New member of the family!

This is Sadie! No, she's not ours (unfortunately). My mom and step-dad will be getting her in the next few weeks. I can tell by looking at her that I'm already her favorite. Her teeny tiny ears kill me with their cuteness. She will be staying with us for a week in June and I am SO EXCITED. Hopefully my two gigantic pups won't eat her.

Someone *really* wants to blog.

Breakfast at the Catrows

Setting: The Catrow house, 8:00 am on a typical Saturday

Characters:

Shooter Belle Catrow: Epileptic, OCD, and captain of the Fun Police
















Zapp Along Catrow: Tall, gangly, and stupid

















Z: OHMIGOSH!!!!! WE GET TO GO DOWNSTAIRS!!!! I LOVE DOWNSTAIRS!!! IT'S SO FUN!!!!! LET ME SHOW YOU HOW EXCITED I AM BY SLAMMING INTO THE WALLS AS I WIGGLE AND SHAKE!!!! SHOULD I KNOCK EVERYTHING OFF OF THIS TABLE WITH MY TAIL????? OK!!!!

S: Miss, please hurry up. It's been quite awhile since you fed us last.

Z: ISN'T THIS GREAT?!?!?!?!?!?! OMG OMG OMG!!!!! SHE'S GETTING YOUR BOWL, SHOOTER!!!! LOOK AT HER, LOOK AT HOW SHE GETS YOUR BOWL!!!! I LOVE HER SO MUCH!!!!!! LET ME JUMP ALL OVER YOU TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH I LOVE HER!!!!!

S: Miss, make sure you coat each of my epilepsy pills with olive oil. You know I won't eat them, otherwise.

Z: AND WATER!??!?!?!?!?!?!?! WATER, TOO? THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!! LOOK AT HER GO!!!! SHE'S FILLING UP YOUR WATER DISH!!!!

S: Hop to it, please. I need to get back to my OCD rituals of sniffing every doorknob in the house.

Z: OMG, YOU'RE GOING TO FEED ME, TOO????!!!!!!!?????????? LET ME THRASH ABOUT 2 FEET OFF OF THE GROUND LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER TO SHOW MY APPRECIATION!!!! OOPS, I KNOCKED OVER THE TRASHCAN BECAUSE I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!

-Fin-

Flashback: Our girl, Zapp

I came across some long forgotten pictures of Zapp from when she was a puppy. I have a hard time remembering what either one of the dogs what like before they became giants, but apparently they were insanely cute. Take a lookie:


Her first picture with us. Her head now reaches to the top of the washer and dryer and she is much more excited about things.

Their first meeting. Don't worry, Shooter is not the devil.

About two days after we got her. Ok, not really, but it felt like she grew that fast. BTW, there's no way she would fit under there now.

My heart skips a beat when I see this picture because she looks so cute. She's about twice as big as that now and even stupider than ever. But I love her, our Zappy-Girl.

Weekend Wrap Up...

Friday afternoon/night: NEW HAIR!!! Nap, ate some mozzarella sticks for dinner, watched some TV, bed.

Saturday morning: Gym at 8.

Saturday afternoon: Lunch with the sister, short nap.

Saturday night: Saw Notes on a Scandal with hubs (it's really good) and then drinks and snacks at Capital Ale House. Bed.

Sunday morning: Unexpected babysitting instead of feeding the homeless as planned.

Sunday afternoon: Finally started taking down the Christmas decorations. Church.

Sunday evening/night: Dinner with the in-laws, did some work for PharrOut, off to bed in a bit.

And here are two of my favorite things that I love so much:

On the left we have Zapp, our hound-dog-mutt. She'll be 2 in March. She loves digging, sniffing, kisses, standing on her head, and petting people. She is not smart.

On the right we have Shooter, our German Shepherd mix. He'll be 4 in July. He loves empty paper towel rolls, socks, and Clementine oranges. He's an excellent prancer. You can tell he is very smart by his distinguished gray face.