Tuesday, April 29, 2008

H~E~L~L~O I'm Back!...... well kinda....

I am finally finding time to sit and catch up on every-one's Blog . I have been busy here Getting Brad back to Health...( He made it back to work today ! yea!!!) although he was sound asleep in bed by 8pm. It will take him some time to get back into the swing of things... Willow and Belle found a comfy spot to take a afternoon rest on Whitney's comforter fresh out of the drier...... They love the warmth. Especially when it was cold and rainy today... 44* and a very cold rain.
I love to light candles on dreary rainy days so today I got to use the Tea light and Pumpkin tarts from Pam AKA 30 Something....... YUM smells so yummy! THANK YOU PAM!!!! I LoVe it!
Whitney has been helping put around the house a lot lately....Here she is washing up the dishes after Breakfast.......... She is going away to stay at a Hotel and shopping with her Grammy for a couple nights this week so she is earning some cash to spend when she goes away.Tori and one of Tori's friends are going too ( Their Grammy has been in Living in Florida all winter they are anxious to spend some time with her) The girls are on Spring Vacation this week from school...
Since Brad has been home recovering from Diabetes Complications we have really made a change in our eating habits..... I have learned so much about proper cooking for Diabetics...Good Sugar,Bad sugar, Good starch, Bad Starch....soooo much to learn. I also have help from a Dietitian. We have had some AMAZING dinners the past couple weeks it must be working since Brad has been home he has lost 22 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so far this is Brads favorite........ Spaghetti Squash. ( Goodbye Pasta! and bad Carbs!) he really likes this. actually the whole family enjoyed it even one of Tori's friends who was hesitant on trying it liked it)
it takes a while to prepare it but worth it....
~Bake in oven at 375* for 1 hour ( make sure to Peirce the squash a few times or it will explode!)
~after baking in oven, Boil for another 1 hour in a big kettle
~ Cut down center Lenghwise
~ scoop out the seeds
~ slide a fork down and sting into large bowl
and whala! you have Spaghetti!
and top with Spaghetti sauce...I added ground Chicken in ours just to add a little extra protein



we are also trying to stay away from Breads....so I cut a whole wheat pita into strips and used canola Butter and a little garlic and baked it in the oven for a bit for a side...rather than Garlic bread.As I prepared Dinner Whitney was jamming out on her Guitar Hero game on her X-Box.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Taking over my Moms Blog

Hey everybloggy! My Mom is still taking a break from her Blog but I wanted to send all of you a sloppy Pug kiss. She wanted me to let you know she will try to catch back up with in a week...so be sure to check back in to see what we have been up to........also as some of you know my Human Daddy has been very sick and had to spend a lot of time in the Hospital, During his stay My Mom kept pulling on the back of my neck and telling me..." Oh Please Ole' Man Turbo, Please tell me you are not sick too?" as she kept feeling a lump on the back of my neck. She asked me to go for a Car ride ( I Love my Mom's new car! I was the first Pug to get a ride in it!) We drove to the vet and the Man in the white Coat kept yanking at my neck too and tested the lump to see if I was sick or not...that was not fun at all! I am happy to announce as of right now all it is, is a fatty tumor and not cancerous! Phew~ I really had my Mom in a panic! But the Vet wants to keep a watch on it to make sure it stays that way!
My Mom took this picture of me tonight out on the deck. Aren't I handsome?





Things are warming up around her now, I have Green grass to pee and poo on, My sister Pugs chase bugs, we get out for walks. and we are counting down the days to Opening weekend at the camp! 20 more days! I am also happy to know that my human sisters are on Spring Vacation all this week. So I am looking foward to my long strolls as my Human sister Whitney pushes me in my new Pug stroller all week...

Love you all

Ole' Man Turbo!

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Update

I am still taking a break but thought I would let you all know that Brad was discharged from the Hospital this afternoon........He is doing well and is Glad to be back at home with us and the Pugs~

Thank you
Lisa and the Pug posse~

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Taking a Break....

I am taking a break for awhile. ...... My Husband has become very Ill and has been in the Hospital since Tuesday...I welcome my Fellow Bloggers to email me for more information if you wish.....
Maybe once I make sense of all that is going on I will share at some point. I will try to keep up with all of my Fellow Bloggers when I can.

Thank you for understanding~

I will be back soon........

Lisa and The Pug Posse~

Oh and just to let you "southerners" know....IT WAS 77* DEGREES TODAY! WOAH HOO!!!! I have waited a long 6 months to be able to sit on my deck and enjoy the warm sun!

Monday, April 14, 2008

Title??

who can think of a title for this sweet Picture? I am wordless? i am just in Awwww....I love this picture of them.... I don't think Willow and Belle could believe their eyes when they saw all the snow was melted!The just sat at the front Door for the longest time just gazing.......

if you are board here is something you may find interesting....click here to see how many minutes old you are on the Birthday clock....

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Show and Tell

Whitney's Doggy stroller came in the mail on Friday........ The Pugs were so excited to go for a spin around the house......... it was raining out so I allowed W to stroll them around inside until the rain stopped. which it didn't so Saturday Morning it was warm and sunny....So she took them for a Morning walk around the neighborhood.It got in the high 60*s and it felt so nice to have that warm sunshine beaming down. She strolled them around off and on through out the day.... I am not sure who enjoys this more. Whitbit or the Pugs....
I think it is pretty equal.


Belle Belle is feeling out a new style...... I was putting away Tori's snowboarding stuff for the summer and Belle kept taking this bandanna...so I turned it into a headpiece for her to wear.


I never post Tori's cat Alex....He is so fluffy. He is not fat at all he is all fur. Remember this post? when he got groomed from running away, His fur got so matted and knotted the groomer had to give him a Lion Cut...and then you will see just how tiny he really is. He is such a Fluff ball~


Wednesday, April 09, 2008

a little something for me.......

Noting exciting going one here. Just that the snow is just about gone and it is in the mid 50's ( Happy Sighhh) The pugs and I went out to rake up the front pug yard. ( not a fun thing to do after 6 months of stale winter poop all over the yard ewee! but it is hard to rake up poo in 3 feet of snow so now I am blessed with having to clean it up now... funfun!)
As for an update of Turbo, His injections are really working well so far he has not coughed in a week! ( knock on wood) we have a week of injections left to do and then he has to go back in to the vet for a follow up. Belle has a UTI. she has been peeing here and there around the house. ( usually in the laundry room on a dirty pile of clothes) It has a funky fish smell to it...so gross! and it has Sparkles! It is really pretty to look at! lol it looks like she pees our diamonds! so she is on medication to clear that all up. Willow just got over a ear infection and is still taking meds to clear that up....so all in all we are back into the Pug Pharmacy business!


I went to Coach yesterday....all intentions of just "LOOKING" that was until.....
I saw this Limited Editing packaging for the Coach fragrance That I like and am running low on...


God knows I need a little perfume after cleaning up 6 months of stale Pug poo all day!

Sunday, April 06, 2008

A wet and Muddy walk.....

Whitney got up early this morning and was happy to see the rain melted all the snow. So she dug out her old baby stroller out of the Garage and brought the Pugs for a stroll.... Old Man Turbo was in his Glory being pushed around in the baby stroller. He just sat there and sniffed the cool air ( it is in the high 30*'s) and best of all his paws stayed mud free and dry....




Willow enjoyed her stroller ride as well...she took in the sighs and seemed to really enjoy getting some fresh air.... Whitney decided to take Willow out again this afternoon all dress rather than being out in her PJ's....






I may have to invest on one of those Buggies that Ragus has for her Pugs...that would be great for Whitney to push all of them around in and also taking those long walks at the Lake....sometimes I have to carry Belle back. Her little legs get tired.

Friday, April 04, 2008

So I thought........

Finally! It is warming up around here! The snow is melting away! Whoohoo!So why are the Pugs down and out???
Are you taking in the size difference here? This is just glimpse into just how Bug Turbo is....Little willow is 18 pounds and Turbo is 32pounds!


everyone was just hanging out inside today..........



Getting cabin fever..........
keeping one another company.........
why.................
Because it is snowing out AGAIN today! This is just getting out of control!

The Pugs gather around Belle to watch her do her buisness........
Yesterday they were running around on the muddy grass.......and today the have a blanket of snow again.



Sighhhhhhhh all I want is Spring, Green grass and my sanity back!

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

New things.......

I have been looking for a new car for a while now....and finally on Monday I made my decision....I bought............



This car....( I copied this from the Internet my Driveway is a Mud Pit and my car is Filthy...) we went to the dealer and test drove one thinking I was not going to like it since I have driven a SUV for the past 4 years. But I knew I wanted to down size due to the cost of fuel. ( my SUV was getting 14 miles to the Gallon...yikes!) and my payments were very high so down sizing would help the fuel expense and having a smaller car lowered my payments quite a bit. $200.00 a month cheaper! Even registration is cheaper and my insurance went down $40.00 a month so all in all I made the right choice. What made it even better was I bought one that was Pre owned! Bonus! and they even payed off my SUV! soo cool...phew now only if I can find a way to lower my Mortgage!



anyway......... today..OOPS I DID IT AGAIN.......















we have more Paw prints in the house everyone.................








I had Willow and Belle's paws tattooed on me before we got Ole'Man Turbo...so today I went and had them done...In the most perfect place...On my foot...Because Turbo is ALWAYS at my feet. so I had to prints tattooed on as if he is stepping on my foot saying.." Momma,,,,pick me up and Love me!"

Also for a little a year I have developed a allergy to my wedding rings and I can't wear them for longer than a day and my finger gets irritated. We looked at a new set but it is way out of our budget right now so........................



I had a Heart tattooed on my ring finger to keep "Brads heart" with me when I can't wear my wedding rings. I feel funny not wearing them...this way I feel like I still have a symbol of our commitment when I can't wear my rings....


Sorry Mom and Dad...I know just how much you love tattoos........( snicker)