Sleepy Time

Not a creature was stirring...

...well Lane was sure stirring. This is a late Christmas story I wanted to post. Christmas Eve Eve I found an awesome dog bed for under $20 at TJ Maxx that I had seen elsewhere for over $40, so I was super excited! And it was creme and brown so it matched our decor and the creme would be great for our Lane 'shedding fur everywhere in the house' situation. So I gave it to the dogs and immediately Lane was really into it, much for than Lennox. So I'm all around the house doing laundry and such and we kept hearing this scratching noise coming from the wall. Literally IN the wall between the pantry and the oven. Very odd bc there is only about 5 inches of wall separating and it was coming from there. I had called Lennox and Lane in there to 'get it' whatever it was and they acted very Uninterested. The noise kept coming back...ugh..dreading what the heck that noise was, but it was so darn loud, and who is going to come out to our house at this time and how much is it going to cost us. So the noise/scratching pretty much stopped and I kept doing what I was doing, Tony was working on my shoe shelf in the closet and just going about the evening. So...next thing I know Lane is on the bed eating something..he is really quiet and Lennox is just sitting on the rug, they think is their bed, anyway I call Lane and he won't come. So I go over and see what he has. Lane will pick up a nail off the ground and chew on it if we let him and since moving all kinda of 'crap' is on the floor. So I have to keep an eye on Lane. Well I walk over to his brand new creme bed and...well something wet and dark brown was on the bed. To be honest I thought at first it was throw up or poop and he was eating it to cover it up. Well after looking closely I saw red everywhere..then...a long tail. EWWWWW....AHHHHHH...Screams...yells...TONY!!!!!!.....Tony rushes in and yep! Its a baby mouse!!!! Tony picks in up and throws it away in the garbage and I guess analyzed it (the poor thing had a hole in his little head). Blood was everywhere on the new bed and luckily after immediately throwing it in the washing machine it actually came out! Gross Christmas story I know...but one I needed to share...rest in peace little Christmas Mouse...

Did your DOGS get a Swine Flu Shot?

So we packed up our car the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, got the dogs ready for their long weekend at the kennel and when we walk in the door there were signs everywhere stating dogs must have the Swine Flu Shot before staying. Ok, so I had called the Friday before to make their reservation and nothing was mentioned of it. I expressed that to the front desk who didn't seem to care either way and the vet tech who express how serious it was and how a lot of pet owners were going to be upset this year about their pets being sick, and she stressed seriously sick. Ok, so how much is this shot? $27 per dog and then a followup shot two weeks later for $27. They handed us a brochure with information and highlighted states that had infected dogs/cases, Tennessee was not even a highlighted state! But the office staff and vet techs told us that 'it was coming'. We asked to speak to the vet, who was not there. This is not our vet, but we kennel Lennox and Lane at a place where there is an animal hospital and behind it is a 'pet resort'. They really like it, the people are nice and *key*, they have covered kennels. Lennox has escaped from several kennels and is banned from 2 here in Memphis and one in Atlanta. Well one of those has closed here in Memphis, so I guess just one in Memphis he is banned from. So what do you do, but get the dang shot and hit the road for Thanksgiving, we were already late? The whole drive I was constantly thinking, I hope they didn't have a reaction to it, thinking what the heck is that shot? So fast forward to two weekends ago when we went to Nashville, we still hadn't gotten a phone call from the vet, the vet tech or the rep for the drug (shot), but we had to kennel the dogs and get their second shot, bc who knows who else is going to start asking for this shot. Well when Lennox was in there, he got a Hematoma and they had to drain it. In total it cost $100 for this, but what really got me, really got me...was on the itemized bill...$24 for a bandage. Yep $24 for the bandage tape stuff to wrap around his ear. Kinda was the straw that ended our relationship with them, for now atleast. Heck this place is 22 miles from my house and not in the best neighborhood. So this past weekend for New Year's we kenneled them at Eads Animal Hospital about 9 miles from here and I think they really liked it. Well they did tell me Lennox kept peeing in his kennel..and they referred to Lane as a 'she', but they are asleep on my lap now.

So Tony and I aren't even vaccinated with the swine flu shot, but Lennox and Lane are!

Tail to Tail

Ying Yang Pit Bulls

Better late than never..Lennox turns 6!

Lennox turned 6 on October 22nd and he didnt get his party until over a month later..such bad parents are we, but atleast he still got a yummy cake. I decided to dress them up in former Vols jerseys this year and it was fun! 

Mom, my hat is getting in the way...can you come fix it?

Is there any more up here?

Yes, the boys have a new fence!

Well it took long enough, but the boys have a new fence! The fencing company put up a temporary chain link one while they built ours but with all the rain, it took almost 2 weeks to complete it! So we got shadowbox on one side and iron along the back to keep our view. When they started putting up the iron I noticed that there were the pointed ends that I specifically didn't want because I am always a worst case scenario person and I thought, what if the boys are jumping trying to get at a deer or squirrel and their collars get hung!? No way, so I had they guys add an additional bar on top and along the bottom for extra security. 

This was our old fence

And the new one! 

Lennox and Lane's Last Day in the Cordova Yard

This was the boys last day in our Cordova Yard.  There is such a story here..

Hey Lennox, Whatcha Doing? Wanna kiss?

I'm gonna sit right here if you don't mind

Just right here on the corner, if you don't mind..

Kinda tight over here..I'm outta here..

Ahh, alone time..

Kamron's 40th

Well since I keep posting depressing info, I wanted to post some pictures when my family came in town.  We need a smile. This was the weekend we DIDN'T move. But they had already planned on coming in and Mika bought a flight to surprise Kamron, so we went ahead with it. Julie, Cake Couture, made this great cake for us! It was so delicious, my family was fighting over who would get the leftovers. 

Lennox and Lane thought they would get some..nope not this time boys.

This picture would have been perfect if my Dad wasn't directing Tony on how to take the picture!! DAD!!!...FYI..Mom, Me, Kamron, Mika, Dad.

Halloween Dragon Photoshoot Outtakes

Ok, just so everyone knows. The dogs really don't mind being dressed up. All they have to do is sit there for about 3 shots and then they get a treat. Lennox is a TOTAL Pro. Lane, well Lane is Lane and he has ZERO attention span. He's the dog that does every single trick he knows when I have a treat in my hand to make sure he covers the bases. Lennox would sit and not move for hours, but Lane wanted to take his costume off of him or something, well..then wrestle. So here you have the outtakes of my dragons...

We don't always breathe fire, Sometimes we give kisses!

Glad this won't be our fence much longer...

Lane has decided to start eating the fence so he can see what is behind it. I guess he is expanding the 'peep holes'. He did it on the other side where the little female dog lives and he barks/screeches at her. So I took these and put them on the table, then he took them again, I don't want splinters in his tongue!