Category Archives: Pets

Bees!

Above – Another photo of new bikes at Liberty Station.

A couple weeks ago Ron took the kids to see “The Bees,” literally! He’s got a friend who’s a bee keeper who allowed the kids an up close and personal look into bee keeping.

This kiddo loves bugs. Don’t worry, it’s a male bee. Males don’t have stingers.  This one on the other hand forced a pretty good smile considering she’s not as fond as her little friend. Can you tell?Hogan is pretty confused with this weather and is keeping himself out of the shade as much as possible these days. I believe it’s going to be a shorter than usual hibernation this year.


Morgan sent me this photo of JR from the Chargers game Sunday. I can’t believe how big & handsome he’s getting. Watch out ladies!!Blogged on Amma’s iPhone from SF with LOVE!

Ain’t Misbehaving

Above – There’s one who wasn’t misbehaving, at least for a short while while she was passed out on our couch the night before she left to go back home.

These two haven’t been misbehaving, not since we took them for a visit to a dog behaviorist who explained what has to be done to gain respect from them which in turn will transform them into pets rather than animals (aka bad dogs)…

I wonder if it’ll work on Sparty… ???From Robb. He took the kids to play music. The harp …Cello…ViolaBass …Percussion Trombone …Recorder…

Here’s a sneak preview of his upcoming debut …

http://youtu.be/9ZctDPA4IL4

Blogged on Amma’s iPhone with LIVE!

All in a Day’s Fun!

Above – You’re probably wondering if Ziggy dumped all these toys out around his dog bed …

Below – PB&JsThen, a little fun in the yard. Hogan’s yard gets a pretty good breeze and much of the time it’s shady so it’s a cool place to play. Cool as in fun and out of the heat.​

What’s a day with the kids without a video to share? Someday they’ll thank me for these, and for all the photos, too …

Some serious eating. Sparts didn’t wait for the spaghetti to dig in to Ron’s sausage. He’s certainly got the idea on how to handle the knife and fork.

Maya helping Pappa fix the leak under the sink, handing him the wrench. She looks a little more comfortable than Pappa.Bear’s a big help too.

Blogged on Amma’s iPhone/iMac with LOVE!

Photos and video taken 17 Jul 2016

Tortoise, Squirrel, Dummy & Dogs

Above – Hogan… If it’s in the way, keep plugging away until it moves.

What’s that in the middle of the photo on the bush?

Why, it’s a little squirrel. (At the foot of Ladera on one of our morning walks)

 

Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!

More emergency crews utilizing the treachorous cliffs to dummy around.

Waiting for dinner one day. 

… and then the next.

We had guests staying at our house last week. This was just after I told them the dogs don’t chew things. That bag was holding two pairs of yoga shorts. The bag didn’t move, but somehow it developed a hole in the bottom and the shorts found themselves on the floor … all wet. Bad dog.

And then the very next day, we came home to find a box of tissues chewed up. We must have gotten home in the nick of time before it got spread all over Bruce’s living room. Bad dog.

Blogged on Amma’s iPhone and MacBook!

Good Morning Hogan!

Above & below – Friday night bathtime with Amma.

The kids got to try out some new bath toys I bought. Too bad you can’t see them (the toys, that is).

The Sparts is always ready to say “cheese!”
  

Hogan came out of hibernation Saturday. Ziggy hadn’t met him yet and was (& still is) quite curious. I think we’ll need to provide some supervision for a while.

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Walnut Creek Easter

Above – A sad Easter Bunny sits all alone. According to Robb “Alo didn’t like him.”

I think this is Alo’s “I don’t like the Easter Bunny” look … 

Kando appears to be enjoying his real food.

Such a happy big boy!

It looks like someone scored this Easter.

 

We’ll get to see them later this week. I can’t wait!

Hogan came out of hibernation yesterday and Ziggy didn’t quite know what to think of him. Hogan only spent a short time outside his house on his first day, just long enough to get a drink of water then run for cover.

Ziggy may need some supervision for a while …

Blogged on Amma’s iPhone/iMac on a quiet Easter afternoon with LOVE!

Pairs

Above – Skyping Sunday night. We had a great chat with the WC Family. Everyone was smiles and both Alo and Kando were a joy. They’ll be coming to SD the last week of March, a perfect time for an 88th birthday party!

Below – Alo and Lilli interact. In yoga talk this is called Urdha Prasarita Padottanasana (upward extended feet/legs pose). Notice Ernie. 

At the library.

Not that you need to be told this, but … in the bathroom …

Two pairs in one – I don’t think I shared this one yet. This was the day we brought the little big-headed Ziggy home.

For those of you who didn’t see this on FB, even though there are two dog beds next to each other, Ziggy couldn’t get to the same bed as Bear fast enough to sit quietly and wait for his breakfast.

When we were Skyping the WCF Sunday, Alo asked “What’s Ziggy doing?” I mention this because he’s never met Ziggy, and has really only seen him during Skypes or on my blog. He’s a pretty smart kid. Akuch told me Alo knows how to log onto the iPad and can get into my blog by himself. Evidently he does this every morning. So here’s a big HELLO to ALO. I love you and tell your baby brother I love him too. While you’re at it, you may as well tell your mom & dad too! I would be in trouble if I didn’t mention Pappa sends his love to all of you too.

What to look forward to? Yesterday afternoon we took Maya and Sparty to the Zoo and had a blast! I have plenty of photos to show for it.

Today I’m off to the real job at the real job site. Hopefully I’ll be out of there by 3pm so I can get home for a good practice before teaching tonight.

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When Pigs Fly

Above – Kando is 7 months old.

Below – Alo and Kando show off their Easter craft projects. 

Below – Selfie with Ziggy the day after his entropion surgery. Entropion is an abnormality of the eyelids in which the eyelid “rolls” inward. This inward rolling often causes the hair on the surface of the eyelid to rub against the cornea (outer part of the eyeball) resulting in pain, corneal ulcers or corneal erosions. He had the surgery before we rescued him, but the right eye was still rubbing so he needed to have it again. We thought the vet would only be doing the right eye, but when we picked him up both eyes had been done again. What you see in this picture is the left eye which has 2 stitches. The right eye has 3 stitches. The surgery is similar to that of a face lift and not as bad as I thought it would be. Ziggy’s taking it like a champ!

Last Wednesday after ‘nastics Maya enjoys a bowl of popcorn she helped make with our new popcorn popper that we bought just for the grandkids. It’s way cool. It’s got a crank you have to turn the entire time the popcorn is cooking (Maya’s job), so there’s a lot of interaction. Next time we’ll get photos during the cooking process. BTW, she ate that whole bowl. Sorry Ron & Jen if she didn’t eat her dinner that night!

We had Maya & Sparty for a few hours yesterday. This is what they had for dinner. They pretty much put away all of it (except the salad, of course). The cheesy garlic bread (left over from lunch at Pizza Nova) was a hit!

Below, bathing in the big bathtub upstairs with the air bubbles on. I don’t know why I didn’t think of this before, but this bathtub is perfect for them.

Me: “Don’t drink the bath water because you never know who pee’d in it.”

Maya: “I did & you do not want to drink my pee. You do NOT.”

This pig flew to the credit union last week full of quarters, dimes and nickels. It was pretty heavy, and I thought maybe there’d be about $200 worth of coins. Well, the credit union didn’t have a coin counting machine so Bruce sat for 3 hours yesterday rolling them (while watching Bat Masterson and/or John Wayne or something of the sort) and got a whopping $113.60 out of it, which included the coins in the plastic cup Bill saved for the kids. We’ll split it up 4 ways and make deposits for the grandkids and start all over again. When pigs fly …

I received word yesterday that my dearest and best friend of 24 years got bad news from recent scans after finding out 2 years ago that he has stage 4 lung cancer. Please hold him in your thoughts and prayers as he continues with more aggressive treatment to get this beast under control.

Never take your loved ones for granted and let them know you love them always. I love you all.