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]