Bad dog

I am so mad at this little guy right now. 

See he has a tendency to get into shit. But I'm used to it. And to an extent my house is already baby proofed because we Renji proofed a long time ago. Every now and then he finds something. A few weeks ago I broke an ice tray, I was my usual lazy self and wasn't prompt at cleaning it all up. Renji came trotting up with broken plastic in his mouth. I fished it all out, and after several hours (or maybe one hour) of finding all the pieces to make sure the jigsaw puzzle of broken plastic fit and I had all the pieces. I quit panicking. I know dogs ingesting foreign objects is a big cause of doggie ER visits, I know because Renji has caused us a couple. He also once got a bottle of Benadryl, he only at the bottle though not the pills, this dog has caused me many gray hairs. 

So today. 

I am very protective of my dogs, you could call me a helicopter mom, so I don't let them outside alone, I let them on the porch, which is contained and about 8-12 feet off the ground. Aint no one stealing my dogs off the porch. Well earlier this week I put my seed starters outside so they could acclimate so I could put them in the ground (and they all died, but whatever). I should mention another thing Renji likes to eat is dirt, and seed starters especially. Well I found that little shit eating seed starters then I found toothpicks. Oh no! I used toothpicks with the names of plants taped to them, Renji has been chewing on toothpicks. Again with the panic. I instantly imagine that I will be dropping at least $300 to x-ray and likely remove toothpicks from his tummy... 

All is well though, I found all the pieces and there are no toothpicks missing. So my little guy is spared again from me dipping into his college fund. 

Please tell me I'm not the only one with a dog that gets into EVERYTHING! 

InstaTuesday!

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It's been a while since I did this so I am going to throw up some randoms from the last month or so. 

This was on a saturday in the parking lot of Hastings where I used to work, A very busy parking lot mind you. We share it with Ross and a Pizza hut. This ass had his lawn chair set up and was just chilling with his dog. Now I don't mind chilling with your dog in the parking lot grass, but really bro? you had to park like this? in front of a busy business? 

Taco, posing like, well I thought he seemed quite provocative. 

Montana just skipped right over fall, we went from the 70's to this in about a week.

Renji loves to lick all the surfaces, and the blankets, and the pants, and the elbows.
Here he shows us just how tasty the blanket really is. 

Aiko makes pretty eyes at me.
I get so sad when I look at her getting gray hairs on her face. She can't get old, She's my little girl. 

I looked at myself in the mirror a few days ago and thought "damn, where did that belly come from!"

I just love Aiko's eyes, she's so beautiful 

Renji trying a new tactic to get me to feed him early. 

"maybe if I lay down next to my food bowl she will get the hint?"

Two bad little Bostons, curled in my lap, enjoying the sun. 

Snow! about an inch. 

Aiko curled up on my belly.

Renji stole my pillow.

Grandma came to visit. Renji loves her too. 

(this is why I have been so absent this past week, I was playing with my mom)

And then Grandma left, and the doggies (mainly Aiko) are back to pestering mama all day. 

Okay that was a lot, I need to play more. 

- Alana

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AIKO!!!

Happy Birthday to the cutest little pig dog that there ever was! 

Happy 5th Birthday Aiko, and heres to many more!

(these are not in any order, because despite my best efforts, blogger hates me today, and wont even upload half the pictures I wanted)

- Alana

Tucson Travels Part 2

When I left you yesterday I was wearing a cute fake preggo belly, oh that was fun, and hysterical.

It didn't take long for my sister to get into town, she showed up a few days after me. And our first stop as a family was SUSHI!

Sister had Orion, and I hate her for it :)

Daddy doesn't do raw so he had Yakisoba, and it was fun to watch him try to use is trainer chopsticks.

(I am really sad I don't have any pictures of mom, She was there though, I promise. I do have some pictures from mom from this trip, but if I posted them she would surely kill me. Right mom? and I love your dress from Ross, I think blogworld would too)

sister and me.

(mostly cooked) Rolls!

That's about all I am supposed to have, but I did eat some sashimi, and I lived and I can still feel the little nugget moving inside my belly so she is fine too.

On the way home we took some pictures of another Tucson Favorite, Lucky Wishbone, sadly I didn't get any steak fingers this trip. Maybe next.


One of the afternoons we had an awesome, but short Monsoon storm, it broke daddys boat tent

Sunday we had an almost surprise baby shower for me, I don't have the pictures from that, so that'll be yet another post. 

Well I do have this picture. 

That's me eating the Reeces Peanut Butter cup out of a diaper, I lost the guess what chocolate is melted in the diaper game, but I won for grossing everyone out. 

Monday Mommy took sister and me out to get Pho, it was my first time having real Pho, I've had the instant kind, real Pho is way better.

mmmm Pho

And then Tuesday I left.

 Sister and I left at almost the same time, I am 99% sure she was sitting on that plane as I was taxing out on mine.

Bye Bye tucson, I'll miss you and your mountains!

During my flight to SLC we flew over the Grand Canyon

and some cool clouds

SLC terminal E (the small regional delta terminal I think) is quite nice, but usually packed.
The flight on Tuesday I was quite surprised to enter the terminal and find it only about 2/3 full, it's usually like packed sardines in there.

I had a great clear shot of the terminal, then this guy sat down
This terminal is about as big as Helena's whole airport. 

Then I flew the rest of the way home

we flew in just under a wicked looking T-storm

Hi Helena!

Paul brought my doggie doodles to the airport to get me! They were so excited to see mommy.

Renji and Aiko

And now I'm home, back to trying to eat healthy, cleaning up a weeks worth of laundry, and all the other mayhem in this house that I left behind.

I love Tucson, But I am happy to be home, I just wish home wasn't so far away from everyone.


Have a lovely day, and remember to find me on Facebook for all the quick little updates that don't make it here!

-Alana