Cali Snores

Cali snoring is one of the funniest things (and very un-ladylike).

Finally I was able to catch it on video! Turn up the volume and forgive the poor quality of the video. Cali fell asleep under the computer chair (where I was sitting), due to the obvious circumstances, I couldn't get up from the chair to turn on the light and since my movement had to be limited, I had no idea of the image I was filming.

Lesson Learned

Today I learned that (non lit) incense sticks should not be laid down (for extended periods of time, i.e. 3 days) on wooden furniture. The result of such activity will be something like this:

Yeah, it screwed up the finish on the table. That's permanent. Which is not too too too bad, because I think things like these add character to furniture (just like Pellet's scratches on the coffee table). But I wanted to share it with the world just in case someone decides to lay incense sticks on furniture where additions are not welcomed.

Life in November

Well, it's November... next week we'll have a house full (well, 3 extra people, plus Norm and I plus the 2 crazy pups, that's a house full) for Thanksgiving! We haven't spent a Thanksgiving with Pablo in quite some time. This Sunday is shopping day! I have to plan it just right, I might go late at night, or I might wait until Monday to go (give them time to restock the shelves). See, here in middle Georgia, we only have one grocery store - yes, you read correctly, one grocery store. A couple of weekends ago I went grocery shopping around 2pm on a Sunday (thinking everybody is at home watching football - I don't like crowds at the grocery store) and the shelves had been depleted. It was not good.

We planted flowers last weekend! So far the dogs have not messed with them like they have in the past. I hope I did not just jinx it right then. We use this spray that smells really bad - the deer/rabbit one is worse than the dog/cat one. We just have to make a conscious effort to remember to keep spraying the pots. So now we have a stinky porch with pretty flowers...

Transition

Norm is now the Snack Bar Manager at work!

Yeeeeeeeaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!

We are excited.

Not Supposed to be Happening!

This:


is not supposed to be happening! We are working on teaching the dogs that the couch in the den is off limits...

We have managed to teach them to not get on the couches in the living room... or on our bed... although sometimes there are "signs" that they have gotten away with it without us catching them.

It's tough and sometimes the energy to fight them is just not there. How can you resist this pup?

Until things get a little crazy...


Then there's Mello Pello, he's so cool

I Just Don't Understand

I was at the grocery store today - in the produce section. I stepped away from my buggy to get something, then, out of the corner of my eye I see that my buggy starts to move. So I turn quickly and notice that a lady is walking away with my buggy!!

So I say "Excuse me! Ma'am! That's my buggy!!". She looked at me, paused confused, and said she was sorry. So I grabbed my buggy and kept an eye on her and come to find out her buggy was on the other side of the produce section (nowhere near mine)! And on top of that, her buggy only had 2 things on it.

I have no idea how some people make it through life. Now, I do have to admit that I have by accident grabbed another person's buggy or gone to put something of mine in their buggy, but this lady put her stuff in it and was actually walking away. What an airhead! It did provide for a good laugh once it was all over.

Home Made Empanadas

The other night we made empanadas. They were so good!! Norm had to make dough at work and they had lots left over so he brought it home and we put it to good use:

And it begins...

Cali patiently waits for something to accidentally drop from the counter

Using the handy empanada maker

Close it up!

Pellet checking out the work area

About to go in the oven

Final product - lime and all!