the pup tent

I am a self-proclaimed dog trainer, and although my methods are what some might call "unorthodox" and I have only trained one dog (who turned out kinda weird, I'll admit), I have a happy puppy and a happy life.

I seem to be on the road more than usual these days, and without roommates, I have lost my lovely dog-let-er-out-ers!

So, I have devised a genius plan to keep my puppy shaded from the hot texas sun and and dry from the rains while I am out of town for the next few weekends...a TENT!!

Here are some pictures of the trial set-up. In my own defense, it looked smaller in the picture on the box...

I threw some treats inside to see if norms would go inside...

(wink!)

Norman grabbed some toys to play!

I think it's a keeper!

this is totally brill :) and I love it like I love taco burgers, which is alot

you're the apple in my pie, baby

I am cooking for the love muscle tonight, so I thought I'd make him something special!

Confession: I will use any excuse to bake something sweet. On a completely ho-hum, everyday, washing clothes, normal day I have been known to say "Today is a special day! I'm going to bake a cake!"

So, I decide....drum roll please...to make pies. But not any pies, BABY pies!!!! I heard of a gal who used to give away little pies in baby food jars, so I though, "how hard can that be?". PLUS, the small portion should help me keep things nice n' trim south of the border :)

Here we go...

Step one. Buy baby food. I have never purchased baby food IN MY LIFE and it's nasty folks. I was not prepared for this step.  I bought oatmeal n' apples because it was 2 for $1, and I thought I'd give it a little try...bad idea.  Someone else must have tried it before me and puked in the jar because I really thought that's what I was going to do. Should have called it upchuck n' apples.

Step two, select some kick-a music to set the mood.

Step three, gather 'gredients.

Step four, cut out a pie top.

Step five, smile at my lil' helper.

Six,  tear off dough pieces and line the jars.

Seven, fancy up the apples, and load it in the jars. Top with dough circle.

At this point, I'm 100% positive that these jars are going to blow up in my oven. So, hopefully I will be posting about how wonderful they turned out.

I just realized...these jars are so tiny, I don't think a regular spoon will fit into them!! oops. oh well. Maybe they will be pie piles instead :)

norman's terrible life...

I always read before I go to sleep. I was enjoying my book so much I stayed up later than usual, and norman was so funny about it! He kept huffing and grunting, very annoyed.

I looked over to find his face was stuffed into a fold of fabric in his bed.  I'm sure this is what he was thinking...

"It's time to go to sleep. Please turn out the light so I can lay in the dark like a normal dog"

A few minutes later...

"come on, seriously?!?!? aren't you done reading yet? I can't fall asleep unless the light is off! See- even with my eyes closed I can still tell that the light is on."

I love my (high maintenance) puppy :)