dog days of summer

Meet my dog, Lily.


The past few days have been all of a sudden sweltering here, and she's beside herself. She's just SO uncomfortable. She hadn't even begun to shed her winter coat yet until 2 days ago when the temp skyrocketed into the 30's. This is her this afternoon- she's looked pretty much like this 24/7 the past few days with her giant tongue hanging out, panting like crazy. I made an appointment for this coming Thursday ( after much back and forth about it) to get her shaved for summer because...

1.- I don't want to deal with the fur situation all over the house- UGH! It's nasty folks, trust me.

and 2.- I really do think she'll be so much more comfortable. Who cares if she looks like a shorn sheep? ;p I know she'll be grateful to be cool, even if she's a tad embarrassed about how she'll look.

I'll be sure to post before and after pics!

Some more pics from the weekend...

Noah and our neighbour friend having a swing this afternoon in the backyard.

I love Noah's expression here.... and look at those eyes- he's already got girls on his tail, this kid.

One of Noah and Bob... Love how he's looking at his Dad. Pure adoration at this age. :)




Here's one of my sweetie Bobby.. looking very grown-up. *sigh*.

And note the Ipod earbuds, they're pretty much there on a permanent basis these days.

Some bachelor's buttons from my garden- their colours are so amazing!

And last but not least, a layout I did Friday night. It's not what I was going for at all, but it's done, and since I am not the most prolific scrapper, I'm moving on instead of re-doing it. ;) This is my niece, who bears a very striking resemblance to Noah. It's almost freaky how alike they are, almost like siblings. I haven't seen her since she was a baby, and I am always amazed when I get pics from my brother.

That's it folks.. I have a busy week ahead, so I'm putting this all into one post since I probably won't have time for the blog. 2 more weeks of school and work ahead, and then it's va-cay-shon!