the years of us being dedicated students.

Abby's first puppy class.  She was a suck-up even then!

We crate-trained Mom!  This was a big day for us!

Yuh, the bunny ears were not such a big day...

Abby continued to be a suck-up even as she got bigger!

At least Jessi knew what books would catch Abby's interest.

When I had my surgicals last year, Abby and Jessi went bobsledding!
 Doggie class wasn't just about Abby; we did duets quite often together.

 
 

And I had my own moments of Being Very Brave!

Check out my balance!

And my ladder-climbing skills!
Abby and I both enjoyed a lot of dress-up with Jessi!



Jessi, thank you for all the fun over the years!  We are really going to miss you!  We hope you come back and visit.  (And bring snacks!)


*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Hippobottomus

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Fall is Here

Fall is Most Definitely here; the leaves are changing colors, the temperatures are cooling off, and we are having a grand time frolicking in the yard.  Mom says she's "too tired" to help us write a clever blog post, so just enjoy the pictures, and trust me when I say we are having fun, Abby is doing well (last round of chemo next week!), and all is good!


















Have a great week!

*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Hippobottomus

Monday, September 7, 2015

A Totally Pawsome Weekend!

We had a great weekend!  Not only did we have Mom for three whole days, but we got to do all sorts of funballs stuff, too.  There were the usual walkies and whatnot, but with the weather changing, we made sure Mom got to enjoy the crisp early mornings with some tennis ball action.











And, we got to see Jessi (the turkey hot-dog lady), who, sadly for us, will be moving back to Dela-where? in a few months, so we had to make sure we go in lots of quality time.



Ahhh!  Ear rubs!

Blissful hug!


And, of course, there was Yet More Tennis Ball Action.

Throw the ball, lady!

I think my sister is a land shark!

Abby also did some rehearsing for the Doodle Ballet.  The chemo and prednisone haven't slowed her down a bit.  (Well, okay a BIT, but not much! And we're hoping for a clean bill of health in a month!)


There was also Much Posing while Mom played with 'shallow depth of field' (whatever that is - although it seems to make Abby's snooter sort of fuzzy, which is something!).

Here I am, being all contemplative.

Dorkadoodle in the early evening light.

See, her snooter is so big that if Mom wants Abby's eyes in focus with a big aperture, her snooter is fuzzy!

Yes, I am very contemplative!

But I'm not always contemplative!
I also took some time to be all dramatical!

 

Such a busy weekend left me quite sleepy! 


We hope everyone had a great weekend, and has a great upcoming week!

*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Hippobottomus