Dumpster Diving!

Happy Friday! David and I are laying our floors in the den, kitchen and hallway this weekend. Dave has a lot ahead of him the next few days and our little family want to pitch in as much as we can. So I've got my gloves on and ready to start working. Tux is even in on the action. Usually Tux just poses for the camera but Dave wanted him to help out a bit more! You think he has a new career opportunity as a paperweight?

Happy Weekend!

All Tuckered Out

I guess from all of our work in the kitchen, Tux is ready for some quality time on the sofa with the folks. He has worked pretty hard these past few weeks. I think he believes he's a good painter because he's always trying to help us out, but bumping into freshly painted walls, doors and cabinets. Maybe he's trying to smooth the paint out for us. Unfortunately, the only praise Tux gets is a bath. Poor guy. I also think that our little guy has been asking for a brother or a sister. There's no chance in extending our family in human numbers, absolutely not. Too young! But maybe in puppy numbers. Not right now, but maybe later. I didn't just cook this idea up all by myself. Tux has been hinting for a while. Here's how we know. Tux was born in October 2004 and we were able to take him home that December. Tux was my Christmas present to David that year and I wanted to remind him that the cute little thing sitting on his lap then was a gift from me. So I found a schnauzer stuffed animal and put a red bow around it to remind David of Tux. Silly, I know. Well that stuffed animal turned into one of Tux's toys a few years after that. He's ripped the nose off and it almost got shredded in a tug-of-war fight with his friends Georgia and Houston. (Atlanta schnauzers, what can I say!) Just kidding, they are the sweetest. But anyways, beginning of last year Tux has been doing odd things with his schnauzer. Nothing inappropriate! But he's been carrying it around to each room of the house checking out everything. Making sure its safe of course. Then he puts it in his bed. We've even seen him "tuck his schnauzer in", dog owners you know what I'm talking about (moving the bed cushion around to make it just right.) He carefully places his doggy in the area that he's fix. Odd. And thats why we think he might want a buddy. Here Tux with his schnauzer.

Well if we get a puppy later, I'm not sure if its gonna be a schnauzer. I've always loved the look of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniels but I don't like their hair and the fact that they shed. I've actually grown quite fond of the terrier group. Maybe an Irish Terrier? Who knows! We gotta get out of our "construction zone" before we get a puppy! Tux will just have to wait for now. Plus I don't think he's gonna like sharing the spotlight. We do love our little guy and wanted to give him the spotlight he deserves so we framed a photo of him in the hall. It was a good photo of him, as you can see he either loves or hates the camera, depends on his day!

Snow Day!

Last Friday, AU gave us a snow day! It doesn't snow much in Alabama so when it does everything shuts down even if its only 2-5 inches. I was starting to get a cold so we didn't play all day in the snow but since we don't see snow that often we had to get out in just a bit. The hot coco made up for the runny nose. Tux sure loved it and his coat.

Puppy Love!

Here are some photos of our adorable little boy pooch, Tux. He is a black and silver  miniature schnauzer. I thought it was time to share him with the world. We love him and he's my pride and joy although he does tend to yap from time to time. I think Dave and I take pleasure in making fun of him, poor Tux. Here he is in a whig that Dave used for one halloween. What sort of stuff do you do to annoy your pets?