Spoiled Rotten Doggies

Yes, that's right...Spoiled ... I have 4 of them and they're all vegged out, sleeping within inches a few feet of me as Mommy wastes time paying attention to that screen instead of playing with us I type. I took a vacation day today and boy am I glad! My allergies have been kicking my arse all week and I'm still tired after last night's awesome Extreme concert (one of my most favorite bands ever!). Then tomorrow, we're off to see Boston (which is always a special show since a Boston concert was Matt & I's first offical date)... so taking today off was a great idea!

Now on to some blogging catch up and those spoiled kids of mine! We received our Dogs on Thursday Summer Swap package in the mail earlier this week from Sue - and my oh my, how Sue spoiled us silly!

This is what happened when I started to open the big box... that's Teutul on the left, Lola on the right... being super nosey and hogging everything, as usual!

The top layer of the box was comprised of 4 of the cutest stuffed toys, which I had to grab back from my little pain in the arse thieves angels for photos...

I managed a quick group shot of the toys before they were stolen again... a duck, 2 different doggies and a sheep, which Sue specified was for Teutul due to his infatuation with love of sheep expressed on my blog in the past (Sue really went digging did her homework and read back pretty far in to my old posts, including this one). Sue - you'll be happy to know he did take a shining to "the sheep that quacks like a duck!"


Moving on in the layers of the bottomless box... Sue really knows how to spoil both the furbabies and the humans! This...

Turned in to all this...

WOW... in addition to the 4 stuffed toys, there were 2 boxes of treats from Three Dog Bakery (a favorite in our house), a bubbler maker, Black Jewell kettle corn (which was marked "to share" - and yes, they do love to sneak some popcorn from Mommy & Daddy), a jar of Apple Pie Almonds (yum-o!), White berry tea, the awesome "Rescue Dogs Rock" baseball hat (so true!), a "Love A Dog, Heal The World" coaster, 2 books - Things I Learned From Knitting & 50 Secrets Humans Should Know, my new favorite bookmark that says "Keep Your Paws Off My Book!" and some craft supplies - paw charms, paw ribbon, iron on doggies & dog theme buttons. I love it all - thank you so much Sue!!! You really took the time to learn about me and my kids.

Some close up shots...

Zeus finally muscling his way in to check out the goodies...

Teutul, Lola & Zeus investigating...

Sophie and Lola with their family of new buddies...

The kids have been beating the daylights out of playing with their buddies ... and yes, I'll admit that at least 3 of them have already been de-squeaked... but its okay, they're having fun. Thank you again Sue!

I'm a dog chasing cars...

I can't believe its Sunday already - the weekends fly by much too fast - but I am ready for a lazy creative day at home with the dogs, some yarn, needles and a just maybe, even a plan (other than trying to stay cool despite these wretched temps and out of the thunder storms)! If I can get my creative mojo flowing, I just might even get out the beading supplies, which would lead to a brand new item in my etsy store!

I feel like one of the cool kids since we caught an afternoon showing of The Dark Knight in IMAX yesterday (yes, we ordered our tickets well in advance... all showings were sold out for the entire weekend), followed by a delicious dinner at an Italian place. I enjoyed the movie and especially Heath's performance as the Joker and all his memorable quotes... "I'm a dog chasing cars. I don't have plans. I just do things. I'm not a schemer." Christian Bale's Batman voice left a little to be desired (yes, I just might still be a Val Kilmer Batman fan...). All in all, it was a great film and very cool to see in IMAX. There were quite a few city wide shots from above... simply stunning!

I did some doggy shopping last week and was delighted to find a nice summery toy for my Dogs on Thursday summer swap pal. It was a nice idea, no?

Was being the key word there... as you see, while I was bringing in bags from the car, getting the mail, etc., this happened....

Ok, so I wasn't quick enough to snap a picture of Lola tearing around the house with the new toy (tags still attached) in her mouth, but once I realized what she had... well, we had a little fun with it. She's a sneaky devil who tries her hardest to stick her head in to every bag that comes in the house, no matter what's in it, but I had thought I'd put these bags up high enough out of reach... then I thought again....

What toy Mommy??? You mean it wasn't for me?

Sophie seemed to think if it wasn't meant for Lola, it must've been meant for her...

All while my boys just carried on, laughing at the girls who got caught red handed camo pawed... guess its back to the doggy store this week for another toy for our pal...

Speaking of the DOT summer swap, I just had to share the cutest email I received from my spoiler...

Fetch the tissue,
The ribbon and glue.
We're filling a box
That's heading for you.

We're putting in fun stuff
And good stuff to eat.
It's for you and your doggies
To help beat the heat.

So watch for the mailman
As you sit by the pool.
The Dogday Swap
Will help you stay cool.

Isn't she a creative one? I just can't wait to find out who she is!!!

Well, back to my lazy creative Sunday...

Fussy, Provocative Dogs with Attitude

This week must be going by fast... its now Doggy Thursday again! As the time is flying by, don't forget you have until July 4th for my blogiversary "contest" (with an automatic "prize")!

I caught baby girl {links = more damn cute pics} doing her best "Count Lola" impersonation, which Teutul thought was pretty amusing...

Maybe he was laughing at the fact that she really is not very lady-like...

Big brother Zeus {I think he's giving me the look in that pic!} one-upped her on the provocative pose...

Teutul {even as a baby, he played the King Tut role well} trying hard to give the look... and just look at how cute, tiny & clumsy looking he was as a baby (I just got some "new" old pics from the man who had rescued him in TN)

Sophie was either pretty tired when I was snapping pics, or else she's mastered the "I'm not looking..." pose?

Sign ups are now open for the Dog Days of Summer secret swap over at Dogs on Thursday. If you haven't joined our growing pack yet, what are you waiting for?