Ok, one about the human kids…

Tom was giving me a really hard time for not including the human children more frequently in my posts. So, here’s one for the kids! We had games today. Matt’s flag football team got beat pretty bad, but they had a good time. McKenzie’s soccer game was really intense- it was a no score game until the last quarter when her team scored! They won 1 to 0! It was a gorgeous day to be outside, sunny and hot! They have been outside the rest of the day with their friends- I think we are all ready for summer!

For whom the bell tolls…

Pickles had a potty training break through today, or at least I think he did! We have a little bell hanging on the back door. It’s very high tech- an old Christmas jingle bell tied to the door knob with a long ribbon. When Tink or Pugsley need to go outside they go smack it with their paw or bump it with their nose, it rings, and I let them out. Today baby Pickles rang the bell all by himself! I was in the office, Pugsley was sleeping on my feet, Tink was sleeping in the bed behind me, and I heard the bell. I ran to the door and there is little pickles on the rug! I threw him a little party and he went out and did his business! He’s such a smart little baby!

messy pug mouths

My puggies are so cute. I love their squishy faces. They are especially adoreable when they eat something messy. It gets all over their little muzzles and they look at you with that sweet pug smile. Tonight we decided to be totally indulgent and have a root beer float from Sonic- one of our favorite treats on a hot night. Guess who thought that was a fabulous idea? Check out their little ice cream smiles!

This place is a PUG STY!!!

I’m overwhelmed. You should see this house.

I am serving on the RRISD Citizens Bond Committee. Our meetings get longer and more stressful every week as our deadline approaches. Last night we heard from our Ad Hoc people about how much everything is going to cost and what it will do to the tax rate. We’re trying to keep our tax rate at $.34, which is not going to be easy to do considering we are looking at a $300M + bond package. Now is the hard part of trying to cut the list down. Our district is really in need in so many areas, it’s hard to say, “yes spend the money here, but no, don’t spend it there.” I wish we could just give all the schools what they are asking for. I just know that I’m going to be crushed if we do all this work and the bond doesn’t go through in November…

So, I’m still thinking about all of that, I have 11 loads of laundry to do today, and the house is so messy. There are dog toys, chew bones, ripped up tissue and stuff everywhere! I can’t get mad at them though. It’s days like this when their big googly eyes and squishy hugs make me smile the most. I love my pugs- they just make me happy! On the other hand- the human children are going to have some major chores when they get home from school!! 🙂

It’s my birthday

I can’t believe I’m 30 today. It just doesn’t seem possible! Mr Pugsley looks so cute in his party hat- way cuter than I would. I had a great day. I’m so lucky to have wonderful friends and family who love me. Not to mention my gorgeous pug babies. Who could ask for more?

Pug Play Dates

The pugs had a rough day today.  The human kids had sports all day long, then we went out to dinner with friends.  This meant that they were alone most of the day.  Because they are little toots and can’t be trusted, this also meant that they were confined all day.  To make things worse- we ran out of bacon treats.  Bummer.  To cheer Pugsley up, I reminded him that LAST Saturday was his day to play in the park with his friends.  Georgetown has a great new dog park, with a small dog section reserved.  Round Rock just got a new one too, but we haven’t been there yet.  My favorite thing about the Georgetown one (Bark Park) is that it has this great double gate system so you can let your dogs off leash and not worry too much about them sneaking out.  Here are some pics of the Austin Pug Club playing at Bark Park.  Can you pick out Pugsley?  They all kind of look alike!

Mr. Pugsley is GROUNDED!!

We have a good sized back yard, all fenced in with a privacy fence.  There is one gate in the front that we keep locked with a pad lock to keep our dogs safe.  Apparently we’re going to need more than a lock…  The gate is 6 years old, and the bottom hinge is broken- the screws have come out of the wood.  Today when the kids got home from school they wanted to go out and play.  Matt was walking around the side of the house to meet a friend and saw that the gate was pushed open at the bottom.  He ran through the house and opened the back door.  Tink and Pickles came running in, but no Pugsley.  We went out and looked around, no Pugsley.  We jumped in the mini van to go look for him.  I could easily see that he had pried the bottom of the gate open just far enough to wiggle his fat butt out.  Thank God the other two didn’t follow!  We get half way around the block and there he is- standing in someone’s flower bed drinking out of their little fountain!  I was so relieved, and so happy that he was safe- then I was just mad at him for running off like that!!  So, he’s grounded until further notice, and so is daddy until the fence is fixed!

What a crappy night…

Hi, It’s Pugsley.  I need to vent about my spiraling depression.  See, I’m real attached to my mom.  She does everything for me.  I like dad and all, but he’s not so good in the “taking care of Pugsley” role.  So, the two legged kids are in gymnastics, their practice was tonight for 2 hours.  Mom fed us all dinner before she left.  Yummy dinner- lamb and rice science diet with beef broth and green beans- my favorite.  She fed Pickles his baby food too, and when we were done she let us outside to take care of business.  I heard her tell dad that we were out there.  It started to get dark, and cold, and it’s damp out from the rain.  I scratched on the door over and over but dad never came.  He was busy on the computer playing World of Warcraft, he probably didn’t even hear me.  Mom finally came home, I heard the garage door open and I started scratching on the back door to get her attention right away.  The first thing she did was open the door and let us in.  Then she yelled at dad- she was really mad at him.  Serves him right for ignoring us.  I love my mom… dad causes me to obsessively lick my lips.  Thanks for listening,

Pugsley

What? Tink is playing? With a dog??

Pickles must be even more special than we thought!  He has somehow won over the little Diva, and she is playing with him!  I mean like full-on chasing around the house, wrestling on the floor playing!  Who needs TV when you have such entertaining pets??

Bluebonnett pictures

The human kids made it into one of the pictures- have to write that on the calendar.  LOVE my kids, but I seem to take many more pictures of the pugs- probably because they don’t complain about it!  There is a beautiful patch of bluebonnets right by the house.  We took a bunch of pictures this weekend, they turned out so great!

Little Pickles thought that the bluebonnets smelled good enough to eat- I don’t even know how many I pulled out of his little mouth.  He had to hop through them like a little bunny- they were as tall as he is!

Mr. Pugsley was just happy to be outside in the sunshine.  He’s quite the outdoorsman!

What could be cuter than these handsome little boys??