Birthday Girl!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KELLER! Our baby girl is 2 years old today, and still such a baby as ever. Here she is with Dave this morning before he left for work. A bad case of camera-flash-eyes, but at least she looked at the camera. :) Love you, Keller Pup!

Revenge is bittersweet

While Dave has been in Chicago and Vegas, Keller and I have had much to keep busy with around home. I think she senses that he's far away, because everyday I came home from work last week, something was chewed up: pillow, carpet, ornaments. I call it revenge. She calls it fun.

So, to fight revenge, I kept her inside for most of the last couple of days. She was p'd.

On Thursday morning, we took the tree down, right away in the morning. After that, we made some doggie treats for her upcoming birthday. After that, we decided to go venture out into the cold for the dog park. Then she let me do a workout video at home.

On Friday, we got up early and I got the urge to purge the house of items we didn't need before moving. So, upstairs we went and plowed through the closet, the dresser, the shoes, the office bins. Keller was royally p'd off. But it was sub zero the whole day, and I wasn't ready to go out. Finally we did in the late afternoon, and Santi came over in the evening.

The bridge shot is from last Monday I think. Maybe the week before. Weeks just fly by around here. :)

Soon To Be 2!

Keller turns 2 in 2 WEEKS!!! WOW! Some things have changed, but others haven't. Such as this picture...she always, always, always sits two stairs up from Dave when he is putting his shoes on. :) I miss the puppy years (who am I kidding - we're still kinda in them) and I'm glad I've been chronicalling our adventures over the past two years. We love you, Keller!

Uncle Conte took Keller on Sunday and ran her for 5 miles and then played hockey with her for an hour. She loves chasing the puck. Also, Dave had taken her to the dog park, so she was one poooooped puppy last night. But she was bright eyed and bushytailed when I took her for a 4 mile run today (p.s. people need to be better about cleaning their sidewalks around here!)

Happy New Year 2011!

Keller had so much fun with Grandpa and Grandma Anderson and Auntie Lynnie that she assumed this zonked-out position on New Year's Eve while the five of us played a stirring game of Bingo. Don't worry, she was the usual rascal during Seth and Sarah's New Year's Eve Party. :)

Mommy meltdown

This morning I had a mommy meltdown. To be honest, it started as a mommy meltdown and ended in some laughter (and disgust. Oh please, read on).

I was just about ready to head out the door to work (for Ted, so it was a bit after 3 AM). Keller had been outside and gotten stuck, so I went out, untangled her, brought her in, and raced upstairs to finish getting ready. Keller wandered into the bedroom and then the bathroom, where I was, and began sniffing all over the floor. Not quite sure what she was up to, I thought it was weird. Walked into the bedroom and I could have sworn there was an intruder in the house - the bed sheets were stripped off the bed, which neither me nor Keller had done.

Or - had she? As I peered closer at the bed, stripped down to the flat sheet, there were near perfectly placed brown prints scattered about it. Still confused, but with the blocks falling in to place, while simultaneously trying to deny what I thought it was, I leaned over to smell it.

Poop paw prints. All. Over. The. Bead.

BARF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, and it gets better. Poop paw prints in the carpet hallway, up the stairs, in the living room, in the kitchen, and still on Keller's foot. No wonder she was giving me the "Ididn'tdoitImeanI'msorryImeandon'tbemadatme" cowering look.

So why was I late for work today? I had to Shout all the sheets and pillowcases on the bed, load up the laundry, run around and spray down all the carpet stains to clean later, wipe up the floor, and attend to Keller's rascal back paw, yup, gooped in fresh poop. And before I ran out the door, I kissed Keller on the head goodbye, hugging her and reassuring her that it was OK and I was not mad. Then I stifled a giggle as I drove off to work, still completely disgusted, wanting to take a shower very badly, and also reassured that yes, I am not ready for kids.

Ornaments: 0, Keller: 1

A few pictures of Keller as of late (left to right starting at the top)
1) Too much holiday partying

2) "What do you mean I have no more gifts to open?"

3) Annoyed that all we are doing is baking these days

4) Too much fun opening presents

5) Keller's gift from Uncle Chat & Aunt Vicki

Keller sends her holiday love!

Ruined ornament count: 1
Ruined stuffed animals around the Christmas tree count: 3
Ruined stocking count: 1 (and it was hers).

o Tannenbaum!

We got our tree on Sunday! We went to Enzenauer Evergreens in Kenyon. It was small farm with not the widest selection, but we did end up getting a white pine. Keller picked it out. Here she is with the sign by the entrance. LOL.

Keller is with Dave this week in the cities...or actually...with Ann, since Dave works. It's kind of lonely here without her...she's such a furball of love and a great snuggle buddy on these really cold nights.