For my birthday, my mother-in-law gave me a flip video camera. A couple of my friends were raving about theirs so I was more than a little excited to receive one for my birthday this weekend. The one she gave me has a picture of Cali’s beautiful face on the front of it…I will admit, I squealed with joy. Here is my very first movie I made of my Cali monster–I am sure it is the first of many. Enjoy!
Cali and I do not have a good history at the dog park. There are two main incidents that come to mind when I think about this place where dogs are supposed to enjoy themselves, run free and burn off steam…
You never really know what kind of dog you will get when you adopt or rescue one that was abandoned by someone else.
Someone that thought they were ready for a dog, then found out how hard it is to own one, train it and love it when it does something horrible to your most prized possessions.
I can not help but judge those people that give up a dog, especially one as young as Cali. The people who had Cali before us (they named her ‘Whittier’ btw, how ridiculous!) gave her up before giving her a fair chance to try and be good.
I never had a dog that I could put clothes on, but when I see other people dressing their dogs, I think it is the cutest thing! My mother-in-law has a small dog named Lola that has a wide variety of T-shirts and whenever I am at her house, 9 times out of 10, Lola is wearing one of those shirts.
I have started totally loving buying music on iTunes and adding new songs to my current library. I recently got a gift card to iTunes and it was all too easy to load up the money on my computer and purchase music in a just a few clicks. Then it is like an extra bonus to be listening to my iPod while traveling or at work and then these brand new songs shuffle into the mix.
Cowli & Cali
This is the stuffed animal cow I had gotten Cali from Switzerland. Look at the innocence in her eyes. If she could speak, I think she would say…
…”but this guy, this COW! How could I not tear his limbs from his body, remove the fluff from his carcass? He just tasted so good. It was a nice gift, a nice thought and all, but really? A cow…really??? You couldn’t get me something more fun, more savory to chew? Like a pig’s ear or a rawhide? Atleast those last longer than this silly cow.”
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY CALI!!!
The Cali-monster had her 2nd birthday on November 1st, along with a mini-bday party, but I forgot to post her pictures until now. Ryan and I both bought her a few gifts and she got some from her grandparents in New Hampshire. I made her a double layer vanilla cake with white frosting and sprinkles. Dogs like cake!
Cali did not win the cutest pet contest. But to all those who voted for her, thanks!
Click HERE to vote for Cali! Search for her by her name and then she is Cute Pet #9.
Ryan and I split house cleaning duties. He vacuums the carpet and mops the floors (something I totally dread) and I clean the bathrooms. When it comes to the vacuum, Cali (as do most dogs) is frightened to death of the look of it before it is even turned on. One time I vacuumed upstairs while she hung out downstairs and found her in the sink with the stove gas clicking on, but not lighting. She had jumped up there to hide and in the process, she hit the switch for the stove. So now when it comes to vacuuming, Ryan does it while I take Cali out for a long walk or to the dog park.
