44 more days til vacation

This is my mantra - to get through each day, I remind myself of the vacation countdown. In less than 44 days, I will be lounging poolside at Secrets Silversands in Riveria Maya, Mexico!!!!!!!!! It's going to be a week of doing absolutely nothing, sleeping through the night, lounging poolside, maybe doing a little shopping, lots of eating and drinking and most importantly, relaxing and reconnecting with my husband. I. CANNOT. WAIT.

"Normal" dogs

I wonder what people with "normal" dogs do.

You know, those people who don't have to herd the dog outside IMMEDIATELY upon walking in the door before she gets the instant urge to pee and potties on the floor. Those people who don't have to search the house high and low to see where the male dog(s) peed during the day, flipping on the lights in every room and making sure to check their "favorite" marking spots. Those people who don't have to boil chicken and cook rice for their dog's bland diet to resolve their diarrhea. Those people who don't have to have boxes of kleenex strategically placed throughout the house in order to have quick access to them for picking up poop that the girls constantly trail behind them when they walk. Those people who don't need to have a waterproof mattress pad on the bed for when their dog pees on their bed. Those people who don't have to set alarms to remind them of their dog's medication schedule.

You know, those people with "normal" dogs!!!

A Vacation of Volunteering

A large network of pug friends and rescue volunteers/supporters are planning a trip to Best Friends Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah. I'm crossing all fingers and paws that this happens for me. I need to save up the money to be able to go and hope that Kayla's health is still stable at the end of August so that I can leave her with Josh for a few days while I indulge myself in a vacation of volunteering at Best Friends. It's a once in a lifetime trip for me and I so hope it works out because I'm really excited thinking about it.

Be sure to check out their website and support their cause. www.bestfriends.org.

Welcome 2011

Well, 2010 is over and 2011 has begun. Here's hoping that 2011 will be a better year in our household.

December was extremely hectic in our house. Josh was working out of town most of the month. I was working overtime every day. We basically were home to sleep and eat and take care of the dogs when we had time. Thankfully my dad is a huge help when we need him to come out during the day to let the dogs out and give them a break from being home alone all day.

It was a tough (and expensive) year in 2010. Kayla is still holding her own. We haven't been using her cart, but I really think we need to implement her cart into her daily life and hopefully that'll make a big difference for her. Grace is doing well - we've got her on a daily pain med regimen that seems to be helping her arthritis in her legs. She's sassy as usual -not sure that'll ever change!! And Diesel is the best ever. He had surgery in early December to remove the remnants of his dew claws since they had started bothering him (and apparently become infected, we learned when they removed them). He also started an intro to agility class in late November. We have our final class on Monday night and he has been so good at agility and had so much fun. He picks up on the equipment quickly, though he still tries to avoid doing the tunnel and tire swing every chance he gets!!! I'm really hoping to continue doing agility with him because he and I have both enjoyed it very much.

That's the year-end wrap up for 2010. We're looking forward to a quieter, healthy 2011. And hope everyone else has a healthy, happy and prosperous new year.