The glasses are the ones the Air Force issues you for free! Affectionately known as the Birth Control Goggles.
I truly do not have love for blogger. These are the only 2 pictures I can get on right now. Enjoy a good laugh and I will try again later!
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Halloween
Just wanted to post a few pictures of David as a NERD. He came up with this costume about 6:30 on Halloween night. Everything is right out of his own closet. Haha... He was so proud of this costume and couldn't wait to get out and trick-or-treat!
The glasses are the ones the Air Force issues you for free! Affectionately known as the Birth Control Goggles.
I truly do not have love for blogger. These are the only 2 pictures I can get on right now. Enjoy a good laugh and I will try again later!
The glasses are the ones the Air Force issues you for free! Affectionately known as the Birth Control Goggles.
I truly do not have love for blogger. These are the only 2 pictures I can get on right now. Enjoy a good laugh and I will try again later!
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Incredible Journey 2, Doggie Daycare, and Glaciers
After an incredibly long day of anxious waiting, we finally picked our animals up at the airport. The airport scene was chaos so very few pictures were taken there. After a short ride home, Fern was instantly back to her favorite activities:
PLAYING (with her new cow toy - yes Daddy Mark, it squeaks, and we will bring it home for Christmas!)
and BEGGING (learning how to beg Alaska style)
The cats were also soon back to their normal activities: Girl Girl hiding (look UNDER the table) and Vader lounging on HIS furniture.
They wasted no time getting some love!
We missed them so much, and we are so grateful to everyone who helped take care of them and get them back to us!
Since Fern has gotten here, she hasn't wanted to spend much time outside. It's really too cold for her, and she doesn't have anyone to play with during the day! So.... against Mike's wishes, we started exploring doggie daycares. We were soon to discover that there are waiting lists at the 'good' doggie daycares in town. However, Arctic Tails told us that although there was a waiting list, we could come in for an 'evaluation' to see if Fern would fit in well. OH MY... So, one day last week, after work, I loaded Fern up in the car and drove her to Arctic Tails. I should have known it would not go well when I had to PUSH her through the door! She acted like an idiot! She would not play with another dog, sniff another dog, would not even look at another dog! She tucked her tail and rolled her eyes all around. She also had what I call 'tense lips'. If you've ever had a Boxer - you know what I mean! The owner of the daycare threw some toys for her, and Fern pretended she didn't see them. A little pug ran up to play, and Fern started trembling! Like I said, it did not go well. So they told us they would 'see if they had room' and call us. So, I guess they felt sorry for us, and our 'single layer coat' dog, and they called to offer her a Monday space. So, we get to go on Monday, and I'm assuming if her behavior improves she can come other days as well!
We spent a lot of time over the weekend talking about daycare and about all the fun she would have playing with other dogs. Monday morning, I saw this, and knew things might not go so well....
We talked, we sang "Good Morning to You", we even scratched her back... but she would not get up! So, finally a big push from Mike:
The push prompted this, and after the final stretch, she was out of bed:
On our way to doggie daycare, Fern got to see her very first moose! There are actually 2 moose, a baby on the left and mom on the right. Fern growled very quietly, but she had her nervous eyes on!
Well I've been trying to post this for over 12 hours and blogger won't let me post any more photos - so more to come when it cooperates! By the way, it's 26 degrees this morning!
PLAYING (with her new cow toy - yes Daddy Mark, it squeaks, and we will bring it home for Christmas!)
and BEGGING (learning how to beg Alaska style)
The cats were also soon back to their normal activities: Girl Girl hiding (look UNDER the table) and Vader lounging on HIS furniture.
They wasted no time getting some love!
We missed them so much, and we are so grateful to everyone who helped take care of them and get them back to us!
Since Fern has gotten here, she hasn't wanted to spend much time outside. It's really too cold for her, and she doesn't have anyone to play with during the day! So.... against Mike's wishes, we started exploring doggie daycares. We were soon to discover that there are waiting lists at the 'good' doggie daycares in town. However, Arctic Tails told us that although there was a waiting list, we could come in for an 'evaluation' to see if Fern would fit in well. OH MY... So, one day last week, after work, I loaded Fern up in the car and drove her to Arctic Tails. I should have known it would not go well when I had to PUSH her through the door! She acted like an idiot! She would not play with another dog, sniff another dog, would not even look at another dog! She tucked her tail and rolled her eyes all around. She also had what I call 'tense lips'. If you've ever had a Boxer - you know what I mean! The owner of the daycare threw some toys for her, and Fern pretended she didn't see them. A little pug ran up to play, and Fern started trembling! Like I said, it did not go well. So they told us they would 'see if they had room' and call us. So, I guess they felt sorry for us, and our 'single layer coat' dog, and they called to offer her a Monday space. So, we get to go on Monday, and I'm assuming if her behavior improves she can come other days as well!
We spent a lot of time over the weekend talking about daycare and about all the fun she would have playing with other dogs. Monday morning, I saw this, and knew things might not go so well....
We talked, we sang "Good Morning to You", we even scratched her back... but she would not get up! So, finally a big push from Mike:
The push prompted this, and after the final stretch, she was out of bed:
On our way to doggie daycare, Fern got to see her very first moose! There are actually 2 moose, a baby on the left and mom on the right. Fern growled very quietly, but she had her nervous eyes on!
Well I've been trying to post this for over 12 hours and blogger won't let me post any more photos - so more to come when it cooperates! By the way, it's 26 degrees this morning!
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Incredible Journey--Texas to Alaska
After being in Texas with Memommie, Buddy, Daddy Mark, and Nanny, it was time for the remaining members of the moose nugget family to join the humans in Alaska. The really are no words to adequately tell the three day story/saga, but here is a synopsis. Thursday's chore was to catch the animals, aka manhandle Girl-Girl, and take them to Paris to the vet to secure a health certificate. That was accomplished without any trouble at all and pretty much lulled Nanny Nugget into a false sense of security!
After school on Friday, Graham and Fern said their goodbyes. Now Graham really wanted no part of seeing his sister leave as the responsibility of entertaining the humans now falls solely on him!
Buddy shares a brownie with Fern and promises to see her at Christmas. "Buddy, thanks for taking such good care of me and letting me eat your fried chicken. "
Memommie got home from school and had her hands full with Vader who couldn't begin to understand why all the food had been removed from the dryer. He had no idea that he was about to ride 250 miles to Houston. His feeling were hurt as he has found his way into Memommie's heart and couldn't imagine that his needs were being ignored.
Vader and Girl-Girl in the traveling cage telling Memommie goodbye. This follows us gathering up Girl-Girl from behind the toilet! She was wise today about what was going on and had no intention of getting back in a cage! Memommie, thanks for taking such good care of us. We will see you this summer!
"Sarah, you won't believe what happened on the way down. We had been riding forever, and Nanny was driving really fast. All of a sudden, Terri was jostling our cage, telling us to create a ruckus. It seems that Nanny had been stopped for driving too fast and was hoping that we would distract the nice policeman. It seems to have worked because he didn't give Nanny a reward like the nice Kansas officer gave Mike. " The travelers were really glad to get to Sarah's as everyone was really tired. We would have done just as well to have gotten here hours later as there was very little sleep to be had. Fern could not get settled. Girl-Girl hid under the bed. Vader patrolled as if he had been hired as a security officer. During the night, after Fern had gone out 3 or 4 times, Vader began to call for Girl-Girl to come out of hiding. Everytime she ventured out from under the bed, Fern jumped down scaring her back under. Nanny finally threatened to lock Fern in the car if she got up again. Vader was finally successful in getting Girl-Girl to eat a bite and potty. They all finally went to sleep around 7 a.m. and at 9 Fern was snoring so loudly that she woke everyone up! OH WHAT A NIGHT!
It was finally time to get all the animals into their crates and head for the airport. Girl-Girl had a really different idea. Seems she had scratched a hole in the box springs lining and was hiding in the springs themselves. No amount of coaxing could get her out. Vader called her and called her, but she refused to budge.
What she could do was howl and hold onto a spring for dear life!
Nanny's wounds! Girl-Girl really didn't intend to get back in a crate. OUCH! Seems that Nanny was feline-handled.
"The humans at Continental Airlines were so nice. They put my crate together. I'm really ready to see my family! Nanny says that they are going to be waiting for me right after I take a nap. When I wake up I will be with my mommy, daddy, and David. I have missed them a lot. Nanny's house is nice, but there's no place like home!"
"Bye, Nanny. See you Christmas!"
Vader, Girl-Girl and Fern say a big thank-you to Terri and Sarah for helping us today! Alaska, HERE WE COME."
After school on Friday, Graham and Fern said their goodbyes. Now Graham really wanted no part of seeing his sister leave as the responsibility of entertaining the humans now falls solely on him!
Buddy shares a brownie with Fern and promises to see her at Christmas. "Buddy, thanks for taking such good care of me and letting me eat your fried chicken. "
Memommie got home from school and had her hands full with Vader who couldn't begin to understand why all the food had been removed from the dryer. He had no idea that he was about to ride 250 miles to Houston. His feeling were hurt as he has found his way into Memommie's heart and couldn't imagine that his needs were being ignored.
Vader and Girl-Girl in the traveling cage telling Memommie goodbye. This follows us gathering up Girl-Girl from behind the toilet! She was wise today about what was going on and had no intention of getting back in a cage! Memommie, thanks for taking such good care of us. We will see you this summer!
"Sarah, you won't believe what happened on the way down. We had been riding forever, and Nanny was driving really fast. All of a sudden, Terri was jostling our cage, telling us to create a ruckus. It seems that Nanny had been stopped for driving too fast and was hoping that we would distract the nice policeman. It seems to have worked because he didn't give Nanny a reward like the nice Kansas officer gave Mike. " The travelers were really glad to get to Sarah's as everyone was really tired. We would have done just as well to have gotten here hours later as there was very little sleep to be had. Fern could not get settled. Girl-Girl hid under the bed. Vader patrolled as if he had been hired as a security officer. During the night, after Fern had gone out 3 or 4 times, Vader began to call for Girl-Girl to come out of hiding. Everytime she ventured out from under the bed, Fern jumped down scaring her back under. Nanny finally threatened to lock Fern in the car if she got up again. Vader was finally successful in getting Girl-Girl to eat a bite and potty. They all finally went to sleep around 7 a.m. and at 9 Fern was snoring so loudly that she woke everyone up! OH WHAT A NIGHT!
It was finally time to get all the animals into their crates and head for the airport. Girl-Girl had a really different idea. Seems she had scratched a hole in the box springs lining and was hiding in the springs themselves. No amount of coaxing could get her out. Vader called her and called her, but she refused to budge.
What she could do was howl and hold onto a spring for dear life!
Nanny's wounds! Girl-Girl really didn't intend to get back in a crate. OUCH! Seems that Nanny was feline-handled.
"The humans at Continental Airlines were so nice. They put my crate together. I'm really ready to see my family! Nanny says that they are going to be waiting for me right after I take a nap. When I wake up I will be with my mommy, daddy, and David. I have missed them a lot. Nanny's house is nice, but there's no place like home!"
"Bye, Nanny. See you Christmas!"
Vader, Girl-Girl and Fern say a big thank-you to Terri and Sarah for helping us today! Alaska, HERE WE COME."
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