Happy Birthday Emily!!!

My Fabulous Birthday!

I hung out in the park,




played with other dogs





and had some super yummy treats today.

It's so good to be me!

Smile!

Emily is smiling at you!

Wet Bunny

Post bath bunny action!

Bunny vs. Rabbit

After her bath, bunny let a bit of steam out on her rabbit...

Emily tries her puppy force

It is said "The Force can have a strong influence on the weak-minded"

Emily tries her puppy force

Emily decides the fate of the media center

The new media center arrived today. Emily says Hi

Emily and the bags

Emily has lots of cushions and pillows and blankets and a big mattress to sit on. So of course she claims the blue plastic bags on the floor...

Emily after bath

emily with her new post-bath cleanie look!

Coffee House

H. takes it all back. Coffee House (k-drama) is FABU!
After weathering the emotional shitstorm that was ep 10, it pulled out and up in ep 11 and 12, did a slingshot, and tops as the goofiest, then angstiest, keeps you guessingest thing evar... danku danku danku

Holland Boo Hoo

[What? No winnies?]

Yes, the mood was glum after last night's World Cup finale, where after playing it out to 15-15 extended play, Holland lost 1:0.

To top it off, this morning, while Mommy was upstairs stuffing the sofa cover into the wash (minor chocolate emergency during excited game watching), Emily was brattily ripping up the cushion stuffing downstairs.

!!!Daddy LOVES his sofa!!!

Mommy thinks grabbing the Boo and running away from home is a viable option. Bumily's not worried. She's already checked out new parent candidates.

Footsie

Emily finds the best places to hang out.

[Mmm, stinky]

[My foot~]

Emily also plants her fuzzy butt on Mommy's stomach. Yes, when your dog climbs up to sit on you, it's dominance. Mommy knows. Mommy also knows that Emily's only 10 pounds. Much good dominance will do you, shrimp.

Coffee House

Oh Coffee House (K-drama), how you disappoint me. Instead of moving forward, you twist, go back, and kick in the stomach with passive aggressive as main emotional thrust? Wait, what? It's episode 10, the peak hit and miss point?

But what did I expect?!

(ARGH)

Bones

Soup bones are a new treat.

[Emily with her bone]

Summer Days

[Mommy should be more elated about the Korean World Cup football team making it to the 16, but honestly, H. sees it as another day of nail-biting, blood-drying, nerve-wracking frazzle, in which little will be done but refresh screen, as she doesn't have the guts to see them lose. Badly. This is not the spirit of WIN talking here.]


Emily's summer is started, now that Mommy's running after her with the buzzing clippers. Bad Puppy-cuts to follow, soon.

[Emily Contemplating Ice Cube]

H. also picked up 3 bunches of peonies that bloomed marvelously. Emily reenacts Ellen Terry:

[I Actresses]

see?:
[Choosing, G.F. Watts]

ETA: Uncle Shaggy alerts us to this DOGGY DANGER: Peonies.
Luckily, Emily's moment was brief and staged. whew!

More on Poisonous plants for dogs.

!!! WE WON !!!

!!!Korea: Greece, 2:0!!!

After 4 beers, lots of screaming, lots of yelling, and swearing at the losers to just GET ON WITH IT,
we believe Mommy LET them win.

Bumily was hanging out on Uncle Ernst's knee.
hee.

Bummy (&) Mommy

We've long concluded that Emily is a Cat Dog. Cog? Dat? Observe:

[Gravity? wot? This is totally normal!]

But she's also very snuggly. Always needs Mommy space. Even a bitty bit.

[I claim this back in the name of Puppy!]

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Mommy's major disappointment in the last 1/3 of "Cinderella's Sister" has not stopped her from starting another Korean Drama. "Coffee House" is hilarious FUN. But then, all K-dramas I like are good for the first 10 eps.

You're not famous until you get a drink named after you...

H&M are plotting about putting up a fence, so Emily doesn't bark down the neighborhood. Which is a bit sad. Bummy loves looking out at dogs and kids going by.

[The grass really is greener...]

To make up for it, not that it'll do her any good, Mommy will name her new drinkie after Emily. Also, because this is Emily's blog:

[The Emily]

3 ice cubes
180 ml tonic
2 strawberries, quartered
a splash of Cointreau

Add cubes, tonic, Cointreau, and strawberries in glass, then crush strawberries with fork. Tastes fresh and sweet and fun, like a funfair, but with all classy ingredients. Just like our Bumily.

Old Human News: H. runs 5K

Stuff wot I been up to: Running a 5K (last week, 5/16th).

I got a shiny square medal! H. clocked in at 24minutes and 18 seconds, which wasn't bad for someone who started running in January. Next year: 10 K!
Emily waited at home, as streets were dog-stompy, with 8000 people in the races alone, not counting the people on the sidelines.
Celebratory beer was not to be found, so went for Strawberry Juice.

Sun Puppy!

[Emily, in her Throne of Stinky]

H. tried giving the little panting puppy some water, but Emily would have none of it.

Duel! Puppy vs. Mommy!

[Ferocious Puppy! Hear me ROAR!]

background noise is Alias Season 3. Mommy's weapon of choice is the calcium bone from Emily's favorite chicken snack.

Emily's New Toy

Where did that quack come from?

Super Puppy Super Busy

Bunny's family in Maryland sent her a fluffy blue blankie. Now, Emily can be a superhero FRAPer, right out of the bath.

[Hi Gramma!]

Emily still has time to do evil, like grab the bag of cotton wipes that Mommy uses to remove her heavy duty sunscreen, tear up the bag, and nest on the rest.
[All your wipes are belongs to me]

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

[Yay! Kiss kiss kiss]

Bundle Bunny

H&M are a bit rushed (and Emily is sitting on Mommy's lap with wet feet, leaving a damp spot on her work pants), so only a little bit of Bunny goodness for today:

[MY blankie]

Lately, Daddy's been the primary care-giver. He's been updating the blog too (as you might have noticed from the decrease in ridiculousness)
[Hello! Real puppy over here!]

Come, Sit, and Down

After months of dog class, Emily follows the basic commands enthusiastically: Come, Sit, and Down

Yay! Daddy's coming home!

[Ol' Underbite Em Strikes Again]

Emily's taken to throwing up hairnets (not dense enough to be hairballs), which is getting mildly worrisome. Mommy thinks you shouldn't lick the floor, Bunny.

In happy news, YAY! Daddy's coming home tomorrow!

Hello Spring, You're Looking Good.

Some afternoons, Emily Puppy is the posterdog for that quote from Buffy:

Either way I'm bored, constricted, I never get to shop, and my hair and fingernails still continue to grow. So really, when you think about it, what's the diff?

(BtVS Season 1, ep 01)

[What are you saying about my hair, Mommy?]

We try to keep her mat and tangle free. M. found that mink oil spray works. Emily hates it, and runs away whenever we start squirting. So, H. squirts it directly into the brush instead. As soon as it's properly warm, Bummy's getting a massive shave.

[But I'm a Natural Beauty]

Emily prefers to lick Olay Complete Moisturizer (with SPF) off my arms.

But, nothing keeps the Bumster down for long.

[You're not really done with that icecream, are you Mommy?]

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In related life news, M. is at a conference in Philadelphia, so last night H. polished off a pint of Nut Explosion coffee ice-cream for dinner.

Goes to show, the ol' metabolism is firmly whipped into shape when I can still lose weight after that.

Lazy Sunday Sunny Puppy

Sunday at noon, H&M are taking it easy with coffee and muffins, and Emily's over in the living room, sunning herself on the mattress.

[Li'l Patch o' Sun][What's photosynthesis, Mommy?]

Oh, Go Jump In the Lake

Holland thinks it's Spring, and so does Mommy and the Bumster.
After teasing Timmy and the MinPin, H. and Emily decide it's a nice day for a free romp, without the leash. Remember the island?

While Mommy is busy picking up pieces of broken glass (%&@!!!), Emily sees DUCKS! shoots after them without warning, and jumps right into the water, and swims across to the other side.

Emily says: but that's why they call it DOGGY PADDLE, Mommy!

[I get to roll on Daddy's side of the sofa now?]

H. has to confess that only 10 minutes before this happened, she'd told Emily that little doggies wouldn't be getting any swimming lessons, as Mommy's heart just couldn't handle it.

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In less exciting news, last night, Emily had a huge chunk of broken branch stuck in the back of her teeth, and had to be rushed to the emergency night vet in Rijnsburg.

Oi, Cujo Hours.

Pre Spring

Remember our Guilermo del Torro Park?
Last weekend, we brought Bunny (aka, Emily).

[Carry me!]

[Huh, I walked just fine!]

Bunny can't wait till it's spring -- no more clothes!

Foraging on Walks

Emily (aka, Bunny, short for Hunnybunsweetiepie) picks up all sorts of junk on walks. That seems (to her) the sole purpose of walks anyway.

[Bunny the Vampire Slayer]

Happy Valentine's Day Blizzard!

Long time no post. Here's what we've been up to: more clothes for Emily!
We bought leopard print cloth and pink fleece for the soft inner layer. H. hand stitched it. (more on that and hand made dog thermal underwear, later)

[It's not a blankie?]

[It's not a hat?]

[Oh Yuck, Clothes]

[Happy Valentine's Day!]

Keep out of the blizzard! We'll be right back with more catch up posts.

Post Bath FRAP

[That Can't be Good for You, Bunny]

Tea, chocolate, and theobromine

[Emily sits for toast]

M. seriously disapproves of feeding Emily anything from the table.

H., foolishly, is taken in by that fuzzy face. Ooops.

Last night, we were drowsily digesting Thai food when Emily turned the corner of the kitchen and emerged with her nose stuck in a small paper bag.

DARJEELING BLOSSOM!!! Not tea leaves!!!

Luckily, it was mostly empty and we took the bag away. But she must have eaten a bit of dried tea leaves. Starting at midnight, and on and on all through the night, Emily FRAPPED. At 1am, at 4 am, at 7 am. Crazy dizzy running around and around and around, wanting to play play play!

Then, resume Frapping in the morning. Whew! (a dozen games of fetch down, and H. already needs a nap!)

We followed the vet guidelines, gave her lots of water, and tried to calm her down.

Funny thing was, she was so excited, she'd instantly obey commands that she'd normally balk at, even without treats.

Mini-Ice-Age Immobilizes Europe!

but first, a public service announcement:

[World's Yuckiest Fruit]

Some of you may have been drawn to a spiny, bright marigold colored fruit in your grocery store and thought: Tropical? Rich and fragrant? Let's try it out!

A Few Words of Warning: Do Not EAT. If, foolishly, already purchased, use only for decoration!

Described as tasting like a banana and a lemon, the Kiwano is actually weirdly watery, sour and bitter, like cucumber seeds gone bad.

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Now for the snow. Many of you have seen news stories on the winter that has frozen Europe. Okay, so maybe in Germany or Poland or somewhere more inner continent.

H&M went to grad school (7 long years) in the snow states of New York and Illinois, respectively, so yeah, this is a snowfall to snicker home about.

[The world is Emily's snow cone]

[What? Clothes???]

At least it's cold for the dog. Maltese are single coated, so we bundle her up in fleece underwear and the red check coat when we go out for walks. Emily hatesesss!!!

On the Second Day of 2010...

Happy New Year Folks!After last year's kimchi, H. made her first pot of Ddukgook. Yums was had by all.

On the second day of 2010, H&M and Uncle Ernst finished an 11 hour Lord of the Rings Marathon. Good way to start a new year, in front of the big screen. Emily was royally bored.